Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi
Syougi no Tatsujin[lower-alpha 1] is a board arcade video game developed by ADK and originally published by SNK on September 28, 1995,[2] before being ported to the Neo Geo CD the same year. It was ported in a scaled-down version to the Neo Geo Pocket and later given improved graphics on the Neo Geo Pocket Color. It was only released in Japan.
| Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi | |
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 Neo Geo AES cover art | |
| Developer(s) | ADK |
| Publisher(s) | ADK, SNK |
| Producer(s) | Kazuo Arai Kenichi Sakanishi |
| Designer(s) | Tomohiko Ishida |
| Programmer(s) | Eiji Fukatsu Junpei Morita Masaaki Gonohe |
| Artist(s) | Yukari Shinozaki |
| Composer(s) | Hideki Yamamoto Keiichiro Segawa Takao Oshima |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Board game |
| Mode(s) | |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
| CPU | M68000 (@ 12 MHz), Z80A (@ 4 MHz) |
| Sound | YM2610 (@ 8 MHz)[1] |
| Display | Raster, 320 × 224 pixels (Horizontal), 4096 colors |
Gameplay
Syougi no Tatsujin is a Japanese style chess game. In single player mode the player must compete against computerized opponents (represented by a digitized photograph) to win the tournament. In two player mode, each player competes against each another.
Development
Release
Reception
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In Japan, Game Machine listed Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi on their November 1, 1995 issue as being the twelfth most-successful arcade game of the year, outperforming titles such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.[4]
Notes
- Japanese: 将棋の達人 ～MASTER OF SYOUGI～
References
- "SNK NeoGeo MVS Hardware (SNK)". system16.com. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- "Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM". SNK Playmore. Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- "NF編集部にまる - ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー: 将棋の達人". Neo Geo Freak (in Japanese). No. 25. Geibunsha. June 1997. pp. 124–128.
- "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 506. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1995. p. 25.