The Chessmaster (Game Boy)

"Welcome to (The) Chessmaster."

Yes, this game has speech samples. Not bad for a chess game that just manages to fit into 64 KB.

Developer Credits#

Present at 0x8000 in all versions:

(c)1985Kittinger

"Kittinger" refers to programmer David Kittinger.

Present only in the initial US versions, however, is a programmer credit and build date at 0xFD40:

PROGRAMMED
BY CRAIG B.
SEASTROM
LAST MOD.
10/11/90

PROGRAMMED
BY CRAIG B.
SEASTROM
LAST MOD.
07/24/91

Regional Differences#

• The Japanese and European versions have fading in and out between screens. The publisher logo also scrolls up rather than just suddenly appearing on the screen.
• The US version doesn't start the game until the player presses Start. In the Japanese and European versions, the game automatically fades to the playfield.

Revision Differences#

When the game was re-released by Mindscape in 1999, they added support for the GBC with some new art and linking between Game Boys is now an option. Fading is also faster than the original Japanese or European versions.

Original	GBC Rerelease

For the Game Boy title screen, an additional logo was added to the left. The trademark also became registered.