Chase H.Q.

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Chase H.Q.

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Taito

Developer: Taito

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1990		7038
AU	199x
JP	1991-03-08	¥3,8003,800	T-11017
US	1992-02^[4]		T-11018

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Chase H.Q., often known as Taito Chase H.Q. (タイトーチェイスＨ.Ｑ.) is an action-driving game developed by Taito. Originally released in arcades, it was ported to the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Two sequels, Special Criminal Investigation and Chase H.Q. II were released for the Sega Master System and Sega Mega Drive, respectively.

Gameplay

Players take control of two police detectives as they attempt to capture criminals who are fleeing the city with their high speed cars. After evading other cars and obstacles and finally reaching the target, players must cause enough damage to fugitive vehicle before the time limit to finish the stage. While attacking from behind also works, hitting from sides causes most damage. Turbo boosts can be used (limitedly, 3 in each stage) for short time maximum speed.

A shop system exists in which players can purchase upgrades for their cars, for example bumpers to cause more damage, an extra turbo boost for the next stage, engine power-ups, and so on.

The game restarts from beginning with more difficult targets after all five stages are completed.

The Sega versions of Chase H.Q. are inspired by the original arcade version, but make a number of changes to gameplay (such as the addition of extra power-ups) and make huge cutbacks on graphical detail. Such changes likely make for a smoother experience on the Master System, but a less accurate one. The opposite case can be seen in Ocean Software's 8-bit home computer ports released around the same time (particularly the highly acclaimed Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions), which sacrifice speed in favour of visuals.

Magazine articles

Main article: Chase H.Q./Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Master System version

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #103: "June 1990" (1990-05-16)
also published in:

ACE (UK) #33: "June 1990" (1990-05-xx)^[5]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #104: "July 1990" (1990-06-16)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #105: "August 1990" (1990-07-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #106: "September 1990" (1990-08-16)^[6]

Print advert in Pixel (GR) #74: "Fevrouários 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #111: "February 1991" (1991-01-16)

Game Gear version

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-02: "February 1991" (1991-01-08)
also published in:

Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-03: "March 1991" (1991-02-08)^[7]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-04: "April 1991" (1991-03-08)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[21]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

83

^[22]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

86

^[8]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

86

^[23]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

72

^[24]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

83

^[25]

Game Mania (UK)

86

^[26]

Gamers (DE)

67

^[27]

The Games Machine (UK)

55

^[12]

Joystick (FR)

93

^[14]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

50

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

86

^[15]

Player One (FR)

70

^[29]

Power Play (DE)

33

^[30]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

76

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[34]

Tilt (FR)

85

^[20]

Zero (UK)

85

^[35]

	73
Based on 20 reviews

Chase H.Q.

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU ® variant
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, SE (Rental)

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

NTSC

50

^[36]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[37]

Game Mania (UK)

85

^[43]

Games-X (UK)

PAL

64

^[44]

Games-X (UK)

70

^[45]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[46]

Joystick (FR)

83

^[38]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

87

^[39]

Play Time (DE)

80

^[47]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

74

^[41]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC

74

^[48]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[49]

Zero (UK)

62

^[50]

	71
Based on 14 reviews

Chase H.Q.

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	85cfc9c9
MD5	08511c5cf0df0941b10ebf28050afe51
SHA-1	495e3ced83ccd938b549bc76905097dba0aaf32b

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	7bb81e3d
MD5	3cd1a4c27e330bba7703ee22ac83b856
SHA-1	b757b45a07ae6530443862e0eca547e16c23b4a3

128kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	c8381def
MD5	c72556c76d431b545dd56bdcc536a89f
SHA-1	6d6209c642b854eaa43da81b311c04a7579d9a17

128kB

Cartridge (US)

References

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Games in the Chase H.Q. series for Sega systems
Chase H.Q. (1990) \| Chase H.Q. II (1992) \| Special Criminal Investigation (1992) \| Taito Chase H.Q. Plus S.C.I. (1996)

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-1] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p105-2] Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 105

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_001.pdf_p45-3] Player One, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:EGM_US_031.pdf_p33-4] File:EGM US 031.pdf, page 33

[:File:ACE_UK_33.pdf_p28-5] ACE, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-xx), page 28

[:File:CVG_UK_106.pdf_p80-6] Computer & Video Games, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-16), page 80

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-03.pdf_p70-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 70

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p94-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 94

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p54_.2854.2F55.29-9] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 54/55 (54)

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p94_.2894.2F95.29-10] Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 94/95 (94)

[:File:CVG_IT_06.pdf_p88-11] Computer + Video Giochi, "Giugno 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:TGM_UK_34.pdf_p62-12] 12.0 ^12.1 The Games Machine, "September 1990" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 62

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_006.pdf_p30-13] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:Joystick_FR_007.pdf_p108-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1990" (FR; 1990-06-25), page 108

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p129-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 129

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p132_.28132.2F133.29-16] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132/133 (132)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_001.pdf_p44_.2844.2F45.29-17] Player One, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 44/45 (44)

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p16_.2816.2F17.29-18] S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 16/17 (16)

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p20_.2818.29-19] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 18 (20)

[:File:Tilt_FR_081.pdf_p84-20] 20.0 ^20.1 File:Tilt FR 081.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Tilt FR 081.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-04.pdf_p55-21] Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1990" (DE; 1990-03-30), page 55

[:File:CGtC_UK_02.pdf_p20-22] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 20

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p54-23] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 54

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p139-24] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139

[:File:CVG_UK_103.pdf_p94-25] Computer & Video Games, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-16), page 94

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-26] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:Gamers_DE_1993-01.pdf_p103-27] Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 103

[:File:Micromania2_ES_031.pdf_p58-28] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1990" (ES; 1990-1x-xx), page 58

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_001.pdf_p44-29] Player One, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-05.pdf_p118-30] Power Play, "5/90" (DE; 1990-04-12), page 118

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p16-31] S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 16

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-32] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p20-33] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 20

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-34] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

[:File:Zero_UK_10.pdf_p79-35] Zero, "August 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 79

[:File:ACE_UK_50.pdf_p109-36] 36.0 ^36.1 ACE, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 109

[:File:CVG_UK_118.pdf_p89-37] 37.0 ^37.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 89

[:File:Joystick_FR_018.pdf_p190-38] 38.0 ^38.1 Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 190

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p131-39] 39.0 ^39.1 Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 131

[:File:MeanMachinesSega02UK.pdf_p137-40] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-xx), page 137

[:File:SegaPro_UK_07.pdf_p38-41] 41.0 ^41.1 Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 38

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-04.pdf_p30-42] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 30

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p70-43] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:GamesX_UK_06.pdf_p37-44] Games-X, "31st May-6th June 1991" (UK; 1991-05-31), page 37

[:File:GamesX_UK_45.pdf_p23-45] Games-X, "5th-11th March 1992" (UK; 1992-03-05), page 23

[46] Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 43

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-06.pdf_p89-47] Play Time, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-06), page 89

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p74-48] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-49] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:Zero_UK_24.pdf_p85-50] Zero, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 85

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Chase H.Q.

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Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Master System version

Game Gear version

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References