Chu-Teng
| Chu-Teng | |
|---|---|
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| Original name | 中天 |
| Release date | 21 October 1995 |
| Format | Game |
| Lost? | No |
- This article is about the game. For the in-universe location, see Chu-Teng (place).
Chu-Teng (中天, Chūten lit. Mid-Heaven) is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Outside Directors Company and published by Sony Music Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. It is the sequel to Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou.
Copies of the game became elusive in the years following its release, making it a holy grail of sorts for the fan community. At the end of June 2013, an anonymous user on 4chan's /vr/ board came forward with a Mac copy and shared the disc image a few days later.
Development
A hidden message in the game's files by programmer Yasuo Higano reveals that Chu-Teng's code was written in six months. Higano also expresses that he originally joined the industry to work on PlayStation games, so working in the comparatively simple Macromedia Director crushed his ego and made him feel like he wasn't a real programmer. He appears to have left OSD soon after Chu-Teng's release. The company would begin working on PlayStation software within a couple years of his departure.
According to the March 1996 issue of Wired magazine, a North American release of Chu-Teng was planned for mid-1996. Additionally, the June 1996 issue of Taiwanese gaming publication Soft World Magazine mentions that the game was featured at Sony Interactive's booth during that year's E3. Despite this, an official localization ultimately never hit the market.
Plot
This article or section thereof contains story spoilers. It is advised not to read it if you wish to avoid them.
After having regained his soul in Tong-Nou, Rin meets two parts of a creature from outer space called Nan-shu. He tells Rin that Chu-Teng is in danger due to invading darkness and that he is in dire need of his help. Rin's mission is to retrieve the missing parts of Nan-shu's face and collect the sacred weapons of the Star, Moon, and Sun palaces. With Nan-shu's face restored and the sacred weapons, Rin will be able to combat the forces of darkness and their leader, the Supreme Darkness Chui-hei, in Ge-Teng.
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The background while saving or loading a game.
| Chu-Teng Locations | |
|---|---|
| Outer Heaven | Milky Way • Ge-Teng |
| Inner Heaven | Chu-Teng • Magatama Planet • White Road Gate • Yellow Road Gate • Red Road Gate |
| Star Palace | Central Room • Intersections (Ancestry Worship and History Chamber • Office Room • Princess's Room • Theater) • Rooms (Rooms 3-8 • Rooms 10-15 • Rooms 17-22 • Rooms 24-29) |
| Moon Palace | Five-Story Pagoda • Coral Palace • Underground Palace |
| Sun Palace | Treasury |
| Chu-Teng Characters | |
|---|---|
| Protagonist | Rin |
| Milky Way | Teng-hou • Takochu • Stardust Clan |
| Inner Heaven | Nan-shu • Ah & Ung • Su-game Clan • Twins from Tong-Nou (Dadezu & Zazezu • Babebu & Babebo • Jido & Jizo • Bibo & Pipo) • Yo-a-mong |
| Star Palace | Suin-shin • Se-yin • Kui • Shi-tsu • Shin • Cho • Tsu-tang • Tei • Torikara • Nan-shu's Body • Heki • Stardust Clan • Mai-chiu • Copier |
| Moon Palace | Yue-yin • Seven Priests (Sang-yi • Sang-er • Sang-san • Sang-si • Sang-wu • Sang-lian • Sang-qi) • Sang-nyui • Zako-yin • Seven Shells Family • Tsukiusa-yin • Sango-jin • Fountain Gatekeeper • Xi-liao & Xiong-tsu • Chu-yin • Sho-yin • Ching-yin • Meditating Giant Clan (Omedama • Hashira • Sufiku) |
| Sun Palace | Tai-yang • Kae-yang • Koh-yang |
| Darkness | Dark Amoebas • Kujira • Yamihyo • Yamin • Chi-tou • Ru-hou • Chui-hei |
| Chu-Teng Items | |
|---|---|
| Chu-Teng Tablet | Chu-Teng Tablet • Mouth ROM • Nose ROM |
| Star Palace | Star Tally • Star Master Key • Library Key • Locksmith Key • Flowers • Steamed Bun • Candle • Seven Stars Book • Starlight • Twig • Yakitori • Paper • Light Gun • Light Net • Light Arrow • Starlight Flame • Duplicate Key • Torikara • Seven Stars • Star Plate • Shinpao |
| Moon Palace | Moon Tally • Moon Master Key • Pagoda Key • Court Lady's Key • Mine • Rabbit Ears • Dark Gourd • Stone • Rope • Moon Plate • Seven Pearls • Yuipao |
| Sun Palace | Sun Tally • Sun Master Key • Treasure Chest Key • Treasury Key • Seven Mirrors • Sun Plate • Frog Feather • Chinpao |
| Related | Furoshiki • Koan |