Chakan

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Mega Drive
Game Gear

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.

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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