Master of Syougi
Is a 1995 shogi video game developed by ADK and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It was ported to the Neo Geo CD the same year. It was ported in a scaled-down version to the Neo Geo Pocket and later given improved graphics on the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Also recorded as Shōgi no Tatsujin
Master of Syougi
- Date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Master of Syougi was published by SNK.
- Genre
- puzzle video game
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Is a 1995 shogi video game developed by ADK and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It was ported to the Neo Geo CD the same year. It was ported in a scaled-down version to the Neo Geo Pocket and later given improved graphics on the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
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The game was only released in Japan. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their ACA Neo Geo series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in April 2026, the first SNK title to be released in the series since its retirement in 2019.
Key facts
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• Title — Master of Syougi • Developer — ADK • Publisher — SNK • Producer — Kazuo Arai Kenichi Sakanishi • Designer — Tomohiko Ishida • Programmer — Eiji Fukatsu Junpei Morita Masaaki Gonohe • Artist — Yukari Shinozaki • Composer — Hideki Yamamoto Keiichiro Segawa Takao Oshima • Platforms — Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color • Released — ArcadeSeptember 28, 1995 Neo Geo AESOctober 13, 1995 Neo Geo CDOctober 20, 1995 Neo Geo PocketNovember 20, 1998 Neo Geo Pocket ColorMarch 19, 1999 • Genre — Board game • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Neo Geo MVS
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Neo Geo version screenshot. Master of Syougi is a shogi (Japanese chess) game. In single player mode the player must compete against computerized opponents (represented by a digitized photograph) to win the tournament. In two player mode, each player competes against each another.
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Master of Syougi is associated with Japan.
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In Japan, Game Machine listed Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi as the twelfth most successful arcade game of October 1995, outperforming titles such as Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer.
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- 1.SNK Playmore. Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM.
- 2.Yarwood, Jack. It May Be April Fool's Day, But This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is No Joke. Time Extension. 2026-04-01.
- 3.Geibunsha. NF編集部にまる - ネオジオゲームㇱインレビュー: 将棋の達人. Neo Geo Freak. 25. 124–128. June 1997.
- 4.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software). Game Machine. 506. 25. 1 November 1995.
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