Gokuraku! Chuka Taisen

Gokuraku! Chuka Taisen
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platform: TurboGrafx-16 Released in JP: March 13, 1992 This game has a hidden developer message.

An enhanced port of the arcade shoot 'em up Chuka Taisen.

Hidden Messages

These Morse code messages play after the game has been paused for around 10 minutes, 40 seconds. They repeat after waiting the same amount of time. The messages use a heavy amount of Morse code abbreviations.

Transcribed
High: -.-. --.- / -.-. --.- / -.-. --.- / -.. . / .--- -. .---- -.- - .--- / -.- Low: .--- -. .---- -.- - .--- / -.. . / .--- --- .---- -... .-.. ..-. / -.- High: --.- .-. --.. / ..--..
Converted
High: CQ CQ CQ DE JN1KTJ K Low: JN1KTJ DE JO1BLF K High: QRZ ?
Translated
High: Calling any station. Calling any station. Calling any station. This is JN1KTJ. Over. Low: JN1KTJ this is JO1BLF. Over. High: Who is calling me?

Yujix 'JN1KTJ' Terada is credited as the game's programmer. As of yet, nobody knows who JO1BLF might be referring to. A shorter message can also be found in Taito Chase H.Q.

The messages can also be found in text form at 90AE in an unheadered ROM:

CQ@CQ@CQ@DE@JN1KTJ@K
JN1KTJ@DE@JO1BLF@K
QRZ@?