Software:Master of Syougi
| Master of Syougi | |
|---|---|
Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | ADK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Producer(s) | Kazuo Arai Kenichi Sakanishi |
| Designer(s) | Tomohiko Ishida |
| Programmer(s) | Eiji Fukatsu Junpei Morita Masaaki Gonohe |
| Artist(s) | Yukari Shinozaki |
| Composer(s) | Hideki Yamamoto Keiichiro Segawa Takao Oshima |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Board game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1995 shogi video game developed by ADK and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms.[1] 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. 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.[2]
Gameplay

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.
Reception
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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.[4]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Title Catalogue - NEOGEO MUSEUM". SNK Playmore. http://neogeomuseum.snk-corp.co.jp/english/catalogue/. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (2026-04-01). "It May Be April Fool's Day, But This Week's Arcade Archives Release Is No Joke" (in en-US). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/it-may-be-april-fools-day-but-this-weeks-arcade-archives-release-is-no-joke.
- ↑ "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 (Geibunsha) (25): 124–128. June 1997. https://archive.org/stream/neogeofreak0025#page/n130/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (506): 25. 1 November 1995.
External links
- Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi at GameFAQs
- Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi at Killer List of Videogames
- Shōgi no Tatsujin: Master of Syougi at MobyGames
