Black Belt (Euro, USA)
Black Belt is a 1986 beat 'em up game released for the Sega Master System. It is a localization of the Japanese Mark III game, Hokuto no Ken (北斗の拳), based on the manga and anime series of the same name (Fist of the North Star in English). The international version was stripped of the Hokuto no Ken license, forcing graphic alterations to the game. Black Belt was one of programmer Yuji Naka's early games prior to his involvement in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Black Belt (Euro, USA)
Technical
CPU
- maincpu Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Chipset
- SEGA VDP PSG (@ 3 Mhz)
Display
- Orientation Yoko
- Resolution 255 x 224
- Frequency 59.922738 Hz
Controlers
- Number of players 2
- Number of buttons 2
- Kind of controler
- joy (8 ways)
- joy (8 ways)
- joy (8 ways)
- joy (8 ways)
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Black Belt (Euro, USA) Screenshots
Clones of Black Belt (Euro, USA)
Plot and gameplay
The player takes control of a martial artist named Riki, who sets out to rescue his girlfriend Kyoko from his rival, Wang. The game is composed of six left-to-right side-scrolling stages in which Riki faces different types of underlings (depending on the stage), facing the occasional sub-boss at mid-points of certain stages. Keeping true to the original source material Hokuto no Ken , underlings violently explode upon being punched or kicked. At the end of each stage, Riki must confront the stage's boss, each being susceptible to only one type of attack. The player must exploit their opponent's weakness and use it to finish the boss off.
Localization
Black Belt was originally a Hokuto no Ken game in Japan. The changes were the characters themselves and the backgrounds, as well as everything related to the property. However, the game mechanics are still the same and even the lesser enemies die by exploding into bits. A sequel was released for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan, which was released internationally as Last Battle, once again stripped of the Hokuto no Ken license.
Characters
| Black Belt | Hokuto no Ken | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Riki | Kenshiro (ケンシロウ) | Hero |
| Kyoko | Yuria (ユリア) | Heroine |
| Ryu | Shin (シン) | 1st Boss |
| Hawk | Colonel (カーネル) | 2nd Boss |
| Gonta | Devil's Rebirth (デビルリバース) | 3rd Boss |
| Oni | Toki (トキ) | 4th Boss |
| Rita | Souther (サウザー) | 5th Boss |
| Wang | Raoh (ラオウ) | Final Boss |
See also
List of beat 'em ups
