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Chakan

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega (US,EU,AU,CA,PT) Tec Toy (BR)

Developer:

Extended Play, Recreational Brainware

Nu Romantic Productions

Paul Hutchinson^[1]

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-11^[3]	$49.9949.99^[4]	1047
EU	1993-02^[5]		1047
DE	1993-03^[7]	DM 119.95119.95^[7]	1047
UK	1993-02^[5]	£39.9939.99^[6]^[5]	1047
AU	199x
CA	199x
BR	199x		044030
US	1992-12^[8]		2414
EU	1992-12-19^[9]		2414
PT	199x
UK	1992-12-19^[9]	£29.9929.99^[10]	2414

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Chakan is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Extended Play and published by Sega. Based on the character Chakan from the 1986 Robert A. Kraus comic book series Thunder Mace^[11], it was first released in the United States in November 1992, and was later ported to the Sega Game Gear the following month by independent contractor Paul Hutchinson. A Sega Master System GG2SMS hack was released in March 2021.

Story

Chakan is a warrior so proud of himself he challenged Death to a duel. He won, and was cursed with life eternal until he clears all the evil of the world.

Gameplay

/ jumps. / attacks. There is an overworld with four portals to worlds (levels) to clear; if you lose all your health in one, you get taken back here with no lives penalty (as there is no way to "lose all your lives" given the premise). Each port has somewhat different levels.

The game loops infinitely after the ending screen and the game ends in a way that does not provide closure, regardless of the chosen difficulty level.

History

A Sega Mega-CD version was reportedly in development, but ultimately never saw release.

Development

Chakan began development at Recreational Brainware, but when the company folded in mid 1991, former staff Jon Miller and David Foley established Extended Play to finish the game's production.^[12] Once Chakan was released in late 1992, the company was dissolved, and the team went their separate ways.^[13]

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Produced by: E. Ettore Annunziata
Programmed by Extended Play: Jonathan Miller, Dave Foley, Dean Sitton, Beth Carter
Stunt Programmer: Burt Sloane
Game Design by: Mark Steven Miller, Jon Miller
Art Direction: Steve Ross, Mira Ross
Music and Sound: Nu Romantic Productions, Mark Steven Miller, Jason Scher
Marketing: Jaime Wojick
Based on Characters Created by: Robert Kraus, R.A.K. Graphics
Special Thanks to: Clyde Grossman, Steve Apour
S.O.A. Soft Test Dept.: Mark Lindstrom, Alex Fairchild, Eric Rawlins, Ron Calonje, Joe Cain, Julio Martinez, Gabriel Watts, Lawrence Jeung, Jay Alonzo, Siegie Stangeberg, Martin Kojnok, Dianna Myers, S.O.A. Consumer Service, Jeronimo Barrera, Jerry Markota, K and L Catering and... You!

Thanks for Playing and Look for the Further Adventures of Chakan in R.A.K. Graphics Comics.

© MCMLXLII Sega of America, Inc.

Source:

In-game credits

Lead Tester: Mark Lindstrom
Testers: Jay Alonzo, Bryce Bigwood, Shawn Boundy, Joe Cain, Ron Calonje, Alex Fairchild, Lawrence Jeung, Martin Kojonok, Julio Martinez, Dianna Myers, Sean Patten, Eric Rawlins, Sigle Stangenberg, Gabriel Watts
Special Thanks: Steve Apour, Joronimo Barrera, Clyde Grossman, Sara Holihan, Jerry Markota, Al Nilsen, Spencer Nilsen, SOA Consumer Service
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[14]

Game Gear version

Produced by: Jerry Markota
Program by: Paul Hutchinson
Game Design: Mark Miller
Art Work by: Steve Ross, Mira Ross, Kim Biscoe and Paul Hutchinson
Music by: Nu Romantic Productions and Mark Miller
Sound by: Paul Hutchinson
Special Effect by: Samantha Hutchinson
Marketing by: Jaime Wojick
Based on Characters by: Robert Kraus, R.A.K. Graphics
Special Thanks to: Ed Annunziata

Thanks for Playing and Look for the Further Ventures of Chakan in R.A.K. Graphics Comics.

Source:

In-game credits

Lead Tester: Mark Lindstrom
Testers: Terry Banks, Joe Cain, Ron Calonje, Alex Fairchild, Ivan Fong, Roman Greco, Richie Hideshima, Keith Higashihara, Tri Le, Dermot Lyons, Heather Meggs, Dianna Myers, Eric Rawlins, John Russel, Siegie Stangenberg, Conan Tigard, Jeff Wagner
Special Thanks: Steve Apour, Clyde Grossman, Al Nilsen
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw

Source:

US manual^[15]

Uncredited

Cover artist: Greg Winters

Magazine articles

Main article: Chakan/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Mega Force (ES) #8: "Diciembre 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) #58: "Marzo 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

Todo Sega (ES) #1: "Abril 1993" (1993-03-15)^[16]

Game Gear print advert in Mega Force (ES) #12: "Abril 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:

Hobby Consolas (ES) #19: "Abril 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[17]

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

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Chakan

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Game Gear version

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Publication	Version	Score

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Chakan

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	046a48de
MD5	8844a97b65994de94cf398cf4a3217c3
SHA-1	7eae088f0b15e4bcd9a6a38849df5a20446be548

1MB

1992-10

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32	dfc7adc8
MD5	096e525c29af9f5a0a0ddd8b67dd8fbf
SHA-1	bdb82464147ef20792162cff7922824d4dee0dc1

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

Template:ChakanOmni

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FInterview:Paul_Hutchinson-1] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Interview:Paul_Hutchinson

[:File:Chakan_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-2] File:Chakan GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_038.pdf_p29-3] GamePro, "September 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:GamePro_US_045.pdf_p50-4] GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:SegaPower_UK_40.pdf_p15-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sega Power, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 15

[:File:CVG_UK_137.pdf_p18-6] Computer & Video Games, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-15), page 18

[:File:SegaPro_DE_06.pdf_p49-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 49

[:File:GamePro_US_036.pdf_p89-8] GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 89

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_001.pdf_p14-9] 9.0 ^9.1 GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 14

[:File:Go_UK_20.pdf_p22-10] Computer & Video Games, "June 1993 (Go! Issue 20)" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 22

[:File:SegaVisions_US_13.pdf_p82-11] Sega Visions, "June/July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 82

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FExtended_Play-12] ttp://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Extended_Play

[https:.2F.2Fwww.sega-16.com.2F2016.2F03.2Fbehind-the-design-chakan-the-forever-man.2F-13] ttps://www.sega-16.com/2016/03/behind-the-design-chakan-the-forever-man/

[:File:Chakan_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p18-14] File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Chakan_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p2-15] File:Chakan GG US Manual.pdf, page 2

[:File:TodoSega_ES_01.pdf_p3-16] Todo Sega, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-03-15), page 3

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_019.pdf_p10-17] Hobby Consolas, "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 10

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+[https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/Chakan-GG-GG2SMS A Sega Master System GG2SMS hack was released in March 2021.]
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Contents

Story

Gameplay

History

Development

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References