Chase H.Q., the Video Game by Taito Corp. [Japan]
DESCRIPTION
Type of the machine : Video Game
Chase H.Q. © 1988 Taito.
A single player takes on the role on an undercover cop and gets behind the wheel of a custom Porsche in this Miami Vice-inspired racer from Taito. The player has 60 seconds to catch up to the criminal and then a further 60 seconds to ram his car until it is too damaged to drive.
Like Sega's seminal "Out Run", Chase H.Q. features forked junctions offering players a choice of routes; in this game, however, the route selected is merely a temporary diversion and dictates how quickly the criminal is caught up with. The player's Porsche is equipped with a limited number of turbo boosts which, when used, push the car to incredible speeds - at the expense of control. The turbos must be used wisely if the player is to have a chance of capturing the criminal before the time limit expires.
Chase H.Q. was arguably the first sprite-scaled racer since Sega's legendary "Out Run" - released 2 years' earlier - to truly capture the gaming public's imagination. The game consists of 5 levels.
Chase H.Q. © 1988 Taito.
A single player takes on the role on an undercover cop and gets behind the wheel of a custom Porsche in this Miami Vice-inspired racer from Taito. The player has 60 seconds to catch up to the criminal and then a further 60 seconds to ram his car until it is too damaged to drive.
Like Sega's seminal "Out Run", Chase H.Q. features forked junctions offering players a choice of routes; in this game, however, the route selected is merely a temporary diversion and dictates how quickly the criminal is caught up with. The player's Porsche is equipped with a limited number of turbo boosts which, when used, push the car to incredible speeds - at the expense of control. The turbos must be used wisely if the player is to have a chance of capturing the criminal before the time limit expires.
Chase H.Q. was arguably the first sprite-scaled racer since Sega's legendary "Out Run" - released 2 years' earlier - to truly capture the gaming public's imagination. The game consists of 5 levels.
TECHNICAL
CABINET :
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Prom Stickers : B52
Main CPU : (2x) 68000
Sound CPU : Z80
Sound Chips : YM2610
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 4096
Players : 1
Control : Steering wheel
Buttons : 4
TRIVIA
Released in November 1988.
The names main characters of chase H.Q. are as follows...
The Caucasian cop : Tony Gibson
The African-American cop (A.K.A. Mr. Driver) : Raymond Broady
Chase H.Q.'s Dispatcher : Nancy (she doesn't have a last name)
The main player's car (the black Porsche) makes an appearance in the spin-off to the Chase H.Q. series : "Crime City".
Brian Kuh holds the official record for this game with 3,596,680 points on June 1, 2006.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Syvalion : G.S.M. Taito 3 - D28B0014) on 21/03/1989.
The names main characters of chase H.Q. are as follows...
The Caucasian cop : Tony Gibson
The African-American cop (A.K.A. Mr. Driver) : Raymond Broady
Chase H.Q.'s Dispatcher : Nancy (she doesn't have a last name)
The main player's car (the black Porsche) makes an appearance in the spin-off to the Chase H.Q. series : "Crime City".
Brian Kuh holds the official record for this game with 3,596,680 points on June 1, 2006.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Syvalion : G.S.M. Taito 3 - D28B0014) on 21/03/1989.
UPDATES
Japanese version has a different voices.
SERIES
1. Chase H.Q. (1988)
2. S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (1989)
3. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (1992)
4. Ray Tracers (1997, Sony PlayStation)
5. Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
2. S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (1989)
3. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (1992)
4. Ray Tracers (1997, Sony PlayStation)
5. Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
STAFF
Game designer : Hiroguki Sakou
Game programmers : Takeshi Ishizashi, Takeshi murata, Kyoji Shimamoto
P.C.B designer : Masahiro Yamaguchi
Sound designers : Yoshio Imamura, Naoto Yagishita, Eikichi Takahashi, Fumiaki Imaoka
Music composer : Takami Asano
Cabinet designer : Nobuyuki Iwasaki
Proposer : Yoshiharu suzuki
Game programmers : Takeshi Ishizashi, Takeshi murata, Kyoji Shimamoto
P.C.B designer : Masahiro Yamaguchi
Sound designers : Yoshio Imamura, Naoto Yagishita, Eikichi Takahashi, Fumiaki Imaoka
Music composer : Takami Asano
Cabinet designer : Nobuyuki Iwasaki
Proposer : Yoshiharu suzuki
PORTS
Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom (1989)
NEC PC-Engine (1989)
Nintendo Game Boy (1990)
Sega Master System (1991)
Sega Game Gear (1991) : Japan version only.
Sega Saturn (1996, "Chase H.Q. Plus S.C.I.") Nintendo Game Boy Color (2000, Chase H.Q.: Secret Police)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2007, "Taito Memories II Vol. 2")
Nintendo Wii (2008; As a Turbo Grafx-16 Virtual Console release)Computers :
Amstrad CPC (1989)
Commodore Amiga (1989)Atari ST (1989)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1990)
Commodore C64 (1990)
FM Towns PC (1991)
Sharp X68000 (1992)Others :
Mobile Phones (2004)
SOURCES
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
Machine's picture.
LAST EDITION
October 10, 2009