Once again the American version of the game is toned down to be part of the launch games that share the same pixelated artwork. I like the caricature of Jackie Chan used for the Japanese and European versions of the game. ![]() The Japanese version is loosely based on a Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals that was released in 1984. ![]() I thought is was just a simple karate style game, but that's when I opened the floodgates of weirdness. Kung Fu was made by Irem, and is known as Kung Fu Master when it was in the Arcade and as Spartan X in Japan. It was a very simple game with simple controls, but it was fun nevertheless. Eventually I think I ended up renting Kung Fu while on vacation one year. I think the first time I saw Kung Fu was on the back of the NES box, where they had featured all these screen shots of other games that you could buy for the Nintendo. Kung Fu was one of the original launch titles for the NES and a game that I remember well. I could tell it was an original print because it has the five flathead screws that held the cartridge together. ![]() While we were there I managed to find an original copy of Kung Fu for the NES. A weekend ago we took a road trip down to visit my sister-in-law.
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