Influence On Popular Culture
- The video game Kung-Fu Master was based on this film. The Japanese version of Kung-Fu Master was titled Spartan X and credited to be under license from Paragon Films Ltd, and Towa Promotion. The game in turn laid the foundations for the side-scrolling beat 'em up genre of video games.
- Japanese Pro Wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa used the theme song of the Japanese version of Wheels on Meals (named Spartan X) throughout his career wrestling under his real name.
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