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Chase H.Q. (World)
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- Console
- Arcade
- Release
- 1988
- Players
- 1P
- Developer
- Taito Corporation Japan
About Chase H.Q. (World)
Taito Corporation developed this 1988 driving game where players control Tony Gibson in a high-speed pursuit of fleeing criminals. You must navigate splitting roads to find the correct path and reach the target vehicle before the time limit expires. Successfully catching the criminal extends your remaining time, allowing you to continue the chase and prevent them from escaping.
Player layout in our catalog: 1P.
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Chase H.Q. (World) — play guide
What Chase H.Q. wants from you
Chase H.Q. (Taito) is a pursuit racing cab: finish arrests with line honesty and nitro peeks before continues empty. Line honesty beats mash. Learn Chase H.Q. windows cold—do not paste Out Run charts blindly—the ram timer and suspect scripts are their own exam. Calm first chases until brake timing is narratable; chasehq chrome is packaging, not free arrests or free chase clears on every heat for vanity nitros into every wall while a timer finishes the credit.
First minutes in Chase H.Q.
First chases: peek corners, time brakes, and learn nitro windows before inventing panic-mash tourism through every straight. Power-cycle once so Chase H.Q. chrome stops looking like Out Run. Early chases teach Chase H.Q. grammar: planned lines before mash nitros that wall mid-chase when denser traffic scripts arrive on later boards. Hold that grammar before vanity nitros. One clean ram sequence with composure left beats three crash deaths that looked flashy until a corner you ignored arrived.
Core systems in Chase H.Q.
Steer, brake, nitro, ram as wired, chase goals, lives/continues, and Chase H.Q. UI define the systems. Skill is line literacy under pressure—not mashing every nitro into a wall. After continues, reconfirm chase timer and suspect state before racing again. Keep a one-sentence brake-before-nitro rule ready before the second chase starts on this Taito pursuit set, and treat rams as tempo tools rather than scenery you notice after the crash.
Score, continues, and resources in Chase H.Q.
Arrests and clean chases score the run; walls and timer fails tax continues. Continues are coins while learning denser traffic scripts. Fewer panic nitros and fewer ignored peeks keep credits alive. Farming easy chases forever without reading denser scripts still leaves Chase H.Q. unread. Progress is Taito chrome that no longer forces crash loops mid-chase on later boards, not a pasted arrest that still mash-nitros every straight into a wall.
Mistakes that burn credits in Chase H.Q.
Mash-nitroing every straight, ignoring brake peeks, never waiting for a clean line, tunneling on scenery while a wall finishes you, and rage-continuing after crash streaks burn Chase H.Q. credits. Power-cycling mid-tilt without a plan burns another credit. Next credit: brake first, nitro on plan, ram when honest—stop mash tourism for scenery and chase panic on later Taito boards.
Next steps after Chase H.Q.
When Chase H.Q. chases finish without constant walls, compare Chase Bombers and Out Run deliberately for pursuit contrast, then return with line drills on the denser chases that still tax you. Keep playing until panic-mash empties stop ending sessions mid-chase on later boards. Cousin pursuit cabinets help as contrast after Chase H.Q. feels automatic—not as escape from chases you still mash for chrome. Finish one full careful arrest before you chase vanity nitros again on denser Taito boards, and keep timer peeks honest every credit.
Sources cited below under Further reading.
Cabinet dossier
Chase H.Q. (World) is filed in our catalog as a 1988 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 1P.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Driving.
Credit line lists Taito Corporation Japan as developer.
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How to play Chase H.Q. (World) online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — Taito Corporation Japan
Taito Corporation Japan appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Special Criminal Investigation (World set 1) · Continental Circus (World) · Top Landing (World) · Racing Beat (World) · Aqua Jack (World) · Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH (World) · Ashura Blaster (World) · Cadash (World)
Questions about Chase H.Q. (World)
Can I play Chase H.Q. (World) free in a browser?
Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Chase H.Q. (World) as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.
What controls does Chase H.Q. (World) support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
Are there other games in the same series as Chase H.Q. (World)?
Yes — related series cabinets on this site include Special Criminal Investigation (World set 1), Super Chase - Criminal Termination (World). Each has its own play page with the same browser emulator path.
Further reading
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