I lived in San Diego when I first played this game. The corner store by my dads apartment had this and I spent every quarter and dollar I could get my hands on playing it. Circa 1985. Nostalgia at it's finest. Thanks for upload.
Yep,, was such an amazing time..Young people today don't what life was like before everything went crazy...And just the sound of an arcade when you walked in...Was amazing..The arcades today are so PC and kid friendly...Completely different..Then their was all the tree climbing and the adventures we would all go on..between the 60s and early 2000s western culture was great..Today, society obstructs fun and discourages exploration...I hope we can find a way back...For our children's children's sake
40+ years ago, this was the state of the art in video games. Younger people today just have *NO* idea how different it was. They're spoiled not only by the 3D elements, gorgeously orchestrated scores, and voice work that can be in games, but the sheer AMOUNT of them now. Think about it; back in the day, there were only hundreds to thousands of video games. Now... omg... there are HUNDREDS of thousands. Possibly millions (IDK).
I have a PS4, but grew up on NES. And you're spot on. I remember thinking "Contra","Double Dragon","Ninja Gaiden" & later "Sonic the Hedgehog" from Sega Genesis were the ultimate in graphics. Now, I play "NHL '22" & "Minecraft" daily & it's no comparison.
Of course younger generation know , they play retro emulators - idk why it's everyone says that younger gamers don't realize how great video games graphically are today , absolutely makes no Fn sense
Of course younger generation know , they play retro emulators - idk why it's everyone says that younger gamers don't realize how great video games graphically are today , absolutely makes no Fn sense
I'm from Durban , South Africa. I played this game when I was 11 years old. I'm now 49. Remains my favourite game of all time! What an era we lived through 😊😊
Yeah definitely played this allot..It was at one of our pizza parlours..So we'"d hit it after school.. weekends or before cricket training..Also we had games in most milk bars and fish and chip shops..Hyper Olympics..Moon Patrol..Ghost and Goblins🔥..1927..Rastan Saga..to name few..🇦🇺🐨👍
That sounds very much like Moon Patrol (1982) music because both shared the same designer, Takashi Nishiyama. He would go on to direct Street Fighter (1987) and create the famous Hadouken special attack for the player characters. Now you know! 😎
Back in Montréal in 1985 i think in the arcade on cote saint Luc corner of walkley 🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩 nothing but good memories. This game was extra popular. The spectacle, the music , 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 it definitely brings me nostalgia.
I was living in Singapore as a kid in 1984 when this came out. I use to go to the arcade all the time and play this and all the rest of the amazing retro games. They weren't retro back then, they were all state of the art and bad ass. I really miss those days ❤
You definitely earned that high score. It's been a long time since I've had to think about how brutally difficult games could be in the past. You die, then you start over... if you're lucky. Otherwise you got to drop another quarter in the slot. Well done.
This is one of the _FIRST_ ,...full-sized, stand alone games that I (sorta') "mastered".....as an 11 year-old, at the local Cumberland Farms (convenience store)....across the street from my house! What _WONDERFUL_ memories, from a _TIMELESS AGE_ ,...that I will *FOREVER* , treasure!!
OMG! You took me back with this one. Their pizza was legendary, and they gave you a pitcher of soda when you ate there. Not to mention the tabletop arcade games they used to have when you looked down at the screen. Too bad they moved from Maryland to San Diego 😞
When I was a kid I was in karate and I really trained hard to be really good at it because I was convinced that at some point in the future a criminal organization was going to kidnap my parents and I would have to dress up like a ninja and save them. So games like this remind me of that time in my life
This was my first introduction to videogames, on an Atari, thank god they evolved quickly and side scrolling games like TMNT and Double Dragon and Contra took over later on. Great times
I used to live in Pakistan (Karachi) It came into one of the local shop in 1985 I was 10 that time. My cousin brother was very good at this. Now im 49 and have it on mame32. This game is a Legend
My all time favorite. This game was an obsession. Took a long time for me to realize that to beat the 4th floor wizard you had to kneel and chest punch.
This game is so simple but so fun. There was a sequel to it on the Famicon. I forgot what Kung Fu was called on the Famicon though. I have it on an emulator. It's a bit different but you can still see the gameplay being similar.
Kung Fu master e Elevator Action eram minhas paixões, mas Kung Fu era mais difícil em razão de raramente ter um arcade com o controle decente, o lag era terrível.
I used to play this to death. In the arcades, then Kung Fu home on Nintendo . What's that game called with the two fighters one in a white gi and one in a red gi with that judge "Full point!!" or "half point" then you had to jump over a charging bull at some point after a match? It had two joysticks on it in the arcade, and you could do a bunch of sick moves? I loved that game, too.
This was the first NES game I ever saw - it was at k-mart on an open NES display .. I was honestly amazed at what I saw as I was used to Atari 2600 lol.. the NES had such a great library and Kung fu was one of the first and more simple but fun titles
I just played Atari greatest hits 1&2 on my PS5 pro that I downloaded on PS+ premium & JFC the games are so fn bad i couldn't even play each game 4more than a minute, real sports bball & fball is just horrific & to think how excited id be buying a 40$ Atari game back then 😂
This game brings back good memories played the NES version as well.This game reminded me of the movie Game Of Death with Bruce Lee when he defeated each master he walked up the stairs.I remember everyone used to call the third Boss Mister Clean,Besides this game 1984 had a lot great Arcade games Punch Out,Duck Hunt,Hogans Alley,Space Ace,Time Pilot 84,Yie Er Kung Fu Karate Champ to nzme a few 1984 what a year. I miss you 80s
I lived in San Diego when I first played this game. The corner store by my dads apartment had this and I spent every quarter and dollar I could get my hands on playing it. Circa 1985. Nostalgia at it's finest. Thanks for upload.
Do you remember the first time you beat it??
😂Man, we are getting to be really ole time farters aren't we!!.?😂😢😢
My childhood flashed before my eyes on thanksgiving day.
I threw so many coins into that machine!
Your childhood sucked then
Yep,, was such an amazing time..Young people today don't what life was like before everything went crazy...And just the sound of an arcade when you walked in...Was amazing..The arcades today are so PC and kid friendly...Completely different..Then their was all the tree climbing and the adventures we would all go on..between the 60s and early 2000s western culture was great..Today, society obstructs fun and discourages exploration...I hope we can find a way back...For our children's children's sake
Great comment mark, and you’re absolutely right.👍✌️
@@markmorris7123 some months I would spend my whole pocket money in one day at the arcades.
LOVED this game. Haven’t seen it for 40 years
So you haven't seen it since the year it came out?
@ I’m rounding up
@@KopiCapLLC Haha, I figured... just some friendly harassment. One of my favorite games from back in the day. Owned an original cabinet for awhile.
My first game I’m NES
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40+ years ago, this was the state of the art in video games. Younger people today just have *NO* idea how different it was. They're spoiled not only by the 3D elements, gorgeously orchestrated scores, and voice work that can be in games, but the sheer AMOUNT of them now. Think about it; back in the day, there were only hundreds to thousands of video games. Now... omg... there are HUNDREDS of thousands. Possibly millions (IDK).
You sound your grandpa when he first saw Super Mario.
I have a PS4, but grew up on NES.
And you're spot on. I remember thinking "Contra","Double Dragon","Ninja Gaiden" & later "Sonic the Hedgehog" from Sega Genesis were the ultimate in graphics.
Now, I play "NHL '22" & "Minecraft" daily & it's no comparison.
Of course younger generation know , they play retro emulators - idk why it's everyone says that younger gamers don't realize how great video games graphically are today , absolutely makes no Fn sense
Of course younger generation know , they play retro emulators - idk why it's everyone says that younger gamers don't realize how great video games graphically are today , absolutely makes no Fn sense
I would go further back as my first console was Colecovision with the Atari 2600 attachment.
Man never could get past the second level . Loved this game . Thank you for the memories
Me too bro lol
I made it all the way to 5. I played the shit out of this.
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@MicheleLaraia-j4m yeah. My phone's autocorrect, and my inability to see clearly without glasses, lol. I will fix it.
@Shedding To me,the smart sometimes doesn't recognize.Short sighted with more than 6
I'm from Durban , South Africa.
I played this game when I was 11 years old. I'm now 49. Remains my favourite game of all time!
What an era we lived through 😊😊
Yeah definitely played this allot..It was at one of our pizza parlours..So we'"d hit it after school.. weekends or before cricket training..Also we had games in most milk bars and fish and chip shops..Hyper Olympics..Moon Patrol..Ghost and Goblins🔥..1927..Rastan Saga..to name few..🇦🇺🐨👍
I'm your age from Joburg... Fond memories of Durban beech front when I was a kid...
15,Trani,Southern Italy
Me 54
@@MicheleLaraia-j4m I'm currently in Marche
I loved this game in the late '80s. I could never go over the third floor
I mean on the third floor of course. When facing an old warrior whose magic is very annoying😂
😂
No one could unless you had 100 quarters 😂😂😂
I always lost at Kareem Abdul Jabbar 😉
@ 😂😂😂😂at least you got to that stage 😂😂😂👍
These sound effects triggered some great memories of playing. Also triggered memories of running out of quarters. 😊
Damn this game brings back fond memories! Data East had a banger with this one!
Maybe another version
That sounds very much like Moon Patrol (1982) music because both shared the same designer, Takashi Nishiyama. He would go on to direct Street Fighter (1987) and create the famous Hadouken special attack for the player characters. Now you know! 😎
Awesome my man
Everyone already knows this!
The Nostalgia I Remember The Line Was Long To Play This Game And Who Didn't Play Was Hanging Around The Arcade Game 🕹
I so miss this game more than any other classic games
That last fight battle with the final boss was epic…. The villain was tough.
This video game was in the corner store in my neighborhood. Millilipede was next to it. Memories from the past. Good ones.
Man, this takes me back! I used to dominate this game too! Nothing like the 80s video arcades!
I played this sooooo much in the 80's when it came out.
Thank you from the bottom of my soul - This game bring back all sort of memories - THANK YOU !!
Indelible childhood memories have been brought back.
One of those arcades that was every where back in the 80s. It was that good.
Bro flipped the game twice on one life and made it look easy. I spent hours on this on Nintendo and could never do that. Respect.
Back in Montréal in 1985 i think in the arcade on cote saint Luc corner of walkley 🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩 nothing but good memories.
This game was extra popular. The spectacle, the music , 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 it definitely brings me nostalgia.
I was living in Singapore as a kid in 1984 when this came out. I use to go to the arcade all the time and play this and all the rest of the amazing retro games. They weren't retro back then, they were all state of the art and bad ass. I really miss those days ❤
画面も懐かしいけれど特にサウンドを聴くと当時をより思い出します😌
The arcade version is from the tough era of video games great job
You definitely earned that high score. It's been a long time since I've had to think about how brutally difficult games could be in the past. You die, then you start over... if you're lucky. Otherwise you got to drop another quarter in the slot. Well done.
I am 50 now and I still remember almost finishing the game and the freaking thing freezes on me 🤘
Thank you for this video, this game tormented me as a child. Many trips to the 7-11 and many quarters. Finally, justice!
Loved playing this in the arcade, and "streets of rage" and "shinobi"
Loved that game.. played it for hours and when it came out on the Commodore 64 I wore out a controller!!!. Great memories of great days 👍
I used to play this game on back in the days in 4th grade on 42nd Street. Thanks for the post my friend awesomeness bringing back my childhood 😊.
Thanks for this! I dumped countless quarters into this game as a kid! Awesome!
One of my favorite games. Very fluid movement I hasn’t seen before
One of the first games we had on the old Commodore Plus 4 around 1986…
This is one of the _FIRST_ ,...full-sized, stand alone games that I (sorta') "mastered".....as an 11 year-old, at the local Cumberland Farms (convenience store)....across the street from my house! What _WONDERFUL_ memories, from a _TIMELESS AGE_ ,...that I will *FOREVER* , treasure!!
I can smell the pizza at Shakey's seeing this again. Played every school day with lunch money lol.
Wow for me it was Larry's Pizza Bronx NY
For me I could smell the Pizza Puffs, Italian Beefs, Wings with Mild Sauce, Gyros and Fries at a small family owned restaurant on Chicago's West Side.
OMG! You took me back with this one. Their pizza was legendary, and they gave you a pitcher of soda when you ate there. Not to mention the tabletop arcade games they used to have when you looked down at the screen. Too bad they moved from Maryland to San Diego 😞
Music brings back so many memories
When I was a kid I was in karate and I really trained hard to be really good at it because I was convinced that at some point in the future a criminal organization was going to kidnap my parents and I would have to dress up like a ninja and save them. So games like this remind me of that time in my life
うわっ！懐かしい😊このゲーム持っていました😄
For a second, I was 12 years old again. Wow. You got me.
I had completely forgotten this game until now !
My childhood game. I remember playing this video games at the arcade’s
This was like watching a high scorer playing the game at the bowling alley 40 years ago.
One of my very first games I played growing up
Classic so many nights staying up late trying to beat this game
I honestly never knew there was an arcade version of this. Grew up with the NES version.
Sim existia eu joguei muito nos bares onde tinham a máquina , isso em 1984 já 40 anos atrás 😊
😮😮😮😮😮
I do remember this, it was in the Arcade where i grew up
Mostly Evey nes game was in the arcades first like, contra, double dragon, p.o.w, renegade, trojan, bubble bobble and a whole bunch more
Yep. Those snakes cost me a lot of 10p’s as a kid 😂
I remember playing this game when I was 11 years old 💯👍👍💯😎
This was my first introduction to videogames, on an Atari, thank god they evolved quickly and side scrolling games like TMNT and Double Dragon and Contra took over later on. Great times
Wow, thanks for posting this. It's a wonderful nostalgic boost.
My brother and I were cracking up the first time we saw those little green guys, when this came out in the arcade.
Loved this game 😎👍
This WAS THE STUFF WHY I PERSONALLY LOVE KUNG FU 😢😅
Ah. Childhood memories of Llangrannog Welsh youth camp in the 80's.
The battle for the high score between us 10 year old boys was very competitive
I used to live in Pakistan (Karachi) It came into one of the local shop in 1985 I was 10 that time. My cousin brother was very good at this. Now im 49 and have it on mame32. This game is a Legend
Good memories!
If only I could get all my quarters back!
My all time favorite. This game was an obsession. Took a long time for me to realize that to beat the 4th floor wizard you had to kneel and chest punch.
One instant Classic of cult of My childhood 🥹🥹🥹
Ty Mr Thomas kung flu master for inspiring my all time favorite video game double dragon
After years of being defeated by Thomas, Mr. Clean (3rd Floor boss) gave up fighting and decided to fight tough kitchen grease instead 😂
His kick was like Bruce Lee’s side kick in Enter the Dragon. Loved this game as it was so playable back in the day
Omg, thank you for posting this! I shouldn’t laugh, but crouching down to hit the little people always made me laugh.
Great memories from childhood, back then this game was amazing, and hard still is
Wow 4got how much i was into this game as a young'in - much appreciated
The lines of people waiting to play this back in the day. Level 4 was the hard one.
Yoooo I was so addicted to this game back in the day!💯
This game needed a line-up of sequels,
too bad Irem couldn't handle it well.
last boss its insane hard thnx for upload!!! as 11years years old the game look for me extrimely difficult.
This actually good for 1984.
I lived in North Jersey in 84 when this came out and it was at my local pizzeria.
Amaba este juego y era mi preferido.. se lo veía a mediados de los años 80s por Buenos aires, Argentina
I remember this game well i was 13 when i came out in my local arcade. Great game
Ahhhh, many a quarter spent playing this gem at ole Sharkey’s Arcade
Wasted a fortune on quarters playing this game at the 7-11 during the 80's in Gridley, CA!
I haven't seen this in decades 😭😭 lol I was just 8 years old when this came out 👶 lol
Bro this game! Was one of my 1st social life killers as a kid!
Seeing this and im right back there, 10yrs old spending all my 10ps, still never completed though....good times 😊
I miss the arcade vibes.great memories
Each boss was harder than the one before. I did enjoy this game.
So no one is going to talk about how Thomas’ girlfriend got herself out of the ropes she was tied down with after he beat the final boss?
What I don’t understand is why she kept getting in trouble. She should have left town.
This game is so simple but so fun. There was a sequel to it on the Famicon. I forgot what Kung Fu was called on the Famicon though. I have it on an emulator. It's a bit different but you can still see the gameplay being similar.
Spartan?
@OtomoTenzi yes!
Che ricordi ❤ Kung fu Master🙂
This guys would have wipe the floor with Bruce Lee!
Those guys seemed tougher in the arcade, even though this is one of my all-time favorites 🤣 still a top 10
I used to rule this game. Won some free records with the high score 😂
Lotsa quarters were harmed in the making of my memories of this game !
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting in a Classic Arcade Game 🕹️
I used to play this so much. I was 9.
Really like this channel. Great work!! KFM was a favorite of mine many years ago....
THANK YOU FOR THIS GAMEPLAY I HAVE BEEM SEARCHING FOR THIS ONE YOUR CHANNEL IS THE BEST!
So dope!! I’ve been gaming since Coleco Vision and Atari 2600 so this takes me back.
Played this on my MSX ... and did not pass the 3d floor but boy did i enjoyed this. Thx for the upload.
Em 1995 eu gastei tanto dinheiro em fliperamas jogando esta belezinha, que jogo top demais. Infância desbloqueada com sucesso.
Kung Fu master e Elevator Action eram minhas paixões, mas Kung Fu era mais difícil em razão de raramente ter um arcade com o controle decente, o lag era terrível.
I used to play this to death. In the arcades, then Kung Fu home on Nintendo . What's that game called with the two fighters one in a white gi and one in a red gi with that judge "Full point!!" or "half point" then you had to jump over a charging bull at some point after a match? It had two joysticks on it in the arcade, and you could do a bunch of sick moves? I loved that game, too.
Karate Champ? 🥋
@OtomoTenzi Yup. Thanks.
Never could beat the arcade version as a kid.
1st arcade game I played I think. Used to love it. Still a good game.
This was the first NES game I ever saw - it was at k-mart on an open NES display .. I was honestly amazed at what I saw as I was used to Atari 2600 lol.. the NES had such a great library and Kung fu was one of the first and more simple but fun titles
I just played Atari greatest hits 1&2 on my PS5 pro that I downloaded on PS+ premium & JFC the games are so fn bad i couldn't even play each game 4more than a minute, real sports bball & fball is just horrific & to think how excited id be buying a 40$ Atari game back then 😂
You had me at the thumbnail.
This game brings back good memories played the NES version as well.This game reminded me of the movie Game Of Death with Bruce Lee when he defeated each master he walked up the stairs.I remember everyone used to call the third Boss Mister Clean,Besides this game 1984 had a lot great Arcade games Punch Out,Duck Hunt,Hogans Alley,Space Ace,Time Pilot 84,Yie Er Kung Fu Karate Champ to nzme a few 1984 what a year. I miss you 80s
So many memories playing this game at the pizza shop.My dad worked there part time. I never seen anyone completed the game at that time
I completely forgot about this game until I heard the music. Wow!
No way this was my game as kid woww
Used to play this at my local chippy on lunch at school. Great times.