Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 09:45:04 05/20/99
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On May 19, 1999 at 20:35:15, Micheal Cummings wrote: >Having just Surfed over to the Chessmaster Site, I was surprised to see the >following two features comming this summer. > >And if you want to check it out yourself visit > >http://www.chessmaster.com/index.htm > >Here are the two programs advertised there > > >Chessmaster Color Game Boy >---------------------------------------------- >The perfect chess companion for players on the move, the Color Game Boy system >lets you match wits against the Chessmaster anytime, anywhere. > >16 difficulty levels to challenge Beginners to Grandmasters >2 player mode via Link Cable or one one Game Boy System >Setup board in any position to play, analyze or solve chess problems >Timed Chess, Blindfold Games and Opening Book Library >Compatible with both Color Game Boy and original Game Boy systems > >The most powerful chess program for the Color Game Boy System! > > > >Chessmaster II for the Sony Playstation >------------------------------------------------------------- >Chessmaster, the world's best selling chess program comes to Sony PlayStation, >the world's best selling game console. > >3D high resolution graphics with real-time board zoom and rotation >Choose from over 24 different, beautifully mastered chess sets >Play against any of 64 human-like computer chess personalities >Earn a chess rating >Chess tutorials and move advice available from the Chessmaster. > > It is good to know now. I was thinking about buying the chessmaster for playstation, but it is better to get the chessmaster II. I wonder how strong it is, I do not have even the slightest idea. Perhaps I should ask for a demonstration in the store, if I can win against it maybe it is not a good idea to buy it. > >Well now apart from dominating the PC Market, they will now dominate the chess >market on the largest selling gaming machine. And the largest selling portable >gaming machine. > >I also wonder how strong the the gameboy and the playstaion games will be. > >If the gameboy can rate up around 2200 elo, then that would smash the portable >market which can cost 5 times plus the price you would spend on a gameboy plus >games, and it comes with a portable screen.
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