NES
Kung-Fu Master

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Published by

Nintendo of America Inc.

Developed by

Irem Corp.

Released

Oct, 1985

Also For

Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Combined View

Genre

Action

Perspective

3rd-Person Perspective, Side-Scrolling

Non-Sport

Arcade, Fighting

Misc

Coin-Op Conversion

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Credited as the first "beat 'em up" game, inspiring successful arcade brawlers like Renegade, Double Dragon, and Final Fight.

Contributed by Just Games Retro

(3845) on Mar 27, 2007.

The original coin-op of this game is based on the Jackie Chan movie Kwai tsan tseh. In Japan, the movie was shown under the name "Spartan X" and indeed the original japanese name for this game is "Spartan X". In North America, the movie's name is "Wheels on Meals" and the game's name is "Kung-Fu Master" or simply "Kung-Fu".

Contributed by WildKard (11891) on Jan 02, 2004.

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