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Available for arcades everywhere, game was released later for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem, UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 and UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16.
A 2008 re-release was available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii where it was renamed ''The Monkey King: The Legend Begins'' with the player character changed to Sun Wukong from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
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Available for arcades everywhere, game was released later for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem, UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 and UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16.
A 2008release re-release was available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii where it was renamed ''The Monkey King: The Legend Begins'' with the player character changed to Sun Wukong from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
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* AnthropomorphicFood: One of the weirder enemy types; there are gigantic flying dumplings, noodles, and riceballs trying to attack Mike.
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* AnthropomorphicFood: One of the weirder enemy types; there are gigantic flying dumplings, noodles, and riceballs rice-balls trying to attack Mike.
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* ArtEvolution: The Wii version, which turns the original game's pixelated graphics into a beautifully rendered 3D game. [[https://www.genkivideogames.com/images/RVLPRTDJshots.jpg It looks nothing like the original]].
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''Cloud Master'', or ''Chukka Taisen'' (中华大仙, lit. ''The Chinese Great God'') is a 1988 HorizontalScrollingShooter made by Creator/{{Taito}}, but instead of a spaceship and / or a fighter jet, you're... FlyingOnACloud.
Full (if somewhat brief) backstory: you're Mike Chen, a Chinese mage-in-training nearing completion of your apprenticeship, and to graduate, you must hop on a cloud and fly above China, defeating hordes and hordes of enemies lifted from Far Eastern myths in a series of action-packed levels.
Available for arcades everywhere, game was released later for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem, UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 and UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16. A 2008 release was available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii where it was renamed ''The Monkey King: The Legend Begins'' with the player character changed to Sun Wukong from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
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!!Flying on a Cloud, Magic Spells to Cast...
* AllThereInTheManual: Your playable character's name, Mike Chen, isn't in the gameplay, but in supplementary materials.
* AnthropomorphicFood: One of the weirder enemy types; there are gigantic flying dumplings, noodles, and riceballs trying to attack Mike.
* AnimateInanimateObject: The game gets pretty crazy with these type of enemies. How many arcade games have sentient, human-sized flying ''mahjong tiles'' that pursues you throughout and tries crushing you?
* BossRush: The Famicom version somehow requires Mike to re-fight the Kappa, Chinese warlord and Dragon in the final stage, after defeating the dragon the first time, in order to complete the game. The re-release in 2008 omits this level and ends the game after the dragon boss.
* DolledUpInstallment: The 2008 release changes an otherwise original character, Mike Chen, into Sun Wukong. It helps that his sprite has flowing red hair which could be mistaken for a simian.
* DoppelgangerSpin: One of the power-ups, which allows Mike Chen to split into 7 copies of himself.
* FlamingSword: One of the bosses, a giant-sized Chinese warlord in Tang Dynasty armor, wields a fiery scimitar. Besides using it to slice up Mike from up close, his weapon can also generate fiery {{sword beam}}s.
* FlyingOnACloud: ''Cloud Master'' forfeits the usual spaceships and jet fighters associated with these sort of games and have the player hero kicking ass on a cloud instead. Some minor enemies have their own flying clouds as well.
* HandBlast: How Mike Chen blasts his way through hordes and hordes of enemies.
* {{Kappa}}: The second boss is a ''giant'' kappa armed with a forked rod capable of blasting electricity. In the 2008 release, said kappa is made into Sha Wujing instead.
* LotusPosition: One of the bosses is '''Buddha''', who sits in a cross-legged, lotus pose while levitating up and down as he send attacks at you.
* NonHumanHead: The shopkeeper Mike visits in-between levels has a Chinese dumpling in place for her head. She can even move the edges of her dumpling hair, somehow.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Chinese ''long'' are minor enemies appearing throughout the game, with a particularly powerful KingMook version as the FInalBoss.
* ThePhoenix: The first boss is a hostile ''fenghuang'' who spams FeatherFlechettes on Mike Chen.
* PlayingWithFire: There's an upgrade that turns Mike Chen's projectiles into fireballs, which deals far greater damage than the default versions. Also, the giant warlord.
* SpreadShot: An early power-up right in the first stage, turning Mike Chen's attacks into spreads of three.
* TitleDrop: After defeating the last stage in the original release:
--> "Thus, the end of the Long Journey of Michael Chen. As his wish has become the strongest superhuman in the world. People praise him and call him the great '''Chuka Taisen'''."
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Full (if somewhat brief) backstory: you're Mike Chen, a Chinese mage-in-training nearing completion of your apprenticeship, and to graduate, you must hop on a cloud and fly above China, defeating hordes and hordes of enemies lifted from Far Eastern myths in a series of action-packed levels.
Available for arcades everywhere, game was released later for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem, UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 and UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16. A 2008 release was available for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii where it was renamed ''The Monkey King: The Legend Begins'' with the player character changed to Sun Wukong from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''.
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!!Flying on a Cloud, Magic Spells to Cast...
* AllThereInTheManual: Your playable character's name, Mike Chen, isn't in the gameplay, but in supplementary materials.
* AnthropomorphicFood: One of the weirder enemy types; there are gigantic flying dumplings, noodles, and riceballs trying to attack Mike.
* AnimateInanimateObject: The game gets pretty crazy with these type of enemies. How many arcade games have sentient, human-sized flying ''mahjong tiles'' that pursues you throughout and tries crushing you?
* BossRush: The Famicom version somehow requires Mike to re-fight the Kappa, Chinese warlord and Dragon in the final stage, after defeating the dragon the first time, in order to complete the game. The re-release in 2008 omits this level and ends the game after the dragon boss.
* DolledUpInstallment: The 2008 release changes an otherwise original character, Mike Chen, into Sun Wukong. It helps that his sprite has flowing red hair which could be mistaken for a simian.
* DoppelgangerSpin: One of the power-ups, which allows Mike Chen to split into 7 copies of himself.
* FlamingSword: One of the bosses, a giant-sized Chinese warlord in Tang Dynasty armor, wields a fiery scimitar. Besides using it to slice up Mike from up close, his weapon can also generate fiery {{sword beam}}s.
* FlyingOnACloud: ''Cloud Master'' forfeits the usual spaceships and jet fighters associated with these sort of games and have the player hero kicking ass on a cloud instead. Some minor enemies have their own flying clouds as well.
* HandBlast: How Mike Chen blasts his way through hordes and hordes of enemies.
* {{Kappa}}: The second boss is a ''giant'' kappa armed with a forked rod capable of blasting electricity. In the 2008 release, said kappa is made into Sha Wujing instead.
* LotusPosition: One of the bosses is '''Buddha''', who sits in a cross-legged, lotus pose while levitating up and down as he send attacks at you.
* NonHumanHead: The shopkeeper Mike visits in-between levels has a Chinese dumpling in place for her head. She can even move the edges of her dumpling hair, somehow.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Chinese ''long'' are minor enemies appearing throughout the game, with a particularly powerful KingMook version as the FInalBoss.
* ThePhoenix: The first boss is a hostile ''fenghuang'' who spams FeatherFlechettes on Mike Chen.
* PlayingWithFire: There's an upgrade that turns Mike Chen's projectiles into fireballs, which deals far greater damage than the default versions. Also, the giant warlord.
* SpreadShot: An early power-up right in the first stage, turning Mike Chen's attacks into spreads of three.
* TitleDrop: After defeating the last stage in the original release:
--> "Thus, the end of the Long Journey of Michael Chen. As his wish has become the strongest superhuman in the world. People praise him and call him the great '''Chuka Taisen'''."
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