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Super NES Works #010: The Chessmaster (Patreon)

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2017-11-08 21:40:43

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2026-06

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Uh, there wasn't really all that much to say about this one, but dammit, I tried.

You can actually stop watching after the next episode teaser unless you absolutely LOOOOVE that Super NES white man funk.

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The Chessmaster retrospective: Every move's among the purest | Super NES Works #010

The creme de la creme of the chess world? Well, maybe so far as Super NES chess games go; it's easy to come out on top when you're the only one in the running. But The Chessmaster doesn't leave much of an impression. There are better chess simulations, and more satisfying chapters in this particular series, on other platforms. This is like the board game equivalent of a vintage franchise sports game: It probably sold well to a general audience at the time, but it offers very little return for anyone today to return to it.