Chack'n Pop

Chack'n Pop
Sales flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)Taito
Designer(s)Hiroshi Sakai
Hiroyuki Sakô
Programmer(s)Jun Ishioka
Platform(s)Arcade, FM-7, Family Computer, MSX, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, X1, SG-1000
Release
  • JP: April 1984
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer (alternating turns)

Chack'n Pop[a] is a platform arcade game developed and released by Taito in 1984. In the game, the player controls a small yellow creature, Chack'n, with the objective being to retrieve hearts from a cave, all while avoiding the enemies contained within them. Chack'n also has the ability to deploy bombs, which can kill said enemies, which can bring bonuses depending on if all or none of the enemies have been killed.

It is considered to be a spiritual predecessor of Bubble Bobble due to the shared characters and similar game structure. Home ports were released for the SG-1000, MSX, Family Computer, Sharp X1, NEC PC-6001 and NEC PC-8801. The arcade version would later be included via emulation in Taito Legends Power-Up, Taito Memories Pocket, Taito Memories Gekan, and Taito Legends 2. The Family Computer version would later be re-released on the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS via Virtual Console.
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