Classic Game Room - KUNG FU for NES review
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Classic Game Room reviews KUNG FU for Nintendo Entertainment System from 1985 based on the 1984 arcade machine, Kung Fu Master from Irem. This 2D side scrolling beat em up predates many games like Double Dragon and Streets of Rage by several years and clearly influenced many games in the genre, as it was influenced by martial arts films from the previous two decades like Bruce Lee's "The Game of Death". Players take up the fight of Thomas who is kicking ass to save his girlfriend, Sylvia from the evil Mr. X (Speed Racer's brother perhaps?). This CGR review of Kung Fu on NES has gameplay during the Kung Fu video review showing Nintendo Kung Fu game play played on Nintend Entertainment System.
This game will always have a special place in my heart. Getting a NES for Christmas in 91, I got this game with SMB/DH, Mach Rider and Excitebike. This was the most enjoyable given my old man was a karate sensei and we would play this together. I still remember my dad and I being really competitive with it, even coming home from a day at the lake to dad playing it and bragging about getting to the 4th level.
Within 10 minutes, I had sat down and proceeded to clock a game for the first time as a 6year old to see the defeat in my dad's eyes and hear him say "smart ass" and my grandfather telling him to keep practicing.
As my dad now deals with dementia and my granfather gone, I remember this day so clearly 30 years on and igniting my competitive nature, love for the nes and bonding with the 2 greatest role models i have.
This is a fun game! People can say they don't like it now, but even when you only started playing games in the 90s, like me, you grow to really appreciate both the simplicity of visuals and the challenging gameplay. A time when games were more about challenge and curiosity than merely beating it. There is a degree of satisfaction with beating older games that does not exist so much for newer games. However, I will say this game is okay to me now. You can just play it casually, and still beat it.
Game was so dumb when released, and when my friends and i had nothing to do on a Sunday morning sleepover, we couldnt stop playing it till the evening! So addicting!! I think we were determined to beat it! Hello 1991 childhood...
Mark your are the fine wine of RUclips Video game reviewers!
Loved this game!
me too
Hey, this is a NES classic most should know. Glad he got it out at this time for a nice review.
I actually played the Kung Fu arcade machine back in the days. It was on holiday in Italy in a hotel lobby.
Besides money the machine also took special coins they sold for the telephones, which made made playing the game a lot cheaper. :-)
Awesome. I remember getting this back in 1989 when I first got the NES game system (which came with Super Mario 1). Brings back memories. Hails.
You and AVGN should co-narrate a lengthy review on a compilation of both good and bad games. Honestly, i love listening to anything the two of you review. i hope others agree with me. thumbs up. imagining that review is like killing me inside.
Love this game! Still play it to this day!
nice. I used to own this game when i was younger. Very nostalgic. Thx dude
OMG I loved those little green guys!
"in this game, you play as Thomas, not the train" hahaha! you are amazing mark!
@nintendoboy17 And with good reason. This game was released in Japan as "Spartan X," which was an alternate title for the film you're talking about. If you take a look at the arcade game, you'll see that Thomas looks a lot more Jackie Chan-esque than he does in the NES version.
I remember playing this on the arcades when I was a kid. Of course it had better graphics and music, but it also IIRC, was more difficult. I never managed to finish it, perhaps I reached third level, not sure any more. I do remember some extra enemies, there was pottery dropped from the ceiling which either exploded or had snakes inside, iirc. Tough game.
Good review.
This is a classic. I think this was inspired by a Bruce Lee movie with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar "Game of Death". Still was great game to play.
Gonna have to download and master this game now. Never beat it back in the day.
I used to play this game for HOURS...and it was brainless fun. It definitely had a unique difficulty curve.
CGR never gets old
Finally an old skool review. I'm tired of these ipod and xbox live games trying too hard to be this good.
loved this game! just found it today in my closet. countless hours as a kid on this.
Dude extra thumbs up for Anthrax mention, awesome band :)
loved this game
totally classic
one of my first NES games along with turtles and excitebike
OMG I HAVE THE SLOT MACHINE! :O
3 Months ago a friend of mine that i havent seen him in over 4 years came to my house and broght the slot machine.
He's my best friend and i will thank him for giving me a KUNG FU SLOT MACHINE!
I played this game soooo many times, back in the days! :)
Actually, this game is not a button basher at all. There is a lot more strategy and quick reflexes required for this early beat 'em up than in later games in the genre like Double Dragon and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. THOSE were button bashers, this one has aged much better, with its super responsive controls and clearly defined graphics.
I remember this game (not that I forgot). Was so fun, but frustrating of course.
CGR IS AWESOME!!! ign + gamespot should take notes
I think this game first introduced me to "Video Game Rage". My mom would play it and scream "That fucking bald bastard! Cheap shit!".
Just bought it, this character got lost trough time, but it was an inspiration to many, just love it.
I love this game. One of the few NES beat em ups I enjoy, hell one of the few beat em ups EVER that I enjoy.
This is great! I was starting to think that you had a grudge against Nintendo's game systems.
I remember this game. I love this game! Never beat it though.
I've always loved this game. 2 thumbs up!
The hobbits look more like leprechauns to me! Haha, anyhow they are awesome.
LOL. That really is Mike Tyson, even the golden front teeth and all.
Hobbits, bees, falling snakes and Kung Fu in a side-scrolling game?
Crack is a hell of a drug :P
Reminds me a lot of Shao Lin's Road from the arcade. otherwise known as 'Kicker' to those across the pond
thanks for doing an NES game again!
@kravmaga99 its not an ad, its the opening credits, They show a bit of the film, then show the title screen, Just like James Bond Films.. well actually, James Bond Copied off CGR.
i owned this game back in the day. so good
OOOOOOOOOH what a game !!! regards from Germay ( a cuban guy ) fan of your work
I was horrible at this game and subsequently never beat it, but I still like the game.
I love how you had to clarify this isn't Thomas the train.
Thumbs up for Anthrax reference!
i really miss the time i spent playing this game on my micro genius
20 years ago or now, I just never really cared for this one at all. Kung Fu *Heroes*,on the other hand, is one of my all time favorites ...on any system.
One brings a smile to my face instantly, the other just leaves me confused as to why it was so popular.
I remember this game and in retrospect I think we all give it more credit then it deserves. I do think it gets points for style cause any game with "voice-like" sound effects in that era wad impressive and he makes a pretty convincing "hi-ya!" sound. Lol. But even then the gameplay was repetitive and boring.
This is definitely one of the best games on the most important video game system ever made.
I love this game :) It truly defines the phrase "short, but sweet"
"Thomas...not the train"
haha
@SNESosT Or use firefox with adblock plus or chrome with adthwart..
Goddammit!! I was never able to go past the first level!!!!
Mark, lol, my first game console I ever played was the NES, then the Playstation, never Atari, then I got a Wii, and now am purchasing a Playstation 3!!!! Nintendo and Playstation are arguably the best of the game consoles. I have never wanted an Xbox!!!
Goodness, I cant wait til you review GT5!
@C00lVids19 I believe you. Hell, that's one of the least implausible things I've heard all day.
"Punchin' out Mike Tyson"... I see what you did there.
a wise man once said never jump kick the knife thrower :D unless you punch him in the nuts first :D
This is one of those addictive get your butt kicked games, but you gotta keep trying again games.
Second game I ever owned, first being Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt. The fourth level is the hardest and most annoying with the bees and the boss, and the final boss is easy if you just duck and kick.
@1shoryuken This game predates Streets of Rage by about 4 or 5 years.
Yes, Kung Fu is a very hard game but keep playing, and even you can become a master in kung fu.
Spent most of my pocket money on the arcade at this game :)
My favorite all time game :)
This game is all about level memorization.
I played this game just for the sound effects.
lol did anyone else watch the in serch for diamonds (minecraft music vid) b4 u knew about this game :P
Speaking of side scroll beat em up's I whould like it if you reviewed splatterhouse.
Thomas the Train is far from the first thing I thought when I hear the name Thomas
thank God for next gen games!
First video game I ever played =D and beat too!
4:07 Oh Mike tyson Punched you Out! That was the Punch Out of Mike Tyson!
i love the kung-fu song from this game
Imagine a 3D version of this game, lol, with the hobbits running up to you!!!
@Airking11 Well you gotta remember that back then, technology was very different. VERY different, and that technology back then, even though looks really limited today, was highly advance than it was 10 years before it. The reason why you can't envision it is because today's technology is so far advance but you gotta remember that there were not cell phones, no internet, and video game systems only played video games. Today's society is overwhelmed with technology while it was simpler back then
@Absol281 yes it is
The nostalgia!
No story, little plot, minor controls - THIS GAME WAS AWESOME!!!!
@slimmer11 Yes, that is what Mark said..good for youuu. (:
hahahaha "Thomas, not the train"
Omg imagine this game with Thomas the train starring :O
"aah get off my leg hobbit!" XD
The main character is Thomas and he rescues his girlfriend Sylvia? Reminds me of that Jackie Chan flick "Wheels on Meals."
OMG I spent hours playing this!
@link000000 HAHAHAHA I literally laughed out loud at that. Thanks!
@fredlburrows Well, of course I cannot judge the game with a perspective full of nostalgia for this game since I was not alive at the time it was released. All I can do is judge the game on its fun factor and how it holds up today. I enjoy tons of NES games that I think are still fun and hold up well. Kung Fu is not one of these games. Yes, at the time it may have been groundbreaking, but today the gameplay comes as way too basic and frankily its quite boring.
@codyc67 If you actually watch the whole review, then you would know -- yes.
i thought he was the train, on his way to kick ass town.
I have this game on the 2600, it's good fun.
@theawesomedouchebag Enthusiasm, commitment, motivation, fun, addiction...
@NightSprinter ...and Apparently, the last name of Mr. X is X...
Hmm...
HMM........
i would like to see you review Rygar and Mike Tysons punch out for nes also, if you havent done so already
My god this game is still as hard as it was day one...
Haha "Thomas, not the train."
I love that game it was the best.
Why does the "time" start from 2000 and then goes down? I don't know, but from the look of it, its like they are counting down the years until... never mind. Its just weird.
i had this on the atari 2600 it rocked
"AAHHGG!!!! It just bounced off my hay!" Um, what the hell?
@karolis4ever There happens to be a ROM hack of the game called that. Srsly.
@tighten11234 And you made it on the list,too!