List of Fist of The North Star Video Games - 1980s

1980s

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Hokuto no Ken: Violence Gekiga Adventure
北斗の拳 バイオレンス劇画アドベンチャー

Original release date(s):
  • May 1986
Release years by system:
NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Fujitsu FM-7
Notes:
  • A graphic adventure game released by Enix, it is the first Hokuto no Ken video game ever produced. The story is a loose adaptation of the Shin story arc.


Hokuto no Ken
北斗の拳

Original release date(s):
  • July 20, 1986
Release years by system:
1986 - Mark III
2004 - PlayStation 2
2008 - Virtual Console
Notes:
  • The first Hokuto no Ken game by Sega. A side-scrolling action game with five stages (the Town of Southern Cross, God's Land, Devil's Rebirth, the Legacy of Cassandra, and the Cross Mausoleum of the Holy Emperor), culminating in a final one-on-one battle with Raoh.
  • The international version is titled Black Belt and features altered graphics and characters due to the removal of the Hokuto license.


Hokuto no Ken
北斗の拳

Original release date(s):
  • August 10, 1986
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • The first Hokuto no Ken video game released by Toei for the Famicom. A side-scrolling action platform game where the player fight their way through five stages. Bosses includes Mr. Heart, Shin, Jagi, Souther, and Raoh.


Fist of the North Star
Original release date(s):
  • April 17, 1987
  • April, 1989
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • The second Hokuto no Ken video game released by Toei for the Famicom. Released in Japan as Hokuto no Ken 2: Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu (北斗の拳2 世紀末救世主伝説?). Based on the early episodes of the Hokuto no Ken 2 anime series, the game features Kenshiro as he faces against the warriors of the Gento empire. There are eight stages in the game: Bask's city area, Gayler's area, Trai. Bosses includes Bask, Geila, Taiga, Solia, Boltz, Jakko, Falco, and the Nameless Shura.
  • Released in North America in 1989 under the title of Fist of the North Star. The game was advertised in issues of Viz Communication's initial English adaptation of the Fist of the North Star manga.


Hokuto no Ken : Shin Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu
北斗の拳 新世紀末救世主伝説

Original release date(s):
  • July 1, 1989
Release years by system:
1989 - Mega Drive
2008 - Virtual Console
Notes:
  • The second Hokuto no Ken game released by Sega. It is a side-scrolling action game similar to the Mark III original composed of four stages based on the Imperial Capital and Asura arcs of the manga (the portions which were adapted for the Hokuto no Ken 2 anime series).
  • The international version, titled Last Battle, features recolored graphics and renamed characters, although the actual character designs and plot were unchanged.


Hokuto no Ken 3: Shin Seiki Sōzō: Seiken Retsuden
北斗の拳3 新世紀創造 凄拳列伝

Original release date(s):
  • October 19, 1989
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • The third Hokuto no Ken video game released by Toei for the Famicom. A role-playing video game which adapts the storyline from the beginning of the manga to the Asura arc. The player takes control of a party composed primarily of Kenshiro, Bat, and Lin, as they encounter several characters from the series along the way.


Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe
Original release date(s):
  • December 22, 1989
  • April 1990
Release years by system:
Game Boy
Notes:
  • A fighting game released by Toei for the Game Boy. Known in Japan as Hokuto no Ken : Seizetsu Jūban Shōbu (北斗の拳 凄絶十番勝負?). The player takes control of Kenshiro or one of ten of his adversaries from the series (Heart, Shin, Jagi, Uighur, Souther, Raoh, Falco, Han, Hyou, and Kaioh).
  • Released in North America in 1990 by Electro Brain under the title of Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe.


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