Cloud Master

Cloud Master
Cloud Master
Developers	Hot-B (Arcade); Opera House (Master System, MSX2); Disco (FC); SPS Co (X68000)
Publishers	Taito (Arcade, FC, PCE); Sega (Master System); Sharp (X68000); Hot-B (MSX2)
Designer	Yukio Abe Fujiwara Eihiro
Programmer	Funky George (Famicom)
Artist	Nekoto Jr (Famicom)
Composer	Planet2, Soul Duke (Famicom)
Platforms	Arcade, MSX2, PC Engine, Famicom, Master System, X68000
Release	July 1988 Arcade JP: July 1988; ; MSX2 JP: December 1, 1988; ; Master System NA: August 1989; PAL: 1989; ; Famicom JP: September 22, 1989; ; X68000 JP: January 25, 1991; ; PC Engine JP: March 13, 1992; ;
Genre	Scrolling shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Cloud Master (中華大仙, Chūka Taisen) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released as an arcade video game by Taito in 1988.^[3] Home versions were released for the Master System, PC Engine, and Famicom and, excluding the Master System version, were released only in Japan. The PC Engine version of the game is titled Gokuraku! Chūka Taisen (極楽!中華大仙). The Famicom version is titled Chūka Taisen.

Gameplay

The player controls Mike Chen floating on a cloud, maneuvering around the screen and shooting balls of energy at flying enemies. Powerups can be collected for stronger and faster firepower. Some parts of the stages have doors that give the player the opportunity to buy special bomb types with collectible credits. Each stage has its own mini-boss and main boss. The player restarts at certain checkpoints after losing a life.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Cloud Master on their August 15, 1988 issue as being the sixteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[4]

Legacy

In 2008, Starfish SD, a company founded by former Hot-B employees, bought the rights from Taito and developed a remake for the Nintendo Wii. It was released under the title The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (Shin Chūka Taisen: Michael to Meimei no Bōken in Japan).^[3] A Nintendo Switch port, titled Chuka Taisen, was released on September 6, 2018.^[5]

References

↑ "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 6. September 1989. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2026-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
1 2 Kalata, Kurt (January 10, 2014). "Hardcore Gaming 101: Cloud Master / Chuuka Taisen". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 338. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1988. p. 21.
↑ "中華大仙". Nintendo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

External links

Cloud Master at MobyGames
Cloud Master at the Killer List of Videogames

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[1] "Availability Update". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 8, no. 6. September 1989. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-07-10.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2026-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[HardcoreG-3] 1 2 Kalata, Kurt (January 10, 2014). "Hardcore Gaming 101: Cloud Master / Chuuka Taisen". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[4] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 338. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1988. p. 21.

[5] "中華大仙". Nintendo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.

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