Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe is a one-on-one fighting game for the Game Boy developed by Shouei System and originally released by Toei Animation in Japan on December 22, 1989. An American version was released by Electro Brain on April 1990, making it one of the few Hokuto no Ken video games released overseas. Other than a different title screen (which features a new artwork depicting Kenshiro and Raoh similar to the cover art of the first Famicom game), the two versions are otherwise identical.
Sgt Slaughter wants you-but only if you’ve got the guts to wrestle the meanest, toughest, ugliest wrestlers in town and the street-smarts to be a wheeling. dealing wrestling manager.
March into the ring and try all of the Sarge’s favorite moves-like a killer KO punch, a brutal body slam, or a ferocious flying pin. You can even throw your opponent over the ropes and fight outside the ring! Fight the ugly mugs in the league one by one and work your way through the ranks. Win, and you'll pick up a little combat pay and close ranks on a championship payoff. Lose, and you're likely to get Sgt Slaughter's dishonorable discharge.
Outside the ring, change roles and become a cunning. worldly-wise manager. Bid for the best wrestler you can afford in Sgt Slaughter's Auction House. Then take him to one of the wrestling joints in town.
If he’s green. you'll have to start him off in a sleazy gym. If and when he’s good enough. he’ll be a headliner at the high-class Main Arena for the championship! Sgt Slaughter
The Champ is a boxing video game published in 1989-1991 for the Amiga, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers by the Swiss company Linel, which was based in Liechtenstein at the time. The original for the Amiga is from Switzerland, while the conversions are the work of the British company Pantheon Software. The Amiga and Commodore 64 versions include Gonna Fly Now, a song from the famous boxing film Rocky, presumably used with a regular licence since composer Bill Conti is credited in the game manual.
Are you ready for a challenge that will test your game playing abilities to the max - if so read on!
You control Nick "The Hammer" on a rescue mission that will take you onto the streets of five of the most dangerous cities in the USA.
The streets are controlled by gangs possesive of their turf and a trespass always starts a rumble.
Homeboys, Lipsticks, Sharks and other gangs roam at will through an incredible street and hideout maze of unique 3D graphics.
Nick "The Hammer" is a bad dude himself and his punch and kick abilities are the equal of any street warrior. He will also need his full armory of weapons including knives, crowbars, and chains to survive in the urban jungle.
Warning! Don't be fooled by any friendly bystander as they could end up becoming just as dangerous as the most vicious gang member. The battles are bloody - the graphics superb - beware, you play at your own risk!
Latverian president Dr. Doom is a terrible enemy, so when he hatches a plan to blow up New York City with a stolen Atomic bomb, one Marvel superhero is not enough to stop him. As the lavishly-drawn comic bundled with the game explains, Spider-Man and Captain America must join forces to go to Latveria and foil his plans.
The main action in the game is a side-scrolling beat 'em up, in which you alternately control the two characters. They each have their own moves to deal with The Rhino, Electro and other foes. Moves are context-sensitive based on the distance between your character and the opponent. Energy bars decrease as you each take hits. After each section, you get comic-book sequences as a reward, and to set the scene of the evolving story.
The player controls an unnamed protagonist who is attempting to rescue his love interest, the Princess Mariko, from Akuma's castle fortress. The game exhibits a combination of a side-scrolling platform and fighting game elements similar to a beat 'em up.
The gameboy version most notably includes an experience system.
This is a mythologically-themed gladiator game with simple controls, allowing players to move left and right, jump, and attack. Players choose one of two human fighters, who must overcome eight terrifying and monstrous fantastic opponents (eg. dragon, wizard, scorpion-man) in the ring to win a tournament and rule the kingdom for one year. Between bouts, players can visit a store and upgrade their equipment, granting them different health, range and damage bonuses. A second player can join in at any time to challenge the current player, but only the winner can proceed in the tournament.
This game is succeeded by Mutant Fighter.
Mad motor is a 2D side-scrolling biker-themed beat 'em-up game that puts players in the shoes of a motor driver on a highway.
You have to beat-up enemies driving different types of motors and cars as well enemies on gliders. Bosses include a apelike boss hanging from an helicopter and a guy standing on top of a car in full Japanese armor. You can transform in to a more powerful hulky long haired guy on a tricycle motor. The background scenery includes, cities, deserts and forests. You can play solo or with a friend.
HE'S THE MEANEST SON OF A SNAKE YOU'VE EVER SEEN!
HE'S THE HUMAN KILLING MACHINE
CARVE OUT A PATH OF SAVAGE DESTRUCTION AS YOU BATTLE TO
STAMP YOUR SUPREMACY OVER A MULTITUDE OF OPPONENTS.
Face Igor the Fearless and his rabid dog amongst the sacred Temples of
Moscow. Don't be fooled by ladies of the night, Maria and Helga, streetwise
and toughened in the seedy underworld of Amsterdam. Match the cunning
guile of Miguel, master bullfighter and the unvanquished fighting bull Brutus
in the splendid surroundings of the Barcelona bull stag. Trade blows with
the awesome Utan Hana and his drunken compatriot outside a German
beerhouse. Finally confront the merciless terrorists of the Middle East
among the battle torn ruins of Beirut.
Tough and mean ... you're the HUMAN KILLING MACHINE!
Street Fighter was ported under the changed title Fighting Street for the TurboGrafx-CD and released with an arranged soundtrack. Due to the lack of a six-button controller available for the TurboGrafx-16 at the time this version was released, the strength level of the attacks were determined by how long either of the action buttons were held down.
Reikai Doushi: Chinese Exorcist (Priest of the Spirit World: Chinese Exorcist), released outside Japan as Last Apostle Puppet Show, was an arcade fighting game released by Home Data in 1988. This was the first fighting game to use digitized sprites, motion capture animation, and claymation.
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax is a video game first published in 1988 for various home computers. It was also released as Axe of Rage in North America. The game is the sequel to Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (Death Sword in North America), which was published in 1987. In Barbarian II, the player controls a princess or barbarian character, exploring the game world to locate and defeat an evil wizard. The game's plot is an extension of its predecessor, although the gameplay is different. While the first game offers two players the opportunity for virtual head-to-head combat, the second is solely a single-player adventure with fewer fighting moves.
A sideways scrolling beat-em-up game. Evil roamed free in the lands. Zorg 'The Master of Kin', took his wife to temple and before kissing her, suddenly the evil sorcerer Zangar came and invaded the place and took his wife kidnapped towards his castle. The knight Zorg begins his quest in the outlands of the Kin domain to rescue his wife from the enemy hands.