The Hidden History of Japanese Playing Cards: A Deadly Past, Forbidden Struggles & Nintendo’s Rise

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Play-In Games delivers the most complete and exciting look at the deadly past of Japanese playing cards. From the first forbidden decks smuggled in by Portuguese traders, to the many secret card types that came and went under the radar, this episode covers it all. Explore how these cards survived government bans, fueled underground gambling, and evolved into stunning Hanafuda decks, before leading to the rise of Nintendo.
This is not just a story of cards-it’s a tale of dangerous rebellion, forbidden games, and the cultural journey that made Nintendo a global powerhouse. If you think you know the history, think again-this is the most thorough exploration of how playing cards shaped Japan’s gaming culture and laid the foundation for Nintendo’s legacy.
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[@D_H_M_]

Incredible video, with incredible editing and storytelling!! I immediately clicked when I saw you uploaded a new video!! With this talent you're gonna reach 100k!!

[@bi_smth]

God I fucking love this channel so much. The high quality production is one thing, the niche topics are what tickles my heart.

[@Play-In-Games]

Much thanks 🙏 It’s nice to know there are more of us in this tribe!

[@steamboat3.14R8]

damn buy him dinner already 😍😂

[@bi_smth]

@@steamboat3.14R8 i'll do it so i can steal his regional italian deck collection. lmao

[@txotumiii8073]

You should make a video on how to play Koi-Koi! It is played with Hanafuda (Flower-Cards) and its actually fairly similiar to Scopa! I recently bought Hanafuda after i looked around for them a lot. It was hard but worth it! I really recommend Koi-Koi , its a fun game! A mixture of Poker and Scopa!

[@missing_score]

entertaining & informative 👍

[@TES21886]

Very nice, it’ll be a nice video for sure!

[@matthiasek]

Another video worth watching

[@acquij]

man, every once in a while the KZbin algorithm serves up an absolute gem of a video amidst all of the shlock; this is excellent, deserves so many more views!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you!

[@daques]

Excellent excellent video, thanks!

[@iwantedtohaveabigytnamepsi2007]

absolutely fantastic video!!! thank you so much for making this!!!

[@TomeTomeTomeTome]

Ya know. My whole life i thought it was funny the POG drinks and the toy pogs were the same. Now I have learned that that is the actual origins...

[@michelegaleazzi5661]

One of the coolest videos I've seen recently! And I'm not even into playing cards 😂

[@Play-In-Games]

Wow, thanks!

[@damianvila]

😒 "Vergonha..." HAHAHAHAHA! Great video. 👍

[@SimonDoer]

fun and informative, but the audio mixing was pretty horrible at times

[@steamboat3.14R8]

headphone users be damned😭

[@NickFox-id7xr]

Yet another excellent video (and extra points for the Under Siege reference).

[@Play-In-Games]

Good eye! Thanks!

[@bi_smth]

15:07 lmao is that legit? 😂😂

[@Play-In-Games]

If I can prove it, Nintendo is going to owe me a lot of royalties 😆

[@odouroushouseant]

18:34 Not just cards, but tempura too Japan got from the Portuguese.

[@theakkiqueen4655]

I believe they got their sweets from them too.

[@saidsalim471]

Have you made a video about playing Koi-Koi? I LOVE playing that game!

[@Play-In-Games]

Not yet, I’m still trying to find the simplest way to explain it and that game has a lot of confusing elements to it.

[@theakkiqueen4655]

Good stuff

[@nickukasiewicz3367]

cant find the link to your solitaire game. i love weird solitaire games! especially with non-standard decks. cant wait to learn it

[@Play-In-Games]

I'm not quite finished with the edit, but I hope to have it up this week. Thanks!

[@qwertyuiopqwerqwererty]

minor critique- when i thought you finished presenting the intro (0:32), you moved to another section that seemed like an intro (which ends at 1:30), and then another intro section after that. this constant re-emphasis of the intro ironically diluted the preview and had me unsure what to expect from the video (in a negative way). great editing though, vid looks incredible!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks for the notes Mr. Spielberg 😂

[@qwertyuiopqwerqwererty]

@@Play-In-Games not trying to sound pretentious man, just trying to help.

[@spencore]

yaa they played scopa!

[@gnosticgalass4696]

where is the video for shinkansen solitaire? it doesnt seem to be there.

[@Play-In-Games]

It’s gotten held up in train traffic, I hope to get it out this week. Stay tuned!

[@troygillespie]

Wow

[@SevensDran]

Thank you the portuguese for the thousands of yen signed seiyuu card thats just a png from a tv show

[@zmanlip]

Is that a Nintendo hanafuda deck?

[@Play-In-Games]

Yes!

[@marcusfridh8489]

Hanafuda, the origine of Nintendo