Draft:Hayauchi Super Igo

Hayauchi Super Igo
Developer(s)Home Data
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)Family Computer
ReleaseMarch 3, 1989
Genre(s)Virtual board game
Mode(s)Single-player

Hayauchi Super Igo(Japanese: 早打ちスーパー囲碁) is a 1989 video game published in Japan by Namco Ltd.

Development

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Hayauchi Super Igo is the first Go software for home video game consoles with a 19x19 Go board. The developer, Home Data, consulted with two university students in the development process. Due to the processing power limitations of 8-bit CPU, they abandoned reading moves in favor of a design that performs pattern recognition of stone shapes. Thus, the software was able to make moves within 5 seconds in most cases, despite the low performance of the 8-bit CPU.[1]

Strength

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The strength of Hayauchi Super Igo is estimated around 20k.[2]

Gameplay

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Hayauchi Super Igo has 3 modes.

Honinbo match
The computer has some handicap stones at the beginning of the game.
Ranking match
The player has some handicap stones at the beginning of the game.
Dojo
A free game with the computer.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Voice of Stone #1276".
  2. ^ "The review of Family Computer Go softwares".