Master of Syougi
DeveloperADK
PublisherADK
SNK
ProducerKazuo Arai
Kenichi Sakanishi
DesignerTomohiko Ishida
ProgrammerEiji Fukatsu
Junpei Morita
Masaaki Gonohe
ArtistYukari Shinozaki
ComposerHideki Yamamoto
Keiichiro Segawa
Takao Oshima
PlatformsArcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color
GenreBoard game
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Master of Syougi (将棋の達人, Shōgi no Tatsujin) is a board arcade video game developed by ADK and originally published by SNK on September 28, 1995,[1] 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. The game was only released in Japan.

Gameplay

Syougi no Tatsujin is a shogi (Japanese 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.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi as the twelfth most successful arcade game of October 1995, outperforming titles such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM". SNK Playmore. Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)" (in Japanese). Game Machine. No. 506. Amusement Press, Inc.. 1 November 1995. p. 25.