[TAS] NES Wall Street Kid by ShesChardcore in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/4844M
TAS originally published on 2022-09-29
Only in the '80s can an IT business company make a stock market simulation game for a Nintendo console, and that game is Wall Street Kid. You are an upcoming stockbroker in the 1980s, the era of the Japanese asset price bubble, Reaganomics, and gross consumerism, and your goal is to prove your worth as a member of the Benedict family by taking $500,000 in seed money and putting that into the stock market so you can have more money to buy opulent luxuries such as a big house, a yacht, and eventually a castle that can be worth up to $10 million. Successfully prove your worth and you win the disproportionately fattest inheritance ever of $600 billion in 1990 dollars (or $1.35 trillion in 2022 dollars). Don't and you're disowned by the family.
In this run, ShesChardcore ( tasvideos.org/Users/Profile/S... ) takes advantage of the small RNG, which is very generous for a stock market simulation, and optimizes the text generation and the menu actions in order to become obscenely rich, while also ripping off the bank in the process by skipping out on loan payments at the end.

[@chackbro1]

Ah yes, Tax Man

[@nisbahmumtaz909]

"Have you ever played Pacman? We'll you've played Taxman!"

[@stefanmadethen5359]

@@nisbahmumtaz909 without even knowing it

[@SonofTiamat]

"Superman, somebody's messing with the stock market!"

[@loginavoidence12]

@@SonofTiamat "the plebians are ruining our fraudulent and rigged system! quick, shut it down! and also make Citadel in charge of hedge fund reform too!” (this actually happened)

[@Crown_Kid]

Nice Avgn reference

[@djhakase]

The author's notes in this one tell the full story. Spoiler: the fastest way to win the love and affection of your father is not to be the richest!

[@ezgames6925]

STONKS

[@EpicTyphlosionTV]

Nothing more exciting and fun than... the stock market?

[@lucky43113]

True statement

[@Punch_Rockgroin]

This was to acclimate young people to how the stock market works, just to cover the basics. I played this game 30whatever years ago. When I bought my first investments online about a decade later, the process was somewhat familiar, and I turned a profit my first week. I've turned a few other profits since then. Earning money can be pretty fun.

[@jopahui2001]

This game's soundtrack slaps hard ngl

[@ericdanielski4802]

Nice TAS.

[@dragon666777]

this city must be absolutely hellish to live in, poisonous insects and ticks overrunning every public space on a regular basis, the carnival experiencing frequent equipment failures and most likely numerous injuries or deaths as a result, and the only shopping center around is being frequented by muggers almost every day, no wonder why the main character stays inside all day almost every day of the year just messing around with stocks on his computer

[@applied__science]

Love the soundtrack for this. I used to let it sit at the screen to play in the background when I was a kid. This and Casino Kid. Along with other games, sure, but it was fun. Good times.

[@Afonso.Soares]

Official Nintendo Seal of Quality

[@XenoGuru]

Those headliners tho....

[@andrewsaccal3771]

This game is based as fuck.

[@thesledgehammerblog]

Wall Street Times Headline, 7/1/1990: "Wall Street Kid indicted on insider trading charges"

[@dylanberger8701]

how mr green made his gambling money

[@thunderaxe31]

wake up, mr green.

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

I've always wanted to invest in American Depress!

[@Baximus]

Not being able to stay up with family tradition, which is spending extraordinary amounts of money, causes you to be completely disowned from said family? That's messed up.

[@Punch_Rockgroin]

Should have bought Bitcorn at $2.50

[@lewatoaofair2522]

Didn’t AVGN erroneously call this game “Tax Man” when drunk rambling about Jekyl/Hyde?

[@JFJD]

Interest rates are dropping - and so are the campers! Ha! Ha! Ha! Interest rates are on the rise - just like the casualty rates! Ha! Ha! Ha!

[@Alexs23743]

This was a real game? D:

[@ShesChardcore]

This is actually the sequel to a Japanese game which was similar but had different goals.

[@stphinkle]

Yes made by Sofel

[@MurseSamson]

"Top Secret" ! 🤣🤣 Wtf?? 🤷‍♂️

[@KimeramonRocks]

only one song the entire fucking game (excluding the very end of the game)? wow, just like Ghostbusters (except for the end of the game)

[@stevenpavelish6017]

Yoshi commits tax fraud: the game

[@JoseRodriguez-mj1qm]

Find out what it's like to be controlling the stocks in the stock market. Yay...

[@jdemars]

Good TAS. too bad it requires treating your wife like shit.

[@Waldimart]

Not enough Connie imo.