Cloud Master

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Cloud Master

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Opera House

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Hot-B

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)

Release	Date	Code
US	1989-08	7027
EU	1989	7027
BR	19xx

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Cloud Master is a 1989 shoot-'em-up for the Sega Master System, a port of an arcade title. The game was ported by Opera House and published by Sega.

It appears to be a typical horizontal scrolling shooter, but uses a fantastical Chinese theme based on the classic novel Xiyouji. The player assumes the role of Mike Chen, or rather Son Wokong, who rides around on a cloud and shoots energy from his hands.

History

It was originally released in arcades by Hot-B and Taito in 1988 under the Japanese name Chuka Taisen (中華大仙); putting Cloud Master in a Japanese console produces this title. Unfortunately, the game was developed and released just after Sega stopped releasing titles for the Master System in Japan. The Master System version is one of only two non-Japan versions of the game for many years, and is the only release to use a title besides "Chuka Taisen" for non-Japan purposes.

Insector X is a sequel to this game in design, though not in theme.

Magazine articles

Main article: Cloud Master/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #97: "December 1989" (1989-11-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #98: "January 1990" (1989-12-16)^[3]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

PAL

85

^[1]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

73

^[4]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

73

^[8]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

70

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

72

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

40

^[10]

Gamers (DE)

53

^[11]

The Games Machine (UK)

PAL

20

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

73

^[12]

Power Play (DE)

46

^[13]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

63

^[14]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[15]

Sega Pro (UK)

75

^[7]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

60

^[16]

	61
Based on 14 reviews

Cloud Master

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
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Master System, EU misprint with Wanted text
Cover

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	e7f62e6d
MD5	4498afc1fce51ebd461798fbe61aa6f8
SHA-1	b936276b272d8361bca8d7b05d1ebc59f1f639bc

256kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:ACE UK 27.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 27.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 36
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 115
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 139 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 097.pdf_p139" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 82
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 54
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 103
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133
↑ Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 78
↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 11
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

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[:File:ACE_UK_27.pdf_p79-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:ACE UK 27.pdf, page 79 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 27.pdf_p79" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_097.pdf_p36-2] File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p115-3] Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 115

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p94-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 94 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p94" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_097.pdf_p139-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 139 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 097.pdf_p139" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:TGM_UK_26.pdf_p82-6] 6.0 ^6.1 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 82

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p21-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf, page 21 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 02.pdf_p21" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p54-8] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 54

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p139-9] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139

[:File:EGM_US_005.pdf_p46-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p103-11] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 103

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-12] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-12.pdf_p78-13] Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 78

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p11-14] S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 11

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-15] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-16] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

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Cloud Master

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Contents

History

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References