Thin Chen Enterprise
Private | |
Industry | Video game |
Fate | Defunct |
Founded | 1988 |
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Website | http://www.sachen.com.tw (archived) |
Thin Chen Enterprise (also known as Sachen or Sheng Qian Enterprise Co., Ltd (聖謙企業股份有限公司)) was a Taiwanese company that developed several original games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Mega Drive, Game Boy and other early cartridge-based handheld systems such as the Watara Supervision and Mega Duck. With the exception of the latter two handhelds, all of Thin Chen's games were produced without license from the console manufacturers. The company produced at least 70 unique games for the NES and Famicom and at least 32 for the Game Boy (compiled into eight 4-in-1 cartridges), making it the most prolific unlicensed developer and publisher for both consoles.[1] The company also produced its own Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clones, such as the Q-Boy.[2]
Most of Thin Chen's products were released under the "Sachen" brand name, although the names Joy Van and Commin were also used for certain early games for the Famicom and handheld consoles respectively. Several of their NES games were released outside Taiwan under license by foreign publishers, including Hacker International in Japan (usually with added pornographic content), Bunch Games/Color Dreams and American Video Entertainment in the United States, and Milmar in Brazil.[1]
Games
Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer
List of games developed as Thin Chen
# | Serial number | Title | AKA title(s) | Original release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SA-003 | Middle School English | Dòng Dòngnǎo II - Guó Zhōng Yīngwén | 1989 | |
2 | SA-002 | The Penguin & Seal | 1989 | Published in AUS by HES Interactive as Arctic Adventure: Penguin & Seal. | |
3 | SA-001 | Taiwan Mahjong 16 | Táiwān Máquè 16 | 1989 | |
4 | SA-013 | Dancing Block | 1990 | ||
5 | TC-029 | Gaiapolis | 1990 | An unofficial port of the arcade game of the same name. | |
6 | SA-008 | The Mahjong World | Máquè Shìjiè | 1990 | 1) Contains nudity. 2) Published in Japan by Hacker International as Mahjong Summit Kabuchiko Hen. |
7 | SA-014 | Magical Mathematics | 1990 | Credited as Magic Mathematic on title screen. | |
8 | SA-027 | Mahjang Companion | Mahjong Partner | 1990 | 1) Contains nudity. 2) Published in Japan by Hacker International. |
9 | TC-013 | Poker II | 1990 | 4 games in 1: Max 2, Ghost Buster, 99, and Change Around. | |
10 | SA-009 | Pyramid | 1990 | 1) A puzzle game. 2) Published: in the US by American Video Entertainment, and in Japan by Hacker International. 3) The Hacker version contains nudity, and was also re-released by the same Sachen. 4) Published in AUS by HES Interactive | |
11 | SA-010 | Pyramid II | 1990 | ||
12 | SA-012 | Millionaire | 1990 | A board game similar to Monopoly. | |
13 | SA-015 | Chess Academy | Xiàngqí Xué Yuán | 1991 | |
14 | SA-016 | Hell Fighter | 1991 | ||
15 | SA-017 | Locksmith | 1991 | A mix of action and puzzle. | |
16 | TC-015 | Olympic I.Q. | 1991 | ||
17 | TC-023 | PoPo Team | 1991 | ||
18 | SA-021 | Final Combat | 1992 | ||
19 | SA-019 | The Great Wall | 1992 | ||
20 | N/A | Magical Tower | 1992 | ||
21 | N/A | Puff Kid | 1992 | A prototype of the game Q Boy. | |
22 | SA-025 | Taiwan Mahjong II | 1) Táiwān Máquè 16 II 2) Bonus Tiles Mahjong | 1992 | Credited as Táiwān Huā Pái Máquè 16 on title screen. |
23 | SA-020 | Tasac | 1992 | A basic vertical space-shooter. | |
24 | SA-024 | 2-in-1 Tough Cop | 1993 | 1) 2 games in 1: Tough Cop and Super Tough Cop. 2) Cartridge says "Light Gun Game", green label. | |
25 | SA-022 | Huge Insect | 1993 | 1) A Galaga-style game with a wildlife-theme rather than a space-theme. 2) Produced in 1993 but remained unreleased until the early 2000s. | |
26 | TC-024 | Rockball | 1993 | ||
27 | TC-026 | Q Boy | 1994 | A prototype screenshot in the back of certain Sachen game manuals shows the game being named 'Puff Kid' at one point, and having a menu that contains an "Options" menu. | |
28 | TC-025 | Silver Eagle | 1994 | An overhead shoot'em-up very similar to Bloody Wolf or Metal Gear. The Main character is sometimes called "Snake", which is the name of both the main protagonist in the Metal Gear series and one of the character's names in Bloody Wolf. | |
29 | TC-030 | Thunder Blaster Man | Rocman X | 1995 | A platformer with a gliding ability and a boomerang weapon, title screen and Chinese version label says "Rocman X". |
30 | TC-032 | Chuugoku Taitei[3] | 1) Zhong Guo Da Heng 2) Millionaire II | Unknown | A board game similar to Game of the Goose. |
31 | N/A | Měi Shǎo Nú Mèng Gōngchǎng | Unknown | An unofficial Chinese-language port of Princess Maker. |
List of games developed as Sachen
# | Serial number | Title | AKA title(s) | Original release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TC-011 | Chinese KungFu | 1989 | A clone of the game Double Dragon. | |
2 | SA-005 | Colorful Dragon | 1989 | A maze game. | |
3 | SA-004 | Lucky Bingo | 1989 | 1) A slot-machine simulator. 2) Credited as Lucky 777 on title screen. | |
4 | N/A | Mine Sweeper | 1989 | ||
5 | N/A | Mine Sweeper 2 | 1989 | ||
6 | N/A | Mine Sweeper 3 | 1989 | ||
7 | SA-007 | Bingo 75 | 1990 | 1) A slot-machine simulator containing nudity. 2) Credited as 75 Bingo on title screen. | |
8 | N/A | Challenge of the Dragon | 1990 | 1) The US version of Chinese KungFu. 2) The title of the game is not related to the game of the same name, made by Color Dreams. | |
9 | N/A | Double Strike: Aerial Attack Force | 1990 | The US version of Twin Eagle; published by American Video Entertainment. | |
10 | N/A | Galactic Crusader | 1990 | The US version of Incantation; published by Bunch Games. | |
11 | TC-028 | Jurassic Boy | 1990 | 1) A Sonic clone that lacks abilities from the original, such as rolling along the ground and spin dash. The NES manual mentions these features, however, and the game itself contains numerous unused sprites, suggesting these features were planned. 2) Credited as Jurassic Boy 2 on title screen. | |
12 | N/A | Mission Cobra | 1990 | The US version of Sidewinder; published by Bunch Games. | |
13 | SA-006 | Honey Peach | Měinǚ Quán | 1990 | Contains nudity. |
14 | SA-011 | Pipe V | 1990 | 1) Credited as Pipe 5 on title screen. 2) Published in AUS by HES Interactive as Pipemania. | |
15 | N/A | Mahjong Trap Plus | Sìchuān Máquè - Zhìfú Piān | 1990 | 1) Contains nudity. 2) Published in Japan by Hacker International as Shisen Mahjong: Seifuku Hen. |
16 | N/A | Tagin Dragon | 1990 | The US version of Colorful Dragon; published by Bunch Games. | |
17 | TC-012 | The World of Card Games | 1) Poker I 2) Boku Koku Shuu Kin | 1990 | 4 games in 1: Omnibus Hearts, Fan Tan, Chinese Rummy, and The Clock. |
18 | TC-017 | Auto-Upturn | 1991 | 1) A puzzle game. 2) Contains nudity in later levels. | |
19 | TC-019 | Chinese Checkers | 1991 | ||
20 | TC-016 | Happy Pairs | 1991 | A Mahjong solitaire game. | |
21 | TC-018 | Magic Cube | 1991 | ||
22 | SA-026 | Mahjong Academy | 1) Máquè Xué Yuán - Zúyè Piān 2) Mahjong School | 1992 | Contains nudity. |
23 | TC-020 | Poker III | Poker III 5-in-1 | 1991 | 5 games in 1: King of Casino, King Poker, Poker, Blackjack, and The 13 Cards. |
24 | SA-018 | Poker Mahjong | Pūkè Máquè | 1991 | |
25 | TC-014 | Strategist | 1991 | 2 games in 1: Poker Racing and The Battle of Poker. | |
26 | TC-021 | Super Pang | 1991 | An unofficial port of the arcade game Pang. | |
27 | N/A | Frog Adventure | 1992 | An unofficial port of the arcade game Frogger. | |
28 | TC-022 | Super Pang II | 1992 | An unofficial port of the arcade game Super Pang. | |
29 | N/A | Worm Visitor | 1992 | Similar to Frogger. | |
30 | SA-023 | 2-in-1 Cosmocop | 1993 | 1) 2 games in 1: Cosmocop and Cyber Monster. 2) Cartridge says "Light Gun Game", red-grey label. | |
31 | TC-027 | Street Heroes | Samurai Spirits | 1995 | 1) A fighting game with extensive use of voice samples. 2) The version titled Samurai Spirits is not a port of the arcade game of the same name. |
List of games developed as Joy Van
# | Serial number | Title | AKA title(s) | Original release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TC-002 | Hidden Chinese Chess | Àn Qí | 1989 | |
2 | TC-009 | Incantation | 1989 | 1) A shoot'em up game. 2) The version containing nudity, was published in Japan by Kinema Music as Papillon. | |
3 | TC-001 | Jovial Race | 1989 | 1) Similar to Rally-X. 2) Published in Brazil by Milmar. | |
4 | TC-007 | Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu | 1989 | A platform game. | |
5 | TC-008 | Metal Fighter | 1) Wèilái Xiǎozi 2) Joyvan Kid[4] | 1989 | 1) The game was published: in Japan by Kinema Music, and in US by Color Dreams as Metal Fighter μ. 2) Also known as Space Boy. |
6 | TC-003 | Sidewinder | Xiǎngwěishé | 1989 | Published in AUS by HES Interactive. |
7 | TC-006 | Twin Eagle | Shuāng Yīng | 1989 | Published in AUS by HES Interactive. |
8 | TC-004 | Little Red Hood | Xiǎohóngmào | 1990 | Published in AUS by HES Interactive. |
9 | TC-010 | Mahjong Trap | Sìchuān Májiàng | 1990 | 1) Also known as Shisen Mahjong in Japan. 2) Contains nudity. |
10 | TC-005 | Silent Assault | 1990 | 1) Published in the US by Color Dreams as Raid. 2) Published in AUS by HES Interactive. |
Multi-game cartridges
# | Title | Original release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Funblaster Pak | 1990 | 1) Contains: Metal Fighter, Twin Eagle, Little Red Hood, and Pipe V (credited as Pipemania). 2) Published by HES Interactive. |
2 | Mindblower Pak | 1990 | 1) Contains: Galactic Crusader, Arctic Adventure, Magical Mathematics (credited as Math Quiz), and Shuǐguǒ Lí (credited as Jackpot). 2) Published by HES Interactive. 3) The game Shuǐguǒ Lí, is the only game on the list which is not released by Sachen. |
3 | Super Cartridge Version 1: 4-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: Bingo 75, Lucky Bingo, Honey Peach, and Chess Academy. |
4 | Super Cartridge Version 2: 10-in-1 | Unknown | 1) Contains Hidden Chinese Chess, Omnibus Hearts, Fan Tan, Chinese Rummy, Max 2, Ghost Buster, 99, Change Around, Fortune Telling (Chinese), and Fortune Telling (English). 2) All games appear on The World of Card Games and Poker II except the two versions of Fortune Telling. |
5 | Super Cartridge Version 3: 8-in-1 | Unknown | 1) Contains: Jovial Race, Little Red Hood, Twin Eagle, Silent Assault, Super Pang, Mine Sweeper, Mine Sweeper II, and Mine Sweeper III. 2) The three versions of Mine Sweeper were only released on this cartridge. |
6 | Super Cartridge Version 4: 6-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu, Metal Fighter, Galactic Crusader, Auto-Upturn, Magic Cube, and Super Pang II. |
7 | Super Cartridge Version 5: 7-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: The Penguin & Seal, Middle School English, Pyramid, Magical Mathematics, Strategist, Olympic I.Q., and Chinese Checkers. |
8 | Super Cartridge Version 6: 6-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: Colorful Dragon, Pyramid II, Pipe V, Millionaire, Dancing Block, and Locksmith. |
9 | Super Cartridge Version 7: 4-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: Sidewinder, Happy Pairs, Tasac, and Silver Eagle. |
10 | Super Cartridge Version 8: 4-in-1 | Unknown | 1) Contains: Final Combat, Worm Visitor, Frog Adventure, and Magical Tower. 2) All games bar Final Combat were ported from the Game Boy exclusively for this cartridge. |
11 | Super Cartridge Version 9: 3-in-1 | Unknown | Contains: Challenge of the Dragon, Rockball, and PoPo Team. |
Note: All series of Super Cartridge Version, was developed and released as Thin Chen Enterprise.
Others
- Mystical Muppet Mahjong [AKA Ti Xian Muou Majiang]
A port of Tel-Tel Mahjong. - --Unknown--
A TC-031 numbered series game.
Unreleased
- Bridge
Game Boy/Game Boy Color
List of games developed as Sachen
# | Title | Original release [5] | Game Boy | GB Color | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2nd Space | 1993 | Yes | No | |
2 | Ant Soldiers | 1993 | Yes | No | |
3 | Black Forest Tale | 1993 | Yes | No | |
4 | Dan Laser | 1993 | Yes | No | |
5 | Magical Tower | 1993 | Yes | No | |
6 | Railway | 1993 | Yes | No | |
7 | Sky Ace | 1993 | Yes | No | |
8 | Worm Visitor | 1993 | Yes | No | |
9 | Zipball | 1993 | Yes | No | |
10 | Zoo Block | 1993 | Yes | No | |
11 | Crazy Burger | 1994 | Yes | No | |
12 | Explosive Brick '94 | 1994 | Yes | No | |
13 | Captain Knick-Knack | 1999 | No | Yes | |
14 | Dice Square | 1999 | No | Yes | |
15 | Electron World | 1999 | No | Yes | |
16 | Jurassic Boy 2[6] | 1999 | No | Yes | |
17 | Rocman X Gold | 1999 | No | Yes | An alternate version of Thunder Blast Man. |
18 | Snake Roy | 1999 | No | Yes | |
19 | Thunder Blast Man[7] | 1999 | No | Yes | Also known as Rocman X on title screen. Although they are essentially the same game, it is worth noting that the characters in the game from Thunder Blaster Man and Rocman X are completely different, the first being the original Sachen creation from the NES version, and the second being a clone of Megaman. |
20 | Trouble Zone | 1999 | No | Yes | |
21 | Virus Attack | 1999 | No | Yes | |
22 | Beast Fighter | 2000 | No | Yes | |
23 | Gedou Zhanlue 2002 | 2002 | No | Yes | An RPG and strategy game with elements of The King of Fighters.[8] |
24 | Street Heroes | Unknown | No | Yes | Credited as Street Hero on the package.[9] |
List of games developed as Commin
# | Title | Original release [5] | Game Boy | Game Boy Color | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A-Force: Armour Force | 1993 | Yes | No | |
2 | Arctic Zone | 1993 | Yes | No | |
3 | Bomb Disposer | 1993 | Yes | No | |
4 | Duck Adventures | 1993 | Yes | No | |
5 | Hong Kong Mahjung | 1993 | Yes | No | |
6 | Japan's Mahjong | 1993 | Yes | No | |
7 | Magic Maze | 1993 | Yes | No | |
8 | Store Tris 2 | 1993 | Yes | No | |
9 | Street Rider | 1993 | Yes | No | A Game Boy version of Jovial Race. |
10 | Taiwan Mahjong | 1993 | Yes | No | |
11 | Trap & Turn | 1993 | Yes | No | |
12 | Vex Block | 1993 | Yes | No | |
13 | Deep: Final Mission | 1994 | Yes | No | |
14 | Pile Wonder | 1999 | No | Yes | |
15 | Puppet Knight | 1999 | No | Yes | |
16 | Suleiman's Treasure | 1999 | No | Yes |
Multi-game cartridges
# | Serial number | Title | Original release | Game Boy | GB Color | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4B-001 | 4-in-1 Version 1 | 1997 | Yes | No | Contains: Street Rider, Vex Block, Trap & Turn, and Duck Adventures. |
2 | 4B-002 | 4-in-1 Version 2 | 1997 | Yes | No | Contains: Virus Attack, Electron World, Dice Square, and Trouble Zone. |
3 | 4B-003 | 4-in-1 Version 3 | ??? | Yes | No | 1) Also known as Commin 4-in-1. 2) Contains: Taiwan's Mahjong, Japan's Mahjong, Hong Kong's Mahjung, and Store Tris 2. |
4 | 4B-004 | 4-in-1 Version 4 | 1997 | Yes | No | Contains: Pile Wonder, Snake Roy, Suleiman's Treasure, and Puppet Knight. |
5 | 4B-005 | 4-in-1 Version 5 | ??? | Yes | No | Contains: Arctic Zone, Magical Tower, Railway, and Worm Visitor. |
6 | 4B-006 | 4-in-1 Version 6 | ??? | Yes | No | Contains: Bomb Disposer, A-Force: Armour Force, Black Forest Tale, and 2nd Space. |
7 | 4B-007 | 4-in-1 Version 7 | ??? | Yes | No | Contains: Ant Soldiers, Dan Laser, Sky Ace, and Zoo Block. |
8 | 4B-008 | 4-in-1 Version 8 | 1997 | Yes | No | Contains: Captain Knick-Knack, Flea War, Explosive Brick, and Magic Maze. |
9 | 4B-009 | 4-in-1 Version 9 | ??? | Yes | No | Contains: Zipball, Small Gorilla, Crazy Burger, and Deep: Final Mission. |
10 | 8B-001 | Color 8-in-1 | 1999 | No | Yes | Contains: Zipball, Deep: Final Mission, Crazy Burger, Small Gorilla, Street Rider, Vex Block, Trap & Turn, and Duck Adventures. |
11 | 8B-002 | Color 8-in-1 | 1999 | No | Yes | Contains: Virus Attack, Electron World, Trouble Zone, Dice Square, Pile Wonder, Snake Roy, Puppet Knight, and Suleiman's Treasure. |
12 | 8B-003 | Color 8-in-1 | 1999 | No | Yes | Contains: Arctic Zone, Magical Tower, Railway, Worm Visitor, Bomb Disposer, 2nd Space, Black Forest Tale, and A-Force: Armour Force. |
13 | 8B-004 | Color 8-in-1 | 1999 | No | Yes | Contains: Ant Soldiers, Sky Ace, Dan Laser, Zoo Block, Captain Knick-Knack, Flea War, Explosive Brick, and Magic Maze. |
14 | 31B-001 | 31-in-1 Mighty Mix | Unknown | No | Yes | 1) Contains all of their games developed as Sachen for the Game Boy/Game Boy Color, as well as a few more: Thunder Blastman (sic), Jurassic Boy 2, Street Rider, Bomb Disposer, Dan Laser, Vex Block, Explosivew Brick (sic), Small Gorilla, Trap & Turn, Pile Wonder, Arctic Zone, Zoo Block, Magic Maze, Magical Tower, Virus Attack, Electron World, Truble Zone (sic), Dice Square, Railway, Worm Visitor, 2nd Space, Black Foresttale (sic), A-Force, Skyace, War Flea, Crazy Burger, Deep, Zipball, Captain Knick, Ant Soldiers, and Duck Adventures. 2) The menu font does not contain the characters '&' or '-'. They are displayed as ' ' (space). |
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Both two games were developed as Thin Chen Enterprise.
# | Title | AKA title | Original release | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Competition Mahjong | Shizen Mahjong | Unknown | |
2 | Queen of Poker Club | Unknown | 6 card games in 1. |
Watara Supervision
All games, both as Thin Chen Enterprise that as Sachen, were all made in 1992 with the only exception of Kung-Fu Street, which was made in 1993.
Games developed as Thin Chen
- 1. Balloon Fight
- 2. Dancing Block
- 3. Final Combat
- 4. Galaxy Fighter
- 5. Hero Hawk
- 6. Kabi-Island: Gold in Island
- 7. Kung-Fu Street
- 8. Magincross
- 9. Penguin Hideout
- 10. Pyramid
- 11. Super Kong
- 12. Tasac 2010
- 13. Thunder Shooting
Games developed as Sachen
- 1. Chinese Checkers
- 2. Galactic Crusader
- 3. Happy Pairs
- 4. Happy Race
- 5. John Adventure
- 6. PoPo Team
- 7. Super Pang
Mega Duck
Most of the games released for the Mega Duck were subsequently available on the Game Boy.
- 1. 2nd Space
- 2. A-Force: Armour Force
- 3. Ant Soldiers
- 4. Arctic Zone
- 5. Beast Fighter
- 6. Black Forest Tale
- 7. Bomb Disposer
- 8. Captain Knick-Knack
- 9. Dice Square
- 10. Duck Adventures
- 11. Electron World
- 12. Five in One
- 13. Four in One
- 14. Magic Maze
- 15. Magical Tower
- 16. Pile Wonder
- 17. Puppet Knight
- 18. Railway
- 19. Snake Roy
- 20. Street Rider
- 21. Suleiman's Treasure
- 22. Trap & Turn
- 23. Trouble Zone
- 24. Vex Block
- 25. Virus Attack
- 26. Worm Visitor
- 27. Zipball
Note 1: Five in One contains: Hong Kong Mahjung, Japan's Mahjong, Store Tris, Store Tris 2, and Taiwan Mahjong.
Note 2: Four in One contains instead: Dice Square, Electron World, Trouble Zone, and Virus Attack.
See also
References
- 1 2 Archived February 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑
- ↑ "Millionaire II (Chuugoku Taitei)". Web.archive.org. 2009-05-01. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "Joy Van Kid Game Information (Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom)". Consoledatabase.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- 1 2 "virtualgbx.com". virtualgbx.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ Star-Spangled Shazam (2012-01-06). "Shazam's Unlicensed Video Game Blog: Jurassic Boy 2 & 2000 Queen of Fighting Scans". Qiezei.blogspot.it. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "Thunder Blast Man for GBC". Uvlist.net. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "King of Fighters 2001 by Sachen (Game Boy Color)". YouTube. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ Star-Spangled Shazam (2010-08-12). "Shazam's Unlicensed Video Game Blog: Street Heroes by Sachen (Game Boy Color)". Qiezei.blogspot.it. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
External links
- Thin Chen Enterprise/Sachen at BootlegGames Wiki.
- Thin Chen Enterprise/Sachen profile on GameFAQs
- A picture of two Sachen multicart games