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{{Header Nav|game=Kung-Fu Master | {{Header Nav|game=Kung-Fu Master}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
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|image=Kung-Fu Master flyer.jpg | |||
|title=Kung-Fu Master | |title=Kung-Fu Master | ||
| | |japanese=スパルタンX ''(Spartan X)'' | ||
|developer=[[Irem]] | |developer=[[Irem]] | ||
|publisher={{ | |publisher={{colist|Irem|Data East|Nintendo}} | ||
|year=1984 | |||
|systems={{syslist|cade|a2600|a7800|c64|a2|cpc|nes|zx}} | |||
|genre=[[Beat 'em up]] | |genre=[[Beat 'em up]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{marquee|Kung-Fu Master marquee.png}} | {{marquee|Kung-Fu Master marquee.png}} | ||
'''Kung-Fu Master''' is the undisputed grandfather of the [[Beat 'em up]] genre. | '''Kung-Fu Master''' is the undisputed grandfather of the [[Beat 'em up]] genre. It was one of the earliest games to feature a lone martial artist who must go up against a massive army of less than capable fighters, as well as bosses that require special strategies to defeat. The main character does not die from one hit. Instead, he has a life bar that decreases every time the player fails to dodge an attack. The player may choose between punches or kicks, high or low attacks, and jumping or crouching. | ||
Known as '''Spartan X''' in Japan, the game was actually based upon a [[Wikipedia:Wheels on Meals|movie of the same name]] which starred Jackie Chan. More of a comedy than an action title, the game's story is taken directly from the movie, but the content differs quite a bit. Some of the content is actually inspired by several Bruce Lee movies. The 5-Floor Pagoda as well as the third boss who mimics the giant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taken from "Game of Death". The shot of a kidnapping letter and a tied-up girl in a red dress is taken from "Bruce's Finger". And the red pillars and ceiling tape were inspired by "Goodbye Bruce Lee, his Last Game of Death". | |||
Because the success of the game coincided with the launch of the Famicom in Japan, [[Nintendo]] saw the game as a must-have title for their system. So they licensed the game from [[Irem]] and published it themselves. It was the third best selling Famicom game released in 1985, selling a reported 1,420,000 copies throughout its lifetime. When Nintendo brought the game to North America, they shortened the title to simply ''Kung Fu'', possibly to avoid legal problems with [[Data East]], who held the rights to the game in North America. Data East licensed the game to popular European home computer systems, while [[Activision]] (later, Absolute) provided ports to popular [[Atari]] systems available at the time. | |||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
==Gameplay summary== | ==Gameplay summary== | ||
* Thomas begins on one side of each floor of the | * Thomas begins on one side of each floor of the temple, and must advance to the other end of that floor, through five floors. | ||
* Thomas must defeat the boss of each floor, before gaining access to the next floor (or saving Sylvia on the top floor). | * Thomas must defeat the boss of each floor, before gaining access to the next floor (or saving Sylvia on the top floor). | ||
* Thomas must avoid contact with enemies. | * Thomas must avoid contact with enemies. Some enemies attack Thomas for a certain amount of damage, while other enemies can grab Thomas and drain his energy. | ||
* If enemies latch on to Thomas and drain his energy, the player must shake the joystick back and forth to shake the enemies off Thomas. | * If enemies latch on to Thomas and drain his energy, the player must shake the joystick back and forth to shake the enemies off Thomas. | ||
* Thomas must defeat enemies by | * Thomas must defeat the enemies by punching or kicking them when they are within strike range. | ||
* Boss enemies have life bars as well, so Thomas must hit the enemy enough to deplete their energy. | * Boss enemies have life bars as well, so Thomas must hit the enemy enough to deplete their energy. | ||
* Thomas loses one life whenever his health meter is fully drained of energy or if time runs out. | * Thomas loses one life whenever his health meter is fully drained of energy or if time runs out. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Kung-Fu Master title.png|Title screen. | |||
File:Spartan X flyer.jpg|Spartan X arcade flyer, featuring Jackie Chan. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Irem]] | ||
[[Category:Beat 'em up]] | [[Category:Beat 'em up]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:MAME]] |