Board Game / Board Game - Chess · 1988

Colossus Chess X

Published by CDS Software · Developed by [n/a]

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Information

Genre: Board Game - Chess
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Mouse
Players: 2 (sim. Null-Modem), 1, 2 (sim. Modem/Network)
Resolution: Low
Programmer(s): Bryant, Martin P.
Graphic Artist(s): Bryant, Martin P., Cropley, Carl
Game design: Bryant, Martin P.
Musician(s): [n/a]
Sound FX: [unknown]
Year: 1988
Publisher: CDS Software
Distributor: -
Developer: [n/a]
Licensed from: -
Country: United Kingdom
Software: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Box/Instructions: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
License: Commercial
ST Type: ST, STe, 0.5MB
Number of Disks: 2, Single Sided
Protection: Password

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.3/10 · Votes: 8 · Downloads: 2,685 · Hits: 38,711

Screenshots (4)

Cover Art (4)

Instructions (22)

Ads (2)

Article (2)

Trivia (5)

Sound

Development

Hardware

Supports RS232 for multiplayer action

Charts

Top UK ST charts position: 5 (03/1994)
Months on charts: 3 between 4/1992 - 4/1994

Releases

First 16-bit releases reviewed in UK Atari or multiformat magazines for Atari ST (11/1987), Amiga (7/1989), PC (8/1990)

Based on the review data, the Atari ST version was released first on the 16-bit market in Europe, and ported later for other 16-bit systems.
Source: Research of over 16700 software reviews from UK computer magazines between 1985 and 1996.

Book / Magazine Reviews (5)

ST / Amiga Format · December, 1988 · Rating: 87%

The One · January, 1989 · Rating: 88%

Computer + Video Games (C+VG) · January, 1989 · Rating: 91%

Atari ST User · February, 1989 · Rating: 9/10

The Games Machine · July, 1989 · Rating: 86%