This is the first game in the Hokuto no Ken series. For other games in the series see the Hokuto no Ken category.
Black Belt / Hokuto no Ken | |
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Year released | 1986 |
System(s) | Sega Master System, Wii |
Series | Hokuto no Ken, Sega Ages |
Japanese title | 北斗の拳 |
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Designer(s) | Yuji Naka |
Genre(s) | Action |
Players | 1 |
Modes | Single player |
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken | |
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Developer(s) | SIMS |
Publisher(s) | 3D Ages |
Year released | 2004 |
System(s) | PlayStation 2 |
Black Belt is a 1986 beat 'em up game released for the Sega Master System. It is a localization of the Japanese Mark III game, Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳?), based on the manga and anime series of the same name (Fist of the North Star in English). The international version was stripped of the Hokuto no Ken license, forcing graphic alterations to the game. Black Belt was one of programmer Yuji Naka's early games prior to his involvement in Sonic the Hedgehog.
The game was changed when it was brought over from Japan. The changes were the characters themselves and the backgrounds, as well as everything related to the property. However, the game mechanics are still the same and even the lesser enemies die by exploding into bits. A sequel was released for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan, which was released internationally as Last Battle, once again stripped of the Hokuto no Ken license.
This game is officially the first game to bear the Hokuto no Ken title. It was followed by another Hokuto no Ken game released for the Famicom. The Sega Mark III version was released in Japan on the Wii Virtual Console in 2008, and was also included as an unlockable in the Yakuza and Hokuto no Ken crossover Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, released in 2018.
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American title screen
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Japanese title screen
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Japanese box art
Story (Black Belt)[edit]
The player take control of a martial artist named Riki, who sets out to rescue his girlfriend Kyoko from his rival, Wang. The game is composed of six left-to-right side-scrolling stages in which Riki faces different types of underlings (depending on the stage), facing occasional sub-bosses at mid-points of certain stages. At the end of each stage, Riki must confront the stage's boss, each being susceptible to only one type of attack. The player must exploit their opponent's weakness and use it to finish the boss off. Many of the bosses can be beaten by repeatedly pressing the kick button, but some of the bosses must be attacked in a specific way to be defeated.
Characters[edit]
Black Belt | Hokuto no Ken | Role |
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Riki | Kenshiro (ケンシロウ) | Hero |
Kyoko | Yuria (ユリア) | Heroine |
Ryu | Shin (シン) | 1st Boss |
Hawk | Colonel (カーネール) | 2nd Boss |
Gonta | Devil's Rebirth (デビル・リバーズ) | 3rd Boss |
Oni | Toki (トキ) | 4th Boss |
Rita | Souther (サウザー) | 5th Boss |
Wang | Raoh (ラオウ) | Final Boss |
Table of Contents
- Hokuto no Ken: Violence Gekiga Adventure
- Hokuto no Ken (Sega Mark III)
- Hokuto no Ken (Famicom)
- Fist of the North Star (NES)
- Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu
- Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou Seiken Retsuden
- Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of the Universe
- Hokuto no Ken 4: Shichisei Hakenden Hokuto Shinken no Kanata e
- Hokuto no Ken 5: Tenma Ryuusei Den Ai★Zetsushou
- Hokuto no Ken 6: Gekitou Denshouken Haou e no Michi
- Hokuto no Ken 7: Seiken Retsuden Denshousha e no Michi
- Hokuto no Ken (Sega Saturn)
- Fighting Mania: Fist of the North Star
- Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu
- Punch Mania ~Hokuto no Ken 2 Gekitou Shura no Kuni Hen
- Sega Ages 2500 Hokuto no Ken
- Fist of the North Star (arcade)
- Hokuto no Ken: Hokuto Shinken Denshousha no Michi
- Hokuto no Ken Online
- Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden: Ten no Haoh
- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage
- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2
- Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
- Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken Plus
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken DS
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken Portable
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken Plus
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken DS
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE
- Jissen Pachi-Slot Pachinko Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken
- Jissen PachiSlot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken 2 Ransei Haou Den Tenha no Shou