Doing the impossible: Many believed, the Videopac / Odyssey2 did not have enough memory and computing power for a decent implementation of chess on its own..
(Cover Artwork by my older brother Lopetz, Büro Destruct, Bern)
CHESS 4K
- Plays in accordance with international chess rules:
Knows en-passant, castling and pawn promotions
- Does not accept illegal moves
- 11 Levels of difficulty, changeable during a game
- Check, stalemate and mate announcement
- Computer can play against itself
- Take back 2 half moves
- Setup positions with clear or full board
- 8049 Chess engine by IM Julio Kaplan, 1982
- Easy joystick move entering
- Works on Odyssey2, Videopac and Videopac+, universal binary
- No need for an external computer module
- All in 4kB ROM!
Soon to be released on cartridge, get it here (limited run of 30 carts):
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