Kung-Fu Master (Game Boy)

Kung-Fu Master is the Game Boy port of the 1984 beat 'em up arcade game about...well, what you'd expect.

Title screen
The title screen was redesigned, the ‌™ became ‌®, the copyright text was altered, and the spacing was changed slightly.

Health Bar
The health bars were made into a single piece for the international release, making it harder to judge how much is left.

Mountain
The mountain graphics were changed, making it look more like it has a shade. Mountains appear in the background of the third and the sixth level.

Protagonist
The playable character was completely remodeled for the international release to look more muscular and to look less like Jackie Chan, who played the protagonist in "Spartan X"; of which the Japanese game is a license of.

Level 4 Boss
The design of the 4th level's boss was improved as well.

Level 5 Boss
It almost looks like this boss got himself a winged helmet. It is interesting to note that both versions still share the same head graphics when the boss takes damage.

Level 6
In the Japanese version, this level is significantly shorter and only the final boss is present. The international version requires you to walk through a longer room filled with enemies before you can fight the boss.

Staff Credits


This text from the Japanese version was removed for the international release.