Fist Of the North Star Fighting game

D · Post by D » Mon May 23, 2005 9:08 am

I think that this is the most exciting Fighting news since...........SF2

My prayers have been heard.

http://www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91074
http://img90.echo.cx/my.php?image=hokuto15bk.jpg

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:01 am

Yeah, it looks amazing. We'll have to see how well it's animated though compared to Guilty Gear.

roushimsx · Post by **roushimsx** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:14 am

Wow, this may actually be the first good Fist of the North Star game.

llaoyllakcuf · Post by **llaoyllakcuf** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:48 am

graphics are fantastic

hope it plays as well as it looks

SheSaidDutch · Post by **SheSaidDutch** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:55 am

Dont remind me, I missed the last couple of episodes on TV awhile back, It's no longer on the channel now

As for the game I hope they'll do the liecene justice.

unlike the past games

D · Post by D » Mon May 23, 2005 12:01 pm

Ganelon wrote:Yeah, it looks amazing. We'll have to see how well it's animated though compared to Guilty Gear.

Well, I don't know why you would hold your breath for that.
Have they not brought us nothing but good fighters with fluid animation?
Remember the first Guilty Gear (also released for the PS).

I'm certain the animation will be fine.

My fantasy: In 1.5 years I expect "Guilty Gear VS Hokuten", hopefully, I can see this happen.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:47 pm

Err, Guilty Gear animation tends to be pretty poor actually. Smooth and high-res, sure, but some special attacks just have 2 different art frames, which is just sad. Arc System Works always relied on spazzy special effects to make the game look better than it really is (since the first Guilty Gear) but I'm hoping with the venerable Hokuto no Ken series, they put some more effort in the animation.

D · Post by D » Mon May 23, 2005 2:17 pm

Ganelon wrote:Err, Guilty Gear animation tends to be pretty poor actually. Smooth and high-res, sure, but some special attacks just have 2 different art frames, which is just sad. Arc System Works always relied on spazzy special effects to make the game look better than it really is (since the first Guilty Gear) but I'm hoping with the venerable Hokuto no Ken series, they put some more effort in the animation.

Good point, but then again, the moves are very fast, everything is very fast. You never SEE jerky animation in Guilty Gear. And if they disguise it than that is just swell, what isn't known doesn't hurt.

I just hope that it is a ONE on ONE fighting game and not a Double Dragon - clone.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Mon May 23, 2005 3:23 pm

roushimsx wrote:Wow, this may actually be the first good Fist of the North Star game.

I thought the beat em up for the playstation was allright.

Sly Cherry Chunks · Post by **Sly Cherry Chunks** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:13 pm

I take it nobody remebers that coin op where you had to punch the pads around the screen. That was excellent, especially where you had to actually do the 'hundred hand' moves.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:38 pm

Here is larger flyer.

Is this going to be ported onto the PS-2?

The Genesis FOTN was quite nice imo.

I haven't played the rest though. Is there a FOTN emulated by Mame?
I've heard there a JPN SNES version. Anyone know the name?

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:38 pm

Sly Cherry Chunks wrote:I take it nobody remebers that coin op where you had to punch the pads around the screen. That was excellent, especially where you had to actually do the 'hundred hand' moves.

Punchmania.

Post by **undamned** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:56 pm

roushimsx wrote:Wow, this may actually be the first good Fist of the North Star game.

Ever play the gameboy one?

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Mon May 23, 2005 7:48 pm

Has anybody played the SNES version?
What's the exact name of the SNEs game?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:17 pm

There were numerous SFC Hokuto no Ken games. They simply continued the numbering from the FC games (1&2 were sidescrollers, 3&4 were RPGs). Hokuto no Ken 5 (that's its actual title BTW) was a crappy RPG. Hokuto no Ken 6&7 were 1-on-1 fighters with atrocious controls.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Tue May 24, 2005 7:41 am

thanks

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:10 am

Well, the playable characters are in:

7 were playable: Kenshiro, Raoh, Toki, Jagi, Shin, Rei, Yuda. There is room for 3 extra characters, so there could only be 10 characters

All 4 from the Hokuto Shinken and 3 from the Nanto Seiken. Seems entirely focused on the first series so I'm guessing Souther is going to be a boss again. I'm guessing Shu will also be in to complete the Nanto squad. Maybe Mamiya for some female representation in an awfully masculine anime series?

D · Post by D » Fri May 27, 2005 8:01 am

New image featured on french site:http://www.neo-arcadia.com/News/voir_ne ... n=voirtout

I rescaled the picture a bit for your viewing pleasure, try the following link:
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=33SY ... FS8EH4A4UB

Enjoy

Capt. Takehiko · Post by **Capt. Takehiko** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:09 am

Looks good, I've played the GB version and it was ok but I haven't played any others in the FOTN franchise.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:21 pm

Last Battle is awful, one of the most boring Genney games I've ever played. I'd really like to play the Japanese original, what with the exploding heads and all. awesome.

I play Punchmania in the arcade whenever I'm there, it's OK but after awhile I start to break a sweat. it's funny that they had one white guy do all the voices.

NES FOTNS is awesome, don't know why I find it so enticing. Maybe because of the exploding heads and simplistic gameplay. Nonetheless, it's odd that NOA would let this pass their regulations.

The Saturn Hokuto no Ken is pretty awful, I've played it once and that was that. Such a shame the Saturn never got a 3D beat em up like the PS1 did.

Anyone picking up the DS game? It looks like a Casino-Roulette thing going on..ha, the idea sounds awful, but I'm intrigued. Looks interesting to say the least.

Anyone played Black Belt on the SMS? How about the Sega AGES PS2 game?

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:50 pm

I played Black Belt years ago. Was little more than the SMS version of Kung Fu if I remember correctly.

As for the Sega Ages game, it's just a remake of the Genesis game, so it probably sucks.