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C7010 Video Chess Module

The C7010 is a Chess Module for the Videopac. Due to Videopac's hardware limitations, the Chess Module has extra CPU and memory to make the console have enough power to run the game. The module is connected to…

31 December 1982

C7010 Video Chess Module is a card & board game developed by Magnavox, released 31 December 1982 on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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What C7010 Video Chess Module is

C7010 Video Chess Module is a card & board game game developed by Magnavox and released in 1982. It is available on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The C7010 is a Chess Module for the Videopac. Due to Videopac's hardware limitations, the Chess Module has extra CPU and memory to make the console have enough power to run the game. The module is connected to the console by a dummy cartridge. The game displays the board on screen and asks the player the color which he or she wants to play with. Depending on the choice, the board will have the numbers 1 to 8 shown at the left side in crescent or decrescent order. The game has 6 levels of difficulty, each corresponding to how many moves ahead the computer can predict (1 move to 6 moves). The game is played using the keyboard to input the coordinates for the movements, using the coordinate…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

C7010 Video Chess Module launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did C7010 Video Chess Module come out?
C7010 Video Chess Module was released on 31 December 1982 for Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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