Chuugoku Senseijutsu (Famicom) Guide by E. Phelps, ver. 1.0 (aka LastBossKiller) - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - - - - = = = === Disclaimer === = = = - - - - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - This document may not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission by the author. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Copyright 2014 E. Phelps ---Viewing This Document--- This document contains Japanese text. To view it correctly, set your browser or word processor to view "Shift-JIS" format. For example, if you are using Internet Explorer, using the dropdown menu, go to View -> Encoding -> More -> Japanese (Shift-JIS). You could, instead, open this document with Microsoft Word, and it will ask you about the encoding automatically, allowing you to select Shift-JIS. - - - = = = =================== = = = - - - - - - = = = ====== Intro ====== = = = - - - - - - = = = =================== = = = - - - Chuugoku Senseijutsu is another one of those strange fortune telling games that were popular in Japan during the NES era. It is supposedly based on Chinese astrology, according to the old man who is talking to you throughout the game. It will tell you about your compatibility in relationships with other people, predict how successful you will be in your career, tell you things about your personality, and so on. If this sort of thing appeals to you, then there are a lot of options to play with. It seems like the kind of thing that might be fun when you have a group of friends over, and you all speak Japanese, and you live in the 1980's. It is fairly easy Japanese to understand compared to a lot of untranslated Japanese games, although it does have a lot of kanji, which is odd for an NES game. It may make for decent Japanese practice for those of you who are attempting to learn the language. - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - - - - = = = == Game Startup == = = = - - - - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - When the game starts, the old guru says that he is a master of Chinese astrology and that he will use it to divine your future. You are then shown a name entry screen. ===================== ---= Name Entry Screen =--- ===================== After the old man gives his speech, you are presented with a window in which you can enter the names of up to five women (おんな) in slots 1 through 5, and 5 men (おとこ) in slots 6 through 10. Push the up and down arrows to move the arrow to a slot you want to edit, then press "A" to begin editing. Press the up and down arrows to cycle through the Japanese letters, and press left or right to move to the previous or next letter in the person's name, or to change the year (年), month (月), or day (日) that the person was born. Press "A" again when you are done editing that person's information. Select おわり ("finished") when you are done entering names. ============================================= ---= Select Person Whose Fortune Is To Be Read =--- ============================================= After exiting the name entry screen, you will be asked to choose one of the names you entered, and that person's fortune will be told. Press up and down to cycle between the names. Woman are indicated by the symbol 女, while men are indicated by the symbol 男. After selecting a person, their astrological star (星) will be shown, and the properties of that star will be described (i.e. 玉堂星 is the star of intelligence and studies). Here are the possible star signs that can be assigned to you. It is decided by your birthday: 玉堂星 - Star of intelligence and studies. Attributes: history, literature, teaching, mother. 禄存星 - Star of monetary power and love. Attributes: family life, realistic, medicine. 石門星 - Star of protection and companionship. Attributes: sociable, political strength, friendship. 司禄星 - Star of the home and mother. Attributes: kindness, common sense, diligence. 調舒星 - Star of solitude and sensitivity. Attributes: dreams, Roman, literature. 鳳閣星 - Star of play and health. Attributes: nature, child. 貫索星 - Star of strength and defense. Attributes: stubbornness, independence, effort. 龍高星 - Star of wisdom and innovation. Attributes: intelligence, curiosity, adventure. ?牛星 - Star of mazes and fame. Attributes: pride, companionship. (The question mark is because I don't recognize the first kanji) 車騎星 - Star of action and war. Attributes: quick temper, attack, uproarious. - - - = = = ================= = = = - - - - - - = = = === Main Menu === = = = - - - - - - = = = ================= = = = - - - Next, you will be presented with numerous choices for getting your fortune told: 相性占い - "Compatibility fortune" 結婚占い - "Marriage fortune" 金運占い - "Monetary fortune" 仕事占い - "Employment fortune" 日運占い - "Daily fortune" 月運占い - "Monthly fortune" 年運占い - "Yearly fortune" 性格占い - "Personality fortune" Each of these options are explained in the following sections. A couple control options of note: Press "start" at any time to return to the name entry screen. Press "select" to go to the previous menu. ========================= -------------------------= Compatibility Fortune =--------------------------- ========================= Choose a member of the opposite sex and it will show if the two people you chose are compatible in love. An animation of two people is shown. They hold hands and smile if the people are compatible, and they cross their arms and frown if they are not. ==================== ---------------------------= Marriage Fortune =------------------------------ ==================== This is essentially the same as the "Compatibility Fortune". You choose a member of the opposite sex and it will show the same animation to say whether the people will make a good marriage or not. ==================== ---------------------------= Monetary Fortune =------------------------------ ==================== This option will show how lucky you will be in your finances during a certain time period. You are presented with a submenu: 年運 - "Yearly luck". See how your fortunes will fair in a specific year. 月運 - "Monthly luck". See how your fortunes will fair in a specific month. 日運 - "Daily luck". See how your fortunes will fair on a specific day. Whatever time period you request, your fortune will be revealed via a slot machine. If you land on three sevens, you will have good fortune, if you land three of something else, you will have a little fortune, and not getting 3 of the same symbol means you will have bad fortune. ====================== -------------------------= Employment Fortune =------------------------------ ====================== This option tells you the type of job you will be good at. It will show a picture of somebody in a profession, such as a doctor. The text at the bottom of the screen is a bit more general though. For example, if you see a picture of a doctor, it means you will do something that helps people, such as a doctor or nurse or some other kind of service work. ================= ----------------------------= Daily Fortune =-------------------------------- ================= Selecting the daily fortune option brings up a submenu: 今日の運勢 - "Luck of the Day". Tells a lengthy fortune for the day you specify. 日運グラフ - "Daily Fortune Graph". Shows your luck for a specific day on a scale from 0 to 100 for the catagories of money, love, health, and work. 心理テスト - "Mental Test". Several ten question quizzes that you can take to see how your personality ranks in certain catagories. See the subsection below for more detail. 行動テスト - "Behavior Test". Another set of quizzes that ranks how good you are at certain behaviors, such as buying presents or going on dates. See the subsection below for more detail. 今日の相性 - "Today's Compatibility". Compares the relationship compatibility of the males and females entered into the game on a specified day. See the subsection below for more detail. ------Mental test------ These quizzes are a series of yes (はい) or no (いいえ) questions that determine how much of a given quality you have in your personality, on a scale from 1 to 10. The quizzes are: 恋心度 - Love 性格度 - Personality ビンボー度 - Poverty エリート度 - Elitism ヒマン度 - Obesity ワガママ度 - Selfishness ミーハー度 - Follower of fads オシャレ度 - Smartly dressed 政治家度 - Politician イナカ度 - Hillbilly ------Behavior Test------ These quizzes test how well you perform certain behaviors. The quiz options are: デート - Dating 愛のこくはく - Confessing love オシャレ - Dressing well たからくじ - Lottery 旅行１ - Travel 1 旅行２ - Travel 2 スポーツ - Sports プレゼント - Presents レジャー - Leisure あそび - Play Each test has four questions that you have to answer and four possible answers for each question. You will then get a score between 0 and 100 depending on the answers you give. ------Today's Compatibility------ Check the relationship compatibility between males and females on a given day. First, set the day. Then, choose if you want to check a man (おとこ) or woman's (おんな) compatibility by putting the one you want on the left side of the screen by pressing the left and right arrows. Then press "A". You will then have the options 1たい1 ("1 vs. 1") and 1たい5 ("1 vs. 5"). Choose 1 vs. 1 if you want to check the compatibility of one person with another. Choose 1 vs. 5 if you want to check someone's compatibility with all the members of the opposite sex. Then, select the person you want to test. A dotted line will project from the person you selected to the person or persons you asked it to compare to. If two people are compatible, a heart will appear. =================== ---------------------------= Monthly Fortune =------------------------------- =================== After selecting a month, this option shows your lucky day, color, place, number, goods, and foods for the month. It will also give you a bit of a lengthy fortune. ================== ---------------------------= Yearly Fortune =-------------------------------- ================== After selecting a year, this option will show a graph demonstrating your luck month-by-month for the year on a scale from 0 to 100. Also, you will get a lengthy fortune. It will show another graph of your luck year-by-year for the next 10 years. ======================= -------------------------= Personality Fortune =----------------------------- ======================= Simply gives you a fortune regarding your personality traits. - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - - - - = = = === Conclusion === = = = - - - - - - = = = ================== = = = - - - I hope you found this guide useful. If you have information that you'd like to contribute or other suggestions for how the guide can be made better or if you find any mistakes, please send it to lastbosskiller@gmail.com. I will give you the proper credit for your help. Thanks to the NES FAQ Completion Project regulars for providing a fun environment for exploring old, obscure games!