Hwang Shinwei

Hwang Shinwei , sometimes romanized as Huang Hsin-Wei or Huang Xinwei, is a Taiwanese video game programmer. From 1988 to 1991, he developed video games for the NES without a license from Nintendo, which were mostly published by RCM Co., Ltd. (also known as RCM Group or simply RCM, standing for RamCo Man International ). Though some of Hwang's titles are originals. most are clones of popular games, many of which were not originally ported to the NES (such as Rally-X). All of these games were released on various multicarts, but several, like Brush Roller and Magic Jewelry, were also released on standalone cartridge format. Though standalone games and multicarts produced by RCM and other companies with ties to Hwang often had copyright information listed, cartridges produced by unrelated companies usually had their copyright information removed, even on single release cartridges. Hwang retired from NES game development around 1991, coinciding with a Nintendo lawsuit against several Taiwanese companies (including RCM) for their counterfeiting activities. It is possible he may have been arrested, though whether or not this is true is unclear.

List of Hwang Shinwei games

Clone titles No. Title Releaseyear(s) Originalpublisher(s) Clone of Notes 1 Mí Hún Chē 1988 Chi Chi Toy Co. Rally-X Also known as Ecstasy Car. Also credited as The Latest Strong Card: Ecstasy Car (Zuìxīn Qiáng Kǎ - Mí Hún Chē) on the cartridge. 2 3D Block 1989/1990 Jujing Electronics (1989)RCM Group (1990) Blockout Credited as Three-Dimensional Tetris (Lìtǐ Èluósī Fāngkuài) on the cartridge. 3 Block Force 1990 Jujing ElectronicsRCM Group Block Hole Credited as Square Force on the cartridge. Originally programmed by Hwang Jiun-Ming, Shinwei in this game is credited as "layout and music". 4 Brush Roller Various publishers Crush Roller Its hack version was developed by NTDEC as Bookyman in 1991, and later included in their 1992 multicart Caltron 6 in 1. 5 F18 Race RCM Group Grand Prix Also known as X1 Race. 6 Frog River Frogger 7 Magic Jewelry Columns Also credited as Magic Gems (Mófǎ Bǎoshí) on the cartridge. 8 BB Car 1991 RCM GroupJY Company Rally-X Credited as Super Car on the cartridge. A new version of the original 1988 game Mí Hún Chē. 9 Boat Race Self-published 10 Magic Jewelry II RCM Group Columns Also credited as Gemstone Second Generation (Bǎoshí Fāngkuài Èr Dài) on the cartridge. The only sequel to Magic Jewelry. Credited as Magic Giral on the cartridge, and Baseball Boxing (Yěqiú Quán)''' in the game, the latter a literal translation of the Japanese term.

Original titles No. Title Release year Original publisher Notes 1 Guess Numbers 1990 RCM Group Both these Puzzle games use graphics taken from Adventure Island. 2 Picture Collect 3 Punch Sprite Self-published Also known as Punch Pipe. A Whack-a-mole game with graphics taken from Super Mario Bros.. 4 Soha Poker Unknown A Poker-based game. 5 Sky Shot RCM Group 6 2 Turn Pair 1991 A Shisen-Sho-based game. 7 Memory Pair A Concentration solitaire game. 8 China Chess Unknown Unknown A Banqi-based game. 9 Black Jack Based on the homonym card game. 10 Magic Sound 11 Piano A Piano simulator game.

Multi-game cartridges No. Title Originalpublisher Releaseyear Notes 1 Tetris Family: 6-in-1 RCM Group 1991 1) Credited as Block Family on title screen.2) Contains: Tetris, Tetris, 3D Block, Flipull, Magic Jewelry, and Block Force. 2 Tetris Family: 9-in-1 RCM Group 1991 1) Credited as Tetris Series: Super 9 in One on title screen.2) Contains: Tetris (BPS/Nintendo), Tetris (Atari), 3D Block, Flipull, Block Force, Magic Jewelry, Wild Ball, 2 Turn Pair, and Memory Pair. 3 Tetris Family: 12-in-1 RCM Group 1991 4 12-in-1 Hwang Shinwei Unknown Unknown Contains: Magic Jewelry, Tengen Tetris (credited as Tetris II), Chinese Chess, Dr. Mario, Taiwan Mahjong 16 (credited as Taiwan Mahjon), Gomoku Narabe Renju (credited as Five Chess), Block Force, Hayauchi Super Igo (credited as Chess), Arkanoid (credited as Super Arkanoid), Flipull, Super Mario Bros. (credited as Super Mario II), and Tank 1990.