tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post6144537924382235893..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: Kung Fu Fighting!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-28371203308796873882012-07-09T09:58:56.394+09:002012-07-09T09:58:56.394+09:00Ah, that does make sense. It does seem like the g...Ah, that does make sense. It does seem like the game makers had Game of Death in mind when they designed it, they must have just added the names Thomas and Sylvia at the end to make it Spartan X-ish!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-52828259373757286732012-07-09T09:42:54.606+09:002012-07-09T09:42:54.606+09:00I'm under the impression that the Spartan X li...I'm under the impression that the Spartan X license was an afterthought on Irem's part, when the original Arcade game was under development at Irem's headquarters (probably as early as 1983) the designing team hadn't seen or heard of the movie (but it seems they watched Game of Death alright ^_^).<br />The 1984 arcade game was mighty succesful, and Nintendo licensed the whole thing for a sure hit FC port I presume...(getting dragged in the SpartanX license mess ;^_^).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031590274535684756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-90920124611223669742012-07-01T11:31:45.638+09:002012-07-01T11:31:45.638+09:00Skyrunner - definitely check it out, its worth the...Skyrunner - definitely check it out, its worth the watch!<br /><br />Angryrider - yup, over here it is known as Spartan X. In fact, since it was released in Japan first technically `Kung-Fu` is actually what they re-named it to!<br /><br />Rodrigo - Yup, not often that I can work Spain into a Famicom post! Interesting piece of Famicom trivia there!<br /><br />Kaibun - I`m not sure if you need to beat it 50 times wihtout a game over- I have nowhere near enough time/patience to try!!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-39441219849825613282012-07-01T10:49:52.293+09:002012-07-01T10:49:52.293+09:00Hmm, I never heard about this alternate name eithe...Hmm, I never heard about this alternate name either; thought it was just exclusive to that western release. <br /><br />By the way, do you actually have to beat the game 50 times in a row to achieve the true ending, or is it OK to get a few game overs along the way? Not sure if I even have the patience.<br /><br />I'll just watch the Jackie Chan movie instead. Yessir, that should be fun.Kaibunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225349246000752389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-54243042303788812272012-07-01T08:26:37.113+09:002012-07-01T08:26:37.113+09:00Something Spanish-related on this blog, what a sur...Something Spanish-related on this blog, what a surprise!<br /><br />I love both the movie and the game, but didn't know they were related!Rodrigo Garcia Carmonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490579727883026920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-35240508276087038812012-07-01T00:01:47.526+09:002012-07-01T00:01:47.526+09:00I was watching an old episode of Game Center CX, a...I was watching an old episode of Game Center CX, and I always wondered why Arino kept calling the arcade game, clearly named "Kung Fu," "Spartan X." So as a cheap tie-in they just renamed it? Ha.<br /><br />I love Wheels on Meals, it's one of my favorite martial arts movies, simply because it's just so fun to watch.Angryriderhttp://www.cheapassgamer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-5195192318704202042012-06-30T23:49:00.175+09:002012-06-30T23:49:00.175+09:00I'm a huge Jackie Chan fan, and yet I've n...I'm a huge Jackie Chan fan, and yet I've never seen this movie or played the game. I'd probably rather the Spartan X version of the game over the Kung Fu version. And it seems once again you get an amazing deal. So jelly... :pskyrunner14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01229439263777499255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-19914420082470137462012-06-30T20:40:05.895+09:002012-06-30T20:40:05.895+09:00Bryan - yup, its an obscure little variation on th...Bryan - yup, its an obscure little variation on that one. I`ve seen loose copies on Ebay for 250$ or so, but that is a bit high.<br /><br />Josef - Yes, that was a cheap shot on my part. Actually I am really getting into these Hong Kong martial arts films, I never was before but after watching that I definitely want to see more!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-43872939349610493432012-06-30T16:11:30.851+09:002012-06-30T16:11:30.851+09:00As a Hong Kong and martial arts film afficionado, ...As a Hong Kong and martial arts film afficionado, I take some offense to you calling Wheels on Meals "so bad it's good", but nevertheless this is a very interesting post - I had no idea there was a Japanese release called "Kung Fu"!Josefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155489160159226411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-77597757380219598482012-06-30T13:44:01.936+09:002012-06-30T13:44:01.936+09:00Huh! I never knew this was released in Japan as an...Huh! I never knew this was released in Japan as anything other than Spartan X. Anyway, good thing you didn't have to shell out $750 for your copy. Yikes!Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.com