Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
THIS IS NOT A GAME
Taboo: The Sixth Sense is a tarot card reading simulation developed by Rare and published by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989.
This video game gives users a tarot reading where the "dealer" automatically shuffles the cards. It is the only NES game to carry two warnings: that it is intended for players ages fourteen and older and the game is intended for entertainment purposes only. Taboo was marketed as a party game that multiple adults could enjoy simultaneously
URBAN LEGEND
An urban legend surrounding Taboo states that the game had accurately predicted the deaths of some of its young players.
THIS IS NOT A GAME
Taboo: The Sixth Sense is a tarot card reading simulation developed by Rare and published by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989.
This video game gives users a tarot reading where the "dealer" automatically shuffles the cards. It is the only NES game to carry two warnings: that it is intended for players ages fourteen and older and the game is intended for entertainment purposes only. Taboo was marketed as a party game that multiple adults could enjoy simultaneously
URBAN LEGEND
An urban legend surrounding Taboo states that the game had accurately predicted the deaths of some of its young players.
