Atari Jaguar · WebAssembly Edition

The crown is yours to defend.

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Crown Chess brings the original Atari Jaguar game to the browser. It is the same C game code, with a modern way to play: keyboard, gamepad, mouse or touch.

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Play in your browser320 × 240 original display

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4computer levels

3clock settings

100%original game logic

Choose your move

← ↑ → ↓ or W A S D — move the cursor
Enter, Space or Z — select a piece / confirm
Esc or X — cancel / go back
P — pause. H — help. T — quick undo.
Click a piece, then its destination square — or use the on-screen pad on touch devices.

Jaguar spirit, web freedom

Castle, promote, take en passant, battle the clock and face four CPU difficulty levels. Your settings and saved game stay on this device, stored locally in your browser — just as the cartridge used its EEPROM.

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Enjoying Crown Chess? A donation helps support more Atari Jaguar games and many more hours of development. Suggestions and feedback are always welcome, too.

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Made for Atari Jaguar, playable anywhere. Crown Chess runs through WebAssembly; the browser provides the display, controls, sound and local save memory while the original game code stays at the heart of every move.