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Battle Chess | |
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Cover art showing the red queen killing a blue knight | |
Developer(s) | Interplay Productions Silicon & Synapse(C64)[1] |
Publisher(s) | Interplay Productions |
Producer(s) | Brian Fargo |
Designer(s) | Michael Quarles Jayesh J. Patel Troy P. Worrell |
Artist(s) | Todd J. Camasta Bruce Schlickbernd |
Platform(s) | Amiga, 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Amiga CDTV, Apple IIGS, Apple IIe, Atari ST, C64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, NES, Mac OS, NEC PC-9801, X68000, Windows |
Release | 1988-1994 |
Genre(s) | Chess |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Battle Chess is a computer game version of chess in which the chess pieces come to life and battle one another when capturing. It was originally developed and released by Interplay Entertainment for the Amiga in 1988 and subsequently on many other systems, including 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Amiga CDTV, Apple IIGS, Apple IIe, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, NES, Mac OS, NEC PC-9801, X68000 and Microsoft Windows. In 1991, Battle Chess Enhanced Film hum tum full movie hd. was released by Interplay for the PC, featuring improved VGA graphics and a symphonic musical score that played from the CD-ROM.
Battle Chess was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, resulting in two official follow-ups as well as several inspired games. Its remake, Battle Chess: Game of Kings, was released on Steam on March 16, 2014.
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Gameplay[edit]
Battle Chess follows the same rules as traditional chess; the battles always play out so that the capturing piece defeats its target. Since there are six types of pieces for each color, and a king cannot capture a king, there are 35 battle animations.[2] The rook, for example, turns into a rock monster and kills a pawn by smashing his head. There are some pop-culture homages; the knight versus knight animation references the black knight fight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail , and the king versus bishop fight pastiches the short battle between Indiana Jones and a swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The game can be also played in a 2D version with no animations, and the Amiga CDTV version features a fully voiced introduction describing the movements of the pieces for the benefit of beginners. Digitized sound is utilized in the DOS version for all battle sound effects and is played through the PC speaker, without the need for a sound card, using a technique akin to RealSound.
Battle Chess could be played against a human opponent (by hotseat, or by null modem or over a local area network in some ports) or against the computer's artificial intelligence (AI).[2] The game has an opening library from over 30,000 moves (which were not available for the Commodore 64 and Apple II versions).
Development[edit]
Battle Chess was the first title developed and published by Interplay Entertainment themselves after ending their relationship with Electronic Arts, besides Neuromancer. The game was featured in the 1992 film Knight Moves about a chess grandmaster who is accused of several murders.[3]Battle Chess producer and Interplay's founder Brian Fargo expressed his fondness for the game in a 2006 interview, although he added that he did not think there would be much of an audience for it today.[4]
An apocryphal story of the development was the invention of 'The Duck' (an example of Parkinson's law of triviality): The producers of the game were known to demand changes to the game, presumably to make their mark on the finished product. To this end, one animator added a small duck around the queen piece, but made sure that the sprite would be easily removable. Jeene laga hoon lyrics. Come review, the producers, predictably, okayed everything but asked for the duck to be removed.[5]
Release[edit]
An Atari Jaguar CD port of Battle Chess was originally in development by Krisalis Software and planned to be published by Interplay in June/July 1994, but it was never released for unknown reasons, despite kept being advertised in 1995.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Reception[edit]
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Battle Chess sold 250,000 copies by February 1993.[25]
The Amiga version received favourable reviews from magazines due to its comical battle sequences which were advanced (for the time) in terms of graphics, animation and sound. German game magazine ASM, however, criticized the weak chess AI.[26] In a review of the 3DO version, Mike Weigand of Electronic Gaming Monthly stated, 'If you are a chess fan, then you may want to check this title out.'[21]
In 1994 Computer Gaming World said of the remake, Battle Chess Enhanced, that 'Better artwork, smoother animations, and a much stronger chess algorithm than its disk predecessors make the CD version a good buy'.[27]
Interplay won 'Best Graphics Achievement In A Non-Graphics Product' from Software Publishers Association (later renamed to Software and Information Industry Association) for Battle Chess.[28] In 1994 Computer Gaming World added it to the magazine's Hall of Fame honoring those games rated highly over time by readers, describing Battle Chess as 'a showcase product for the first level of multimedia standards'.[29] In 1996 the magazine ranked it as the 106th best game of all time for its 'funny, elaborate animated sequences and spectacular special effects.'[30]
Legacy[edit]
Sequels[edit]
A sequel titled Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess was released in 1991, based on xiangqi, commonly known as 'Chinese chess'. The next year's Battle Chess 4000 spoofed science fiction movies and television series (such as a battle sequence involving the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey) and used a clay animation art style similar to ClayFighter.
On December 28, 2015, Brian Fargo revealed that he had started working on a second sequel of the game titled Battle Chess 3 in the late 1990s but the game was cancelled. He also released a footage of the prototype of the game.[31][32]
Inspired games[edit]
Battle Chess also inspired a number of video game clones,[29] such as Star Wars Chess, Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars,[33] and National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1. Another clone, War Chess was released by XS Games for the PlayStation 2 in 2005,[34] and was later ported to the PC by Big Fish Games and released online.[35]
One similar game, titled Battle vs. Chess, was developed by TopWare Interactive for 'just about every platform'.[36] However, Interplay filed and won an injunction for trademark infringement in 2010 and TopWare was prevented from releasing Battle vs Chess in the United States.[37]The District Court of California came into session and given that after two years of litigation, TopWare Interactive discharged their lawyer, resulting in Interplay winning the case by default.[38] Topware rereleased the game with the title of Check vs. Mate.
Remake[edit]
The remake Battle Chess: Game of Kings was released by Interplay on Steam in 2014. However, as commonly noted by purchasers on the webpage's feedback page, this sequel seems to have a history of experiencing many inconveniencing bug issues throughout all stages of its development and updates. In addition to this, much of the program fails to live up to the Interplay Battle Chess franchise's name in advanced chess logic; the program's ability to play chess is hardly at the level of its predecessors (Battle Chess 1988 and 1992-3). Yeh dil aashiqana.
Furthermore, to many of the veteran purchaser's mixed reactions, Game of Kings has switched the color code for black and white pieces, assigning the 'Blue Kingdom' as the white pieces and the 'Red Kingdom' as the black; breaking the long-held Battle Chess tradition of red being the white pieces and dark blue being the black.
References[edit]
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Commodore 64 Battle Chess, Windows Battle Chess, Amiga Battle Chess II, Amiga Lord of the Rings, and Windows Shanghai were some of our early projects.
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- ^Quartermann (February 1994). 'Quartermann's Q-Letter Gossip For EGM Subscribers Only!'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 55. EGM Media, LLC. p. 33.
- ^'ProNews: Atari Announces Jaguar Licenses'. GamePro. No. 55. IDG. February 1994. p. 186.
- ^'News - Update - Around the corner.. - Expected Release Dates'. ST Format. No. 56. Future plc. March 1994. p. 48. Archived from the original on 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^'News - Update - New Jaguar Development System Released - Expected Release Dates'. ST Format. No. 57. Future plc. April 1994. p. 50. Archived from the original on 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^'Warpzone - Demnächst für Eure Konsolen'. Video Games (in German). No. 30. Future-Verlag. May 1994. p. 79. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^Hackett, Tina (June 1994). 'Action Feature - The Jaguar: ready to pounce!'. Atari ST User. No. 101. Europress. pp. 68–71. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^'Special - Release Schedule ECTS-Messe'. Mega Fun (in German). No. 21. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. June 1994. p. 16. Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
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- ^'Warpzone - Jaguar - Angekündigte Jaguar-Spiele'. Video Games (in German). No. 32. Future-Verlag. July 1994. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^'News - Jaguar Plugs into the CD revolution - Jaguar CD games in development'. Edge. No. 20. May 1995. pp. 14–15.
- ^'Breaking - Jaguar Plugs into the CD revolution - Jaguar CD games in development'. Next Generation. No. 6. Imagine Media. June 1995. pp. 18–19.
- ^Battle Chess review from Computer + Video Games 87 (Jan 1989) - Amiga Magazine Rack
- ^Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1989). 'The Role of Computers'. Dragon (144): 60–68.
- ^Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (April 1993). 'The Role of Computers'. Dragon (192): 57–63.
- ^ ab'Review Crew: Battle Chess'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 54. Sendai Publishing. January 1994. p. 48.
- ^Battle Chess review from AUI Vol 2 No 12 (Dec 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack
- ^Battle Chess review from Commodore User (Nov 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack
- ^Battle Chess review from ST Amiga Format 6 (Dec 1988) - Amiga Magazine Rack
- ^Staff (February 1993). 'Letters from Paradise'. Computer Gaming World (103): 154, 156.
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- ^'Invasion Of The Data Stashers'. Computer Gaming World. April 1994. pp. 20–42. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
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- ^'150 Best Games of All Time'. Computer Gaming World. November 1996. pp. 64–80. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^Andy Chalk (December 28, 2015). 'Brian Fargo reveals Battle Chess 3 prototype 'fight' video'. PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^Bengt Lemne (December 29, 2015). 'Brian Fargo reveals Battle Chess 3 prototype'. Gamereactor. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^Kee, Jay (March 1994). 'Darth Vader vs. The Terminator'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 90–94. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ^'War Chess Release Information for PlayStation 2'. GameFAQs. 2005-01-01. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'War Chess Game Download for PC'. Big Fish Games. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^McElroy, Griffin (2010-05-27). 'Battle vs. Chess coming this Fall to just about every platform'. Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'Interplay wins injunction against Topware's Battle vs Chess game'. News.bigdownload.com. 2010-12-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^'Interplay Wins over TopWare in 'Battle vs. Chess' Affair - Bright Side Of News*'. Brightsideofnews.com. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
External links[edit]
- Battle Chess at MobyGames
- 'Battle Chess'. TV Tropes.
- Battle Chess can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
Battle Vs Chess Windows 10 Fix
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Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM
DOS - 1992
Also available on: Mac
4.55 / 5 - 75 votes
Description of Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM
Here is the video game “Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM”! Released in 1992 on DOS, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. It's a strategy game, set in a chess and fantasy themes and it was released on Mac as well.
CD image for Battle Chess Enhanced, contains the DOS version and the MPC Computers (Micron Electronics) version. Mount the disk in DOSBox and do a full install, works like a charm with music in the background.
How to play Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM
InterPlay technical support here : http://www.interplay.com/games/support.php?id=384.
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admin2019-04-220 point
Thanks @crogonint, added the file in the downloads
crogonint2019-04-201 point
Well, no guaranties, but after extensive searching and scouring archives, I managed to find a copy of the patches that used to be listed on cdrom.com here:
https://patches-scrolls.de/patch/504/7/38795/download
That's to the actual download page for what appears to be the patch listed above.
https://patches-scrolls.de/patch/504/7/38795/download
That's to the actual download page for what appears to be the patch listed above.
crogonint2019-04-190 point
The patch linked up top under 'How to Play' has disappeared. Does anyone have a backed up copy they can share here?
admin2019-01-242 points
Got it back on the page
RetroJaro2019-01-230 point
Misleading information. This version is NOT for purchase on GOG! Please remove the 'buy here' link because it's not the same one!
Kouga2018-08-070 point
This is NOT the version available on GOG. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM. They have the original (essentially) demo version of this game. They do not have this version.
Moni2018-06-140 point
i have a cd copy of the game for pc, how can i get it to work on windows 10
Freeman2018-04-03-1 point
imgmount c .basecdbattle_ches.cue -t iso
mount d .base
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
exit
!!!THIS IS THE CODE!!!
mount d .base
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
exit
!!!THIS IS THE CODE!!!
marco2017-07-20-3 points
If some body have it on a normal cd just burn five of them and sell them i like to buy one i'am in Colombia and i like to play that, i have my years on that un 1995 un my country Aruba here in Colombia is dificult to buen all that on a cd with that special box.her i left my WhatsApp (+57)-3218221943 just do ir and send by Fedex ok..
JackTR2017-04-231 point
Game seems to have problems running in DOSBox on Win 10. I mounted all as described. Game first starts normal, but crashes at the first battle.
Anyone else who has this problem and/or a solution for this?
Anyone else who has this problem and/or a solution for this?
mickie2016-09-231 point DOS version
drag battle_ches.cue and drop it over the dosbox icon place the CDCHESS.exe file into the file with the battle_ches.cue file then enter cdchess game will now load and run
2qup22016-07-200 point
never mind I used
mgmount c c:dosbchesscdcdbattle_ches.cue -t iso
mount d C:dosbchesscd
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
mgmount c c:dosbchesscdcdbattle_ches.cue -t iso
mount d C:dosbchesscd
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
2qup22016-07-200 point DOS version
i cant get it to work, is their any way to download it without a cd
Gossman2016-04-132 points DOS version
There is a .cue file along with the .iso. It is best to use these together. When mounting the image in dosbox I used this and it worked fine: (Your directory structure may be different.)
imgmount c c:dosbchesscdcdbattle_ches.cue -t iso -fs iso
imgmount c c:dosbchesscdcdbattle_ches.cue -t iso -fs iso
nepetalactone2016-03-200 point DOS version
imgmount c 'the folder containing the iso' -t iso
imgmount d 'folder containing the game'
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
imgmount d 'folder containing the game'
d:
CDCHESS.EXE
confused2015-04-180 point DOS version
I installed the game per the instructions listed above, and I can't get the audio to work not to mention that the game when started goes straight into a chess match and when the peices are set to run their animations when one peice takes another the game freezes and nothing happens. I am running this on dosbox .74 with no luck.
Gundamio2014-12-25-1 point DOS version
This game run fine on DosBox Emulator 0.74 for Ubuntu. Just burn the cue image with K3B cd & dvd burner software and copy into a regular CD 700MB after the compilation is done. Just open the CD and fine the Installation setup and run on Wine then wait for the installation is complete. And enjoy this amazing program. :)
Jazmin2014-05-200 point DOS version
Hi hello how i must to install
Andrew2013-11-260 point DOS version
I have tried this using D-fend reloader, does not work. I also installed windows xp on one of my hardrives, still no luck. trying a copy of Windows 95 to see if that works
ParticleMan2013-06-200 point DOS version
You must mount the CD image. For instance:
imgmount d c:gamesbchesscdcdbchesscd.bin -t iso
imgmount d c:gamesbchesscdcdbchesscd.bin -t iso
ivrin2013-01-050 point DOS version
not working. same problem as frustrato said
frustrato2012-10-250 point DOS version
wtf. how do you get this to work? the readme isn't that clear, and I've followed all the instructions for d-fend reloaded.
whenever i click on it in dfend it comes up and then the dos window runs a few lines that have something to do with virtual memory and then closes itself and says there was an error
whenever i click on it in dfend it comes up and then the dos window runs a few lines that have something to do with virtual memory and then closes itself and says there was an error
Win 3.12012-08-220 point DOS version
good game indeed
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- Year:1993
- Publisher:MacPlay
- Developer:Interplay Productions, Inc.
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