Hokuto No Ken
Written by Benzaie Sunday, 14 December 2008 00:38
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12.13.2008 - 13:50 | Vash3001
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12.13.2008 - 14:02 | ThatFanWithTheGlassesGreatest ending ever ;D
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.. was it exported to Europe as Hokuto no Ken ? I remember the game Black Belt, I was one of the 5% of the American video game market that actually owned a Sega Master System, and I had a copy of it.
I ask this because of 2 facts :
a) back in the late 80s, Sega was the dominant console producer in Europe, beating Nintendo.
b) Anime has been commercially popular in Europe longer than in America, which leads to my second question:
Was Hokuto no Ken comercially published, in any form, anywhere in Europe in the 80s ? Like while it was still running in Japan ? We here in America never saw any commercial releases of Hokuto no Ken until the 90s when it was called "Fist of the North Star" and was released direct to video in specialty stores (video stores, comic stores etc..). I know Europe and South America got a lot of Anime and Manga titles commercially published before their publication here in the US (like dragon ball).
just wondering
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Oh god I thought this vid was good, but when I saw the 80s flashback you killed me!!! LOL loe it!
I drink ur piss ben! (eww gross lol)
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12.13.2008 - 15:18 | minionsengageThis was by far the greatest GYMDK episode ;D
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12.13.2008 - 15:48 | Maverick21
great review, i have one thing though, the credits said the song at the end was something other then take on me by ah ha unless i read the credits wrong or missed something i think you may have given the wrong song credit.
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12.13.2008 - 16:07 | AceBlack
Haha! I totally dig the Ah-has and Take on Me. That was great. Talk about a quintessential 80's band.
That was a great GYMDK Benzaie, and a good game choice too. I played Black Belt a long time ago, and I never knew it was just a sprite copy and paste of Fist of the North Star. You learn new things every day. Thanks for the bad port, US localization team.
People exploding after one hit, big bads dying via finishing moves that mirror the manga and show... that's how you make a game based on a series. Not like that NES ghostbusters crap. Drive to the store, buy my stuff, drive to the house, then maybe, MAYBE I get to bust ghosts. Bustin' did NOT make me feel good then. It made me feel like I had some kind of gaming cancer.
Since this segment wasn't present in this GYMDK, I'll pay it respect here.
Two Words: Thiswasagreat Benzaiereview.
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12.13.2008 - 16:49 | penguintruth
ATATATATATATATATATATATATA TATATATATATATATATATAAAAA!
"You are already dead."
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12.13.2008 - 17:22 | Xatike
The Lord of the Rings part got a good laugh out of me. Wow.
Faaaaaantastic. This was fun and educational. Thanks. :P
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12.13.2008 - 18:28 | maiyeng
Leather jackets were pretty in for the 80's.
Ah~, Hokuto No Ken. A franchise my brother loves. I wonder if anyone has tried their hands on "Punch Mania: Hokuto no Ken" in the arcades?
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12.13.2008 - 18:43 | CultconXIX
Hokuto No Ken. 8)8)8)8)8)8)8)8)8)8)8)
If you know what that is, you don't need any more word.
It's that awesome.
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12.13.2008 - 19:03 | Shinigami
AWESOME!
Thats what Hokuto no Ken is as its best.
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[quote].. was it exported to Europe as Hokuto no Ken ? [/quote]
Well the game unfortunately came out as BLACK BELT in Europe...same as Last Battle (which really is the sequel of this master system game)
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Was Hokuto no Ken comercially published, in any form, anywhere in Europe in the 80s ?
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The Anime came out in the early/mid 80's in France as " Ken le Survivant" (that's what you can read in the review a lot) meaning "Ken the Survivor", the french version had goofy voices and edited violent scenes, to make up for the extreme violence of the original anime.
So yeah, KEN was quite popular in France, it came out around the same as dragon ball in here (so like 10 years before the US)...so that was plain stupid to release the BLACK BELT game whereas it would have sold more if it was just KEN...same in Italy, where Ken is EXTREMELY Popular...
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You didn't happen to run into Chris Griffin while you were in that A-Ha video, did you? :P
I remember renting a video with that animé as a kid. Boy, did it depress me. Not because it was bad, but simply because I was a narrow-minded brat who lacked understanding for Eastern storytelling.
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12.13.2008 - 20:48 | Talden
Oh, so the name of the bear plushie is Barry? Nice to meet him! :)
I remember "Ken le survivant" from the "Club Dorothée" when I was young... Even edited, the show remains violent, like, over-the-top. That's what give the mangas/anime a bad reputation, as if it was only made of violence and gore, and leads to the editing of Dragon Ball and Saint Seiya. Yeah, the eighties were fun times in television...
But the voice dubbing was hilarious, still not as goofy as the voices from Nicky Larson (City Hunter), but hilarious aniway! :D
Good review overall. :)
A bientôt. 8)
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12.13.2008 - 21:29 | Guitarhero1000
I love that fucking song at the end. I don't know why... I just like it. Ah well. Good review. :-*
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Again the mixture of fast pacing and exaggerated excitement alternating with deadpan jokes just works!
Also, the audio in the clip is much better than in the clips some people complained about in the past. If somebody doesn't understand you NOW, Benzaie, tell him/her to take some English lessons. :-P
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12.13.2008 - 22:36 | Dukect
Great Ep Benzaie keep up the great work
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[quote]Also, the audio in the clip is much better than in the clips some people complained about in the past.[/quote]
the audio has been recorded separately, it involved some extra work but I guess it was worth it, thanks
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12.13.2008 - 22:51 | Draxo
wow, you must have put a lot of effort into this, its awesome :) 5/5!
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Hokuto No Ken is great manga and that game looks badass!
by the way is that you new house in the UK?
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12.14.2008 - 01:29 | YourAverageJoe
Holy shit, I go to the same forum as the pixel artist for Wind and Water. THAT GAME NEEDS MORE EXPOSURE!
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I loved that Anime....>_>
*downloads it*