CURSED NES game? Taboo the Sixth Sense | Octav1us

There's a creepy rumour following the 1989 game Taboo: the Sixth Sense around, and I've been fascinated by it. So I thought I'd share it with you.
Developed by Rare, it's probably one of the worst games in their roster. Ever. Although it barely passes as a game.
No offence is meant to anybody who believes in the divination power of tarot cards. This video is just meant to be taking the mick out of the game.
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[@Agamemnon2]

Imagine being invited to a "taboo party" only for the host to break out their NES and doing some divination. Much disappointment.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Then again, did you ask? If you were told, "It's a SUR-prise," then yeah, I see your point. If you got hinted "We be doing weird stuff with the wired NES" you could be going all over the place :P

[@brightmark777]

Imagine being a child in the 80s and coming to this party

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

I don't think I'd be that disappointed actually. Lol

[@matthewlane518]

Lol, no divotchery? Then taboo is the wrong name

[@prokrastnation6071]

Dude... comeback kid over here. You had some obstacles- but you’re very close to blowing up. Excellent content.

[@kbell9568]

Why, what happened?

[@valley_robot]

She got loads of shit from another KZbinr , and she had to remake her character , she is a pretty cool person but her other incarnation was rife for insults and takedowns by dickheads , this version is much more bad ass

[@RedDiamond089]

"You immediate influence is receipt of good news" I got "Yay new Octy videos!" From that! As a party game, could you imagine how hammered you would get by the time you got round to actually asking it questions?

[@lostinthemasses]

I wish you could see the smile on my face right now.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Same here. Welcome back, Octav1us--we all missed you, kitten :)

[@osholio]

I'm more worried that Sharon from accounting is cursed.

[@TheRoberino2001]

Sharon.....Sharon.....Sharon?!

[@mathieuleader8601]

Computer says no!

[@w0lfyovi294]

I am so happy to see you again, making videos that’s entertaining and of dubious educational value. And you look very good and cheerful, please stay strong and brave. You are breathtaking.

[@lucidexistance1]

Glad to see you back! I remember this game! When you were mentioning "Taboo" I was wondering if it was this, the box art seals it. However, I remember absolutely nothing else about this at all. :P

[@MalahkAngel]

Welcome back, Octy! Thrilled you've returned.

[@DecadeTheKarateBugman]

Welcome back, Octav1us. And what a way to return, with a game that's just....I don't think there's a word I can say to accurately describe both disappointment and confusion.

[@Ranger_Kevin]

x Octav1us is back, and snarky as ever x weird costumes x Nostalgia Nerd apperance x Awkward Jokes x Rats This video ticks all the Boxes for me :-D Great to see you back in Action, Sarah, and absolutely stellar Job on the Editing. The new Software seems to be a good investment.

[@Dekkia_]

20:37 I used a tool called YYCHR to take a look at the textures in the game's rom. Near the fonts and the cursor is also a skull. But I don't know if it is used in the game.

[@georgeyreynolds]

You could hack it and correct the awful grammar

[@j4yb0b]

Welcome back Octy! We missed you!

[@naqahdah]

... I remember renting this (well, my mom renting it specifically, I was like 11).11 year old me was bored to tears, but I remember even then the media stuff going around about the 'spookiness' of this game. IIRC I played it for a few hours hoping for something cool, and being (shockingly) disappointed.

[@Aleksa_Milicevic]

"Your situation/attitude is a master at the art." Why, thank you.

[@TheAlby87Project]

Weeeeelcome back 😁 Really missed you 😊 As an Italian, about the pineapple on pizza: go on! If someone likes it, why not?

[@TheSarge23]

The new logo looks amazing! Great to see you back. :)

[@davidschnare9945]

Great to see you back. I hope things are better for you, we've really missed you.

[@alchol9925]

Straight back in, great stuff! We've missed you. Xxx

[@dungeonseeker3087]

So happy to see you back Sarah, you're amazing at what you do.

[@dungeonseeker3087]

@hippysIapper I can see why you'd think that but you'd be surprised.

[@d431jmf]

It's like a fortune telling version of that website that generates management speak

[@AlexR_89]

Very interesting and well researched. I'd never seen this covered before, quite unusual these days!

[@atari-staffroom]

Welcome back. We missed your unique brand of lunacy. 😉.....and learned a little something to boot.

[@ryanschrafel9576]

This game came out during the Satanic Panic in the United States, so those warnings on the box and in the manual were most likely Rare covering their asses, as you said. Also, the NES versions of the first two Wizardry games had recommendations for players 16 and up on the back of the box. This was most likely because of the text that says a character or monster has been decapitated after a one-hit kill.

[@kduhtdkzrt]

I was looking forward when you released the new channel trailer but didn‘t dare to hope for a new video already. So glad to have you back Octy! Nice coldreading session and debunking, too. Also, Pineapple on Pizza, 👍

[@dragonmac1234]

Welcome back Octav1us, I think i can speak for the comment section when I say we missed you. Personally I like pineapple on pizza :)

[@Vokabre]

One can say the cartridge for this game is >a tarot cart< Nice to see the channel returning.

[@DJlegionuk]

It's so good to have a new video from you, I hope you're ok. We all love what you do xxx

[@Ripperley]

Great to see you back Oct! Brill vid, glad to see you seem to be doing better after all that Horrace bollocks and other rubbish. Gotta say the finger-gauntlets are a very powerful look.

[@brokenstyx]

The first letters of the cards the game chose spells PINEAPPL

[@DavidCowie2022]

brokenstyx That revelation is too good to check.

[@Rhalic]

Welcome back I knew you would land on your feet. I cant wait for more great content.

[@garryadamson8507]

Welcome back, missed you.

[@simonoleary9264]

Crowley from Good Omens had this to say about computer warranties: Computer warranty agreement which said that if the machine 1) didn't work, 2) didn't do what the expensive advertisements said, 3) electrocuted the immediate neighborhood, 4) and in fact failed entirely to be inside the expensive box when you opened it, this was expressly, absolutely, implicitly and in no event the fault or responsibility of the manufacturer, that the purchaser should consider himself lucky to be allowed to give his money to the manufacturer, and that any attempt to treat what had just been paid for as the purchaser's own property would result in the attentions of serious men with menacing briefcases and very thin watches. Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: 'Learn, guys...

[@branchonequal]

Welcome back, Octy! :) To answer your question, pineapple on pizza is a thing here in Germany and I really like it. ;)

[@stingersplash]

It's been a staple of UK pizzerias since the 70s. It's legit.

[@trevor_1963]

Good to see you again. Your hair is magnificent.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Welcome back! I was hoping you'd starting making videos again eventually. :)

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

Grinned so much when this popped up.in my sub box. King Octy is back 🖤 Also is it just me getting big 'genderswapped Gerard Way from MCR circa Helena era' vibes from Octy's new attire? Looks rad either way 😊

[@MizfitZer0]

I miss your intro... it was so happy and adorable

[@nicholsliwilson]

Octav1us Welcome home, Sarah. It’s great to have you back. 😊

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

Great video! There's an Italo Calvino novel called "The Castle of Crossed Destinies" or "ll castello dei fati incrociati" where a load of travellers have to use the Sforza Tarot deck to tell their stories. It's good fun. There's also a French card game called Tarot which has its own special (and pretty!) deck of cards... but not the same as proper Tarot. And welcome back!

[@getyerspn]

Nice to see You've reset and come back in style... hopefully more daft game reviews to for us to look forward to.

[@dbfi01]

I was so glad when I saw you made a new video! Been missing your videos popping up in my feed. Glad to have you back. Your videoes are funny, you make content that is great to watch, even if you are not into retrogames or games at all. I always enjoy your videoes, and I must admit, I think you are a natural talent whether on stage or on you-tube. You are still you, even when acting. It shines through, and I am totally sold on that kind of thing. Anyhoo. TMI perhaps and let me stop before it gets too creepy. lol Just thought you needed to know. You are doing great, and do NOT let ANYTHING break you. You are far too important for that! Good to have you back, you have been missed... (maybe I should just have gone with that last sentence? Better put some hashtags in to make sure everything is ok..) #notcreepyatall #Iswear

[@mdj2010]

Comeback of the Year! Oh, and pineapple on pizza... YES!

[@Run187]

Pizza on pineapple is not ok though..

[@williambarr7408]

Old bastard here (41) Tarot cards always make me think of the "Tales of the unexpected" TV program, some freaky shit that show

[@MJFallout]

Good to know that Sharon from Accounts is still canon in the Octavius Extended Universe. Guess she wasn't a trademarked character.

[@Lost-Lilim]

I played this when it first came out, got it from a rental place and had my friends over, we were well under 14, being just around ten. In much the same way that a person who wants to believe can take a generic newspaper horoscope, or a vague prophecy, and insist it to be profoundly accurate, so too were we amazed by how spot on some of the readings appeared to be. Then I got the idea to ask the question of whether I ought to go to the bathroom, and all seriousness dissolved in laughter like ice in the sun.

[@SMlFFY85]

I seriously think Octav1us is channelling the spirit of Jimmy Savile. On Nostalgia Nerd's channel she wearing a big medal and a dodgy jacket and now she's got the jingle jangle jewelry.

[@Dr.Quarex]

Those new metal talons are hella legit 0ctav1us. And this is quite the zeitgeisty retro game tie-in. Welcome back, too.

[@Pidjnr]

Welcome back! Missed your style of humor

[@jrs4516]

i hate to sound like a broken record but it's great to see you back :) also, heating pineapple is a crime against nature.

[@ShiivaWilding]

Now this is how you do a fucking comeback! Bloody good job Octav1us, glad you're happy and back and kicking ass right from the off!

[@doublemonkey4833]

Great video. :) Loving your return. Also I see NN got his clothes back. XD Question is, would it have made it a better or worse game if instead of Tarot it was based on the film Taboo? XD

[@oldhedders]

Hahaaa! Wonderrful stuff, love the new aesthetic for the channel too. Octav1us 2.0 is great. Welcome back.

[@artistwithouttalent]

13:08 What do you get if you multiply six by nine? Joking aside, It's great to see you back, Octav1us.

[@ericpode6095]

The answer to your question is entirely dependent on how many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters you're had.

[@jkwolf2]

I am stoked to see you again! Good on you! Get up, do you, and dont look back!

[@thepropain]

WELCOME BACK! Missed you and your brand of comedy. The new "non-problematic" intro is RAD!

[@professorpenne9962]

it's almost impossible for me to hear about tarot and not think about persona

[@evilubuntu9001]

Welcome back, we missed you and your rats. 🤗

[@DoctorBastard]

'Last night I stayed up late playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died'

[@ErectedGasCan]

I love the new style Octav1us! So happy to see you in action, this video was the best x-mas present possible! Side note: I have toyed around with tarot-cards some times, and four out of six times i've pulled out cards, Death was the first card. 😂

[@DokkaChapman]

See the illustrations of the Wands makes me wanna go out and get a big multi-pack of Nick-Nacks.

[@stuartkenny7430]

Welcome back Octav1us! You've been missed but this is the best comeback I've seen. A new look and a new attitude! Great video! 😃

[@ikke1981]

Wonder if the rom dump is cursed as well. Happy you're back Octy.

[@ReynDacen]

Yay!!! She is back! I love you so much and keep up the great job you are doing 😊

[@mr_leemur]

Great to have you back Octo Lady!! Amazing vid. Flamboyant potato is positively encouraged on a pizza.

[@1984Brandon]

You are back!! We misses the Octav1us!! please do not leave us alone again. Also have yourself a Merry Christmas =^.^=

[@deementia6796]

Being the resident metal head that hung out with goths in the late 80's, a friend and I chipped in 5 dollars each to buy this nintendo cart from a Kaybee Toys. We did play it, but in connection with a set of cards and a book on how to read tarot .. so we could use it almost as a training tool / set of flash cards.

[@1Thunderfire]

Quality stuff. 😁 It feels like you've improved a lot. Also, Rare? That Rare?

[@finlaymclellan8754]

Great to see you back! Hope you're keeping well.

[@ConnersRetroOmnibus]

Love the trailer and its good to see you back in the saddle so to speak!

[@graemedavidson499]

Imagine if Google did a Halloween search page theme with Tarot cards and the results based on what they know about you!

[@polishenglish8356]

Yaaay, Octav1us is baaack! I missed you sooo much! :D

[@bajra79]

i remember not knowing what the hell this game was when we rented it

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

Welcome back Octav1us!! Awesome new vid.

[@Jackalblade9]

This was an awesome video, Octav1us! Not only is it great to have you back, but I actually owned this game! I asked for it for Christmas one year and my dad got it for me for whatever reason. The whole reason I wanted it was I thought it might be useful for fortune telling scenes in Dungeons and Dragons, but the game moves too slowly for that and...well, like you pointed out, the card readings were gibberish. A smarter teen would have asked for their own tarot deck. Anyway, welcome back, Octav1us, we've missed you!

[@nightchieftain]

Welcome back, dear! Really glad to see you back. Love the new outfit and identics of the channel. Autolike. Also, really love the Sharon-from-accounts jokes. And obviously the vid itself is totally awesome. You have the skill to talk about shit in an utterly fun way

[@5roundsrapid263]

So glad you’re back! I always saw this for rent and it creeped me out.

[@THESHMUPMASTER]

Great to see you back with new content! This was an enjoyable deep dive on a decidedly bizarre game. Keep the vids coming!

[@elizabethhogan1610]

Oooo new Octy! Lovely video, as always. And I love your new look! One small factual correction: most tarot decks actually have FOURTEEN of each suit, not thirteen. Numbers one through ten plus a king, queen, page, and knight.

[@rfrances9165]

Welcome back! Back in the day I just had the Famicom knockoff, so I didn't play this but I remember seeing the printed ads. I got my brother the Persona Tarot cards for his Bday, though! 😊

[@LiamAustin]

Very pleased you are back, hope you are feeling better.

[@MattiasKesti]

Yay! So glad you have a great new video up, despite all the bad stuff that's been happening! ❤️

[@theshaggyfreak]

Welcome back! Great video! I David Wise while hanging out at friends place before. I may have to ask him about this gem if I see him again.

[@ciphermatrix]

A new Octav1us video - what a nice early Christmas present. Welcome back.

[@DarthSigma]

Welcome back! Finally! Looking good too.

[@ravenstalons154]

[@Soopytwist]

Welcome back Octy! Strong start too, looking forward to more. X

[@countvonKrolock]

Great work and a strong re-working of your intro and character! Excellent!

[@TheRoberino2001]

What a 'game' you've picked to hit us up with! Strange coincidence that I only came across this on my NES emulator a couple of weeks ago. Me and my parents (adults only right?!) took great amusement in taking turns for our readings and comparing the outcomes. I never knew about the cursed part though. We're all OK as of right now but who knows?! We missed you Octav1us and I personally am so glad you are back, you're one of my few favourite KZbinrs x :-D x

[@geezerdiamond]

Lovely to see you back again. You’ve been much missed x

[@MrMegaManFan]

You’re making content again! Hooray!!! 🙏

[@Chavhunterofcalne]

Back with a bang! You took a normally boring subject and made it rather interesting. Which definitely highlights your good writing skills. Loving the new evolution of Octav1us. She's got a corporate goth thing going on with your common sense shirt, tie and Cradle of Filth inspired claws. Top notch stuff, Octy.

[@AngryJ]

A really interesting video, great to see you back! :D

[@archiepops]

Great to see you back! :)

[@gnemelf]

Great job on this! Really enjoyed it! Glad to see you back in the feed again! Keep it up!

[@Syntox]

I enjoyed this so very much. Welcome back!

[@roger-mcnally]

Great video, wondeful to have you back. Well researched piece, I had no idea Rare had made such a game in their NES era. I suspect we'll never know how much money Rare lost making this title, especially if you factor in release model for 3rd party Nintendo developers.

[@strain42]

As someone who is way too geeky about tarot decks, this video really spoke to me. May your 2020 be one of the upright Chariot. Giving you determination, willpower, and delicious spaghetti.

[@NovaSaber]

The only thing the "seal of quality" ever meant was "this is officially licensed and guaranteed to work".

[@RadioMartyT1B]

This may be your best video (production wise) yet...Superb!

[@earthwormsally5211]

octavius + new content = happy subscribers , the community is proud you young lady , onward and upward :)