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Re:GenChess by ppezaris on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @01:25AM (#42253488)
now do battle chess
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Re:GenChess by genmon on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @08:01AM (#42255717)
That was my first thought too, strong Battle Chess vibes!

For those who never played it, Battle Chess was a chess game from 1988. It had one different: when a piece took another piece, it would play a canned animation (gruesome, funny)

Wildly popular at the time. Some screenshots:

https://www.mobygames.com/game/1950/battle-chess/screenshots...

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