box cover
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Game title: |
Chessmaster |
Console: |
Game Boy |
Author (released): |
Software Toolworks (1989) |
Genre: |
Puzzle |
Mode: |
Single-player |
Design: |
Craig Seastrom |
Music: |
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Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
4817 kB |
Download: |
Chessmaster.gb
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Game size: |
64 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
Visual Boy Advance |
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From MobyGames:
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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. Two players can play each other with two controllers and there is also an option of letting the Chessmaster play itself.
More details about this game can be found on
MobyGames.com.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Game Boy console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Chessmaster was designed for the Game Boy console, which was an 8-bit handheld video game console manufactured
by Nintendo in the years 1989 - 2003. It was the first ever handheld video game console with exchangeable game cartridges, but it only supported black and
white screen. The Game Boy console has been extremely commercially successful and has sold more than 118 million units (including its successors Game
Boy Pocket and Color). Its unit price on US market was $ 90. More information about the Game Boy console can be found
here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
5 different online emulators are available for Chessmaster. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Chessmaster are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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NesBox
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Flash
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NO
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YES
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NO
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YES
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RetroGames.cc
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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JavaBoy
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Java applet
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NO
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NO
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NO
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YES
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Emulatrix
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JavaScript
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NO
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NO
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NO
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YES
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