Taboo: The Sixth Sense

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Taboo: The Sixth Sense
Title screen
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Tradewest
Platform(s)	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release date	1989
Genre(s)	Non-game
Mode(s)	Single player
Media	NES cartridge

Taboo: The Sixth Sense is a video game developed by Rare and published by Tradewest for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989 that gives users a tarot reading. 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.

Upon loading, the game requires input of the player's name, birth date, and gender. The game then asks the user to input a question, and shuffles the cards. The game then generates a tarot reading via the Celtic cross layout. Afterward, the player chooses the state that he/she is from and will be given lottery numbers accordingly.

The game's many criticisms arise from the fact that there is no actual game activity to be found apart from repeated readings. Due to the controversial nature of tarot reading, and its perceived unsuitability for use with what was commonly perceived as children's toy, the game suffered poor sales.^{[citation needed]}The game also contains nudity and religious images which were usually unacceptable under Nintendo of America's content guidelines.