Chew Man Fu

The single-screen levels are inhabited by enemies, who can be killed by the firing of one of the balls. When a ball hits an enemy, it will continue moving in the same direction, intervening walls, and pushing the player backwards slightly. Balls can also be pushed forwards or pulled backwards, including around corners. Once a ball is placed onto its pad, it can be still be moved. Also included is a small bonus Kick-Ball game for two players, which doubles as practice with the control system.

Chew Man Fu was developed by Now Production, an Osaka-based game development company founded in 1986 by Toshiaki Awamura, who would later work on future projects such as Adventure Island II and Rolling Thunder 3. The game was co-designed by Masami "Simotuma" Shimotsuma and members under the pseudonym "Yumi" and "Bimbo!". Atsutane "Wakky" Wakisaka served as the game's sole programmer, while N. Ide was responsible for sound.

Chew Man Fu was first published in Japan by Hudson Soft on March 30, 1990, for the PC Engine and later in North America by NEC in 1990 for the TurboGrafx-16. The game was first re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console on February 13, 2007, in Japan, then in North America on February 26 and later in Europe on March 2. The title also received a version for mobile phones in 2007, featuring new visuals as well as reworked level design and controls. It was re-released on June 20, 2013, through the Japanese cloud gaming service G-cluster.

Chew Man Fu on the TurboGrafx-16 received mostly positive reception from critics, most of which reviewed it as an import title. 30 out of 30 score, ranking at the number 216 spot in a poll, indicating a popular following. Famitsu's four reviewers found the game to not be as "exhilarating" as Bomberman, but noted that the action element was "quite strong". French magazine Génération 4 commended its use of passwords to resume progress.

Joystick's Jean-Marc Demoly gave positive remarks to its visuals for being well-realized, sprite animations, sound and controls. Aktueller Software Markt's Sandra Alter also gave positive commentary to the title in regards to its level editor as well as the graphics, controls, technical performance and play value.