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
Peripherals supported: FM Sound Unit
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)
Release Date RRP Code US 1989-08 7027 EU 1989 7027 UK 1989 £24.9524.95 7027 AU 19xx BR 19xx
Non-Sega versions Arcade MSX2 Nintendo Entertainment System PC Engine X68000

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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.

Gameplay

Cloud Master is a typical horizontal scrolling shooter, but uses a fantastical Chinese theme based on the classic novel Xiyouji. The player assumes the role of Michael Chen (Son Wokong), who rides around on a cloud and shoots energy from his hands.

Rounds

	Mt. Gogyo
	The Koh River
	The Great Wall
	Mt. Tai
	The Buddha's Heaven

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)

Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #29: "Listopad 1995" (1995-11-01)
also published in:

• Casper (PL) #4/95 (1995-xx-xx)
• X-men (PL) #34: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (PL) #66: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)
• G.I Joe (PL) #27: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
• Batman (PL) #61: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)
• The Adventures of Superman (PL) #61: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)
• Gry Komputerowe (PL) #24: "3/1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score ACE (UK) PAL 85 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 73 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 73 Console XS (UK) PAL 70 Computer & Video Games (UK) 72 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 40 Gamers (DE) 53 The Games Machine (UK) PAL 20 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 73 Power Play (DE) 46 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 63 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) 75 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 60

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Cloud Master

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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 e7f62e6d MD5 4498afc1fce51ebd461798fbe61aa6f8 SHA-1 b936276b272d8361bca8d7b05d1ebc59f1f639bc	256kB		Cartridge (EU/US)

References

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