Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

Chuka Taisen (c) 1988 Taito Corp.

A horizontally scrolling shoot'em up.

- TECHNICAL -

Board Number: K1100332A Prom Stickers: B44

Main CPU: (2x) Zilog Z80, I8X41 Sound Chips: YM2203

Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2

- TRIVIA -

Chuka Taisen was released in July 1988 only in Japan by Taito.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Great Chinese Wizard'.

- STAFF -

Developed by Hot-B.

From the High Score Table: Yukio Abe, Hidehiro Fujiwara

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES: [JP] Nintendo Famicom (sept.22, 1989) "Chuka Taisen [Model DTF-CW]" [US] [EU] Sega Master System (1989) "Cloud Master [Model 7027]" [JP] NEC PC-Engine (mar.13, 1992) "Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen [Model TP03021]" [JP] Sony PS2 (jan.25, 2007) "Taito Memories II Joukan [Model SLPM-66649]"

* COMPUTERS: [JP] MSX2 (1988) by Hot-B [JP] Sharp X68000 (jan.25, 1991)

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Chuka Taisen (World) (P0-028-A PCB). Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Chuka Taisen (World) (P0-028-A PCB) is filed in our catalog as a 1988 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter.

Credit line lists Taito Corporation as developer.