King Of Chicago, The

General info

Year

1987

Amiga original?

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

Authors

Psygore

Updated

2008-01-07

Link

WHDLoad Site

Stats

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Genre

Conversions

Apple IIGS

Apple Macintosh (Classic)

Atari ST/E

PC (DOS)

Sharp X68000

OCS

Version info

Unreleased

Players

Max 1, Sim 1

Developers

Master Designer

Features

Coding

Enhanced Features

Enhanced Graphics

Enhanced Sound

Credits

Coder

Graphics

Audio

Misc.

Hard Disk Installer

HD Installer

Yes

HD Notes

- Since disk 1 is copy-protected, only disk 2 (unprotected) may be installed to HD (1Mb ram needed) or RAM: (>1.5Mb needed). Game must be launched by first booting disk 1 from floppy, however. - Refer to "KING.DOC" on disk 2 for installation instructions

Compilations

Prestige Sammlung, Die

3 Tickets To Another World

Releases

Year

Name

Licence

Type

Country

Publisher

Languages

Manual Languages

Disks

Rarity

Year

1987

Name

King Of Chicago, The

Licence

Commercial

Type

Budget

Country

Europe

Publisher

Mirror Image (Mirrorsoft)

Languages

English

Manual Languages

Disks

Rarity

Rare

Year

1987

Name

King Of Chicago, The

Licence

Commercial

Type

Full Price

Country

Rest of the World

Publisher

Cinemaware (Master Designer)

Languages

English

Manual Languages

Disks

Rarity

Rare

Notes

[1] Screenplay by Doug Sharp and Paul Walsh. Code by Doug Sharp.
Graphics by Rob Landeros; additional gfx by Jeff Hilbers & Louis Johnson; and animation of game characters and facial expressions by Doug Sharp using his Dramaton animation system.
Sound FX and original music composed by Bill Williams.

[2] Additional memory (1Mb ram or more) enhances game speed as most graphics can be accessed from RAM: rather than disk.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1986 Master Designer/Cinemaware Apple Macintosh release.
PC versions: CGA

N.B. Despite being advertised, the C64 version was never released. More info. is available at GTW64 HERE.