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|Image = [[Image:Cyrus_Chess_00_Title.png|center|300px|Title screen]] | |Image = [[Image:Cyrus_Chess_00_Title.png|center|300px|Title screen]] | ||
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| − | |Company = Intelligent Software Ltd | + | |Company = [[Intelligent Software|Intelligent Software Ltd]] |
|Developer = | |Developer = | ||
|Publisher = [[Dragon Data Ltd]] | |Publisher = [[Dragon Data Ltd]] | ||
|Musician = | |Musician = | ||
|HVSC = | |HVSC = | ||
| − | |Release = 1982 | + | |Release = [[:Category:Game_1982|1982]] |
|Platform = [[Dragon 32]] [[Dragon 64]] | |Platform = [[Dragon 32]] [[Dragon 64]] | ||
|Genre = Strategy | |Genre = Strategy | ||
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|Media = {{Cartridge}} | |Media = {{Cartridge}} | ||
|Language = {{EN}} | |Language = {{EN}} | ||
| − | |Info = | + | |Info = Also known as Cyrus Chess |
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| − | Every home computer manufactured in the 1980's had to have a decent chess program. Cyrus Chess was released on game cartridge by Dragon Data for the Dragon 32. You can challenge the Dragon for a game of chess playing on any of 9 levels of difficulty. Gameplay takes place on a visual chess board, with a separate status screen showing the history of moves and a number of game options. It is possible to set up playing positions, get hints, change sides, take back moves, and so on during gameplay. | + | Every home computer manufactured in the 1980's had to have a decent chess program. The Dragon even featured it's chess game on the packaging. Cyrus Chess was released on game cartridge by Dragon Data for the Dragon 32. You can challenge the Dragon for a game of chess playing on any of 9 levels of difficulty. Gameplay takes place on a visual chess board, with a separate status screen showing the history of moves and a number of game options. It is possible to set up playing positions, get hints, change sides, take back moves, and so on during gameplay. |
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[[File:Cyrus_Chess_02_Game.png|300px|Gameplay]] | [[File:Cyrus_Chess_02_Game.png|300px|Gameplay]] | ||
| + | == Packaging == | ||
| + | The chess game was distributed as a Dragon cartridge. The cartridge contains 8k of PROM and a simple logic circuit to do address decoding. | ||
| − | [[Category:Games]] [[Category:Game_Online]] | + | [[File:Dragon-data-chess-box-old-style.jpg|250px|Chess early packaging]][[File:Dragon-data-chess-manual-old-style-01.jpg|250px|Old style manual]][[File:Cyrus_Chess_Box.jpg|250px|Chess late packaging]]<br> |
| + | [[File:Cyrus_Chess_Cartridge_01.jpg|300px|Chess cartridge]] | ||
| + | [[File:Cyrus_Chess_Cartridge_02.jpg|300px|Circuit board inside chess cartridge]]<br> | ||
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| + | == Download == | ||
| + | * [http://archive.worldofdragon.org/archive/index.php?dir=Roms/Dragon/&file=Dragon%20Data%20Ltd%20-%20Cyrus%20Chess.zip Cyrus Chess] (Zipped .ROM file) | ||
| + | * [http://archive.worldofdragon.org/images/5/55/Dragon-data-chess-manual-old-style.pdf Manual old style] (.PDF file) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Games]] [[Category:Game_Online]] [[Category:Game_1982]] | ||
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Every home computer manufactured in the 1980's had to have a decent chess program. The Dragon even featured it's chess game on the packaging. Cyrus Chess was released on game cartridge by Dragon Data for the Dragon 32. You can challenge the Dragon for a game of chess playing on any of 9 levels of difficulty. Gameplay takes place on a visual chess board, with a separate status screen showing the history of moves and a number of game options. It is possible to set up playing positions, get hints, change sides, take back moves, and so on during gameplay.
Screenshots
Packaging
The chess game was distributed as a Dragon cartridge. The cartridge contains 8k of PROM and a simple logic circuit to do address decoding.
Download
- Cyrus Chess (Zipped .ROM file)
- Manual old style (.PDF file)
