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Kung-Fu Master (c) 1984 Data East USA, Inc. Export release. For more complete information on the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Spartan X". - TRIVIA - Kung-Fu Master was released in December 1984 outside Japan. Originally known in Japan as as "Spartan X". Licensed to Data East for US manufacture and distribution. Kung-Fu Master was the first game that Irem licensed to Data East and was also the first of two genre-defining fighting games released by Data East that year; the other being 'Karate Champ', the world's first one-on-one fighting game. Differences between Spartan X and Kung-Fu Master: * During the demo screen the word Kung-Fu (in 'A KUNG-FU MASTER, THOMAS....') is spelled 'KANFU' in Spartan X. * Spartan X has an additional copyright notice that is not in Kung-Fu Master : '(C)1984 Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion'. A bootleg of this game was released by O.K. corp. in 1985. Mike Sullivan holds the official record for this game with 1,349,040 points. - SERIES - 1. Kung-Fu Master (1984, Arcade) 2. Vigilante (1988, Arcade) 3. Spartan X 2 (1991, Famicom) - PORTS - * CONSOLES: [AS] Nintendo Famicom (1984) "Kung Fu" [US] Atari 2600 (may.12, 1987) "Kung-Fu Master [Model AG-039]" by Activision [US] Nintendo NES (oct.1985) "Kung Fu [Model NES-SX-USA]" [EU] Nintendo NES (apr.15, 1987) "Kung Fu [Model NES-SX-NOE]" [US] Atari 7800 (1989) "Kung-Fu Master [Model AM-039-04]" by Absolute Entertainment * HANDHELDS: [EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1991) "Kung Fu Master [Model DMG-SX-NOE]" [US] Nintendo Game Boy (feb.1991) "Kung Fu Master [Model DMG-SX]" * COMPUTERS: [US] Apple II (1985) "Kung Fu Master" [US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1985) "Kung Fu Master" [EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1986) "Kung-Fu Master" by U.S. Gold [EU] Amstrad CPC (1987) "Kung-Fu Master" PC [MS Windows, Online] [EU] (dec.9, 2011) "IREM Arcade Hits" by DotEmu Apple MacIntosh [Online] [US] (aug.21, 2011) "Irem Arcade Hits" by DotEmu PC [Desura] [US] (nov.2, 2013) "IREM Arcade Hits" by Plug In Digital - SOURCES - ROM dump (MAME). Machine's picture. F.A.Q. by Kevin Butler A.K.A. War Doc InsertCoin; http://www.insertcoin2112.blogspot.com/
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Kung-Fu Master (c) 1984 Data East USA, Inc. Export release. For more complete information on the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Spartan X". - TRIVIA - Kung-Fu Master was released in December 1984 outside Japan. Originally known in Japan as as "Spartan X". Licensed to Data East for US manufacture and distribution. Kung-Fu Master was the first game that Irem licensed to Data East and was also the first of two genre-defining fighting games released by Data East that year; the other being 'Karate Champ', the world's first one-on-one fighting game. Differences between Spartan X and Kung-Fu Master: * During the demo screen the word Kung-Fu (in 'A KUNG-FU MASTER, THOMAS....') is spelled 'KANFU' in Spartan X. * Spartan X has an additional copyright notice that is not in Kung-Fu Master : '(C)1984 Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion'. A bootleg of this game was released by O.K. corp. in 1985. Mike Sullivan holds the official record for this game with 1,349,040 points. - SERIES - 1. Kung-Fu Master (1984, Arcade) 2. Vigilante (1988, Arcade) 3. Spartan X 2 (1991, Famicom) - PORTS - * CONSOLES: [AS] Nintendo Famicom (1984) "Kung Fu" [US] Atari 2600 (may.12, 1987) "Kung-Fu Master [Model AG-039]" by Activision [US] Nintendo NES (oct.1985) "Kung Fu [Model NES-SX-USA]" [EU] Nintendo NES (apr.15, 1987) "Kung Fu [Model NES-SX-NOE]" [US] Atari 7800 (1989) "Kung-Fu Master [Model AM-039-04]" by Absolute Entertainment * HANDHELDS: [EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1991) "Kung Fu Master [Model DMG-SX-NOE]" [US] Nintendo Game Boy (feb.1991) "Kung Fu Master [Model DMG-SX]" * COMPUTERS: [US] Apple II (1985) "Kung Fu Master" [US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1985) "Kung Fu Master" [EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1986) "Kung-Fu Master" by U.S. Gold [EU] Amstrad CPC (1987) "Kung-Fu Master" PC [MS Windows, Online] [EU] (dec.9, 2011) "IREM Arcade Hits" by DotEmu Apple MacIntosh [Online] [US] (aug.21, 2011) "Irem Arcade Hits" by DotEmu PC [Desura] [US] (nov.2, 2013) "IREM Arcade Hits" by Plug In Digital - SOURCES - ROM dump (MAME). Machine's picture. F.A.Q. by Kevin Butler A.K.A. War Doc InsertCoin; http://www.insertcoin2112.blogspot.com/
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