Play Palamedes 2 - Star Twinkles (Japan) Online

Palamedes 2: Star Twinkles is a 1991 puzzle game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed and published by Hot B. It arrived late in the NES lifecycle, a time when many developers were pushing the hardware with more complex action and RPG titles, making its straightforward, dice-based puzzle concept feel almost like a throwback to the earlier, simpler days of the console.

You control a cursor to select and match dice from a grid, aiming to clear the screen before a timer runs out. The main objective is to create chains or combos by matching the pips on the dice, which requires quick scanning and planning rather than reflexes. Two signature mechanics involve using special "star" dice to wipe out all dice of a matching number and managing a constantly descending row of new dice that pushes the entire stack upward. The pacing is relentlessly quick, and the difficulty ramps up sharply as the stages progress, demanding faster decisions. It feels like a tense race against your own ability to spot patterns under pressure.