CARD SHARKS – Commodore 64 (1988) | Accolade’s Poker, Hearts & Blackjack Collection

Card Sharks is a 1988 Commodore 64 card-game compilation developed and published by Accolade and designed by Mike Lorenzen. In this game, you can choose between multiple card classics: poker (with variants including five-card draw, seven-card stud, and Texas hold ’em), hearts, and blackjack.

You compete against up to three opponents selected from a pool of six quirky characters, including political figures like Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher, or fictional/comic personas.

The goal in each game is to amass more money than your opponents, ultimately winning all their stakes. Skill, bluffing, and managing risk play into poker; hearts involves trick-avoidance; blackjack is about beating the dealer without busting.

Graphics are well executed for the C64: nicely drawn characters with animations that give personality when they win or lose. The sound is less elaborate — simple tunes and suitable sound effects, though not deeply complex.

As a card-sim fan’s title, Card Sharks (Accolade) stands out for offering multiple classic card games in one package, with amusing opponents and solid design. It remains a memorable part of the Commodore 64 library for those who enjoy poker, hearts or blackjack in retro style.

MANUAL - https://tinyurl.com/CARDSHARK-C64

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