Battle Chess

An adaptation of the traditional board game of chess, Battle Chess was unique for its time for its 3D board, with every chess piece resembling their co-responding medieval figures (with the game's rook instead transforming into a fantasy rock monster) and moving around in a hand-drawn animated fashion. Conquering pieces is also shown with an elaborate animation, unique for each combination of pieces, often in a comical fantasy matter (with some referencing pop culture, such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail). It was later expanded on with both Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess and Battle Chess 4000, and was revisited with the 2015 remake Battle Chess: Game of Kings.In North America, the game received releases for Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS PC, and Macintosh computers, as well as a release by Data East for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In Europe, the game received releases for Commodore 64, Atari ST, and Acorn Archimedes computers, as well as releases for the Commodore CDTV and Amiga CD32. In Japan, the game received releases for the NEC PC-98, Sharp X68000, and FM Towns computers.It later received an enhanced CD-ROM release for DOS PC and Macintosh computers in 1992-1993, sometimes known in North America as Battle Chess: Enhanced CD-ROM, that adds higher-quality redbook audio, higher-resolution SVGA display with updated graphics, and dial-up modem multiplayer. This version was also used as the basis for the 3DO version (released in North America in 1993 and in Japan in 1994).The original DOS version late received a modern digital re-release for PC, Mac, and Linux on April 20, 2017.