The Chessmaster
Released November 1989 on Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES) and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
- Developer
- The Software Toolworks
- Publisher
- Hi Tech Expressions
- Made in
- Novato, United States
- Genre
- Strategy, Card & Board Game
About The Chessmaster
The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess. To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand cursor and place it in the desired location, within the rules a standard chess game. There are 16 different difficulty levels that includes 2 beginner levels, 13 standard levels (ranging from an average of 5 seconds to 4.5 minutes per shot depending on level), and a infinite level that will keep thinking of a shot until a perfect shot can be made or it is forced to move. There is also a teaching mode that shows the player all the possible moves with the selected piece.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Game Boy | November 1989 |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | January 1990 |
| Super Nintendo (SNES) | 1992 |
| Sega Genesis / Mega Drive | 14 March 1997 |
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