[Kung Fu 72] Smells like Vigilante...

MotherGunner · 02/19/2007, 01:53 AM

Hey guys, I ran into this link and I automatically thought...They STOLE VIGILANTE!

Check it out..

http://ppc4you.blogspot.com/2008/03/concrete-udder-kung-fu-72-v10.html

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Overview

Kung Fu 72, a turbo charged remake of the classic Kung Fu Master for your Pocket PC

Description

The year is 1972. As a Kung Fu actor in Hong Kong, you have been cast as a young farmer's son, out to avenge his father's death at the hands of an evil tyrant. As this is a 70s Kung Fu film, there is little dialogue - what is important is the action! Playing the part of Chang Pei, you must fight your way through hordes of Shao Ping's henchmen, each a master in the Martial Arts, who are guarding his palace. After fighting your way through these guards, you must take on the end of level boss - but beware, each boss has abilities far surpassing those of their minions! Can you fight your way through each of the chambers and defeat the big boss?

Features

- Explosive sideways scrolling beat-em-up action
- Amazing parallax effects
- Stunning rendered backgrounds
- Weapons
- Bonus Game Mode
- End of Level Bosses
- Destroyable Objects
- Immersive gameplay
- Funky 70s style soundtrack
- Kung Fu Movie style sound effects
- Pick up and play control system
- High Score saving
- optimized for one-hand use

Tatsujin · 02/19/2007, 02:14 AM

yes, they stole it and messed it up just as much as it's possible

Keranu · 02/19/2007, 02:25 AM

Hah, awesome find! I really want to play that game now, looks cool.

Joe Redifer · 02/19/2007, 04:12 AM

Those graphics look really bad. Sometimes more colors ≠ better. Plus the vertically oriented screen destroys the game. Who wants to play games on a cell phone, anyway? I barely even want to talk on mine.

_Paul · 02/19/2007, 01:28 PM

Law suit!

termis · 02/19/2007, 01:59 PM

And how is this a remake of "Kung Fu Master"? The sprites look like they were lifted straight out of Vigilante.

But Kung Fu Master. Now, there's a classic. According to Wikipedia, KFM was supposedly the very first beat-em up, but I'm trying to think if there were any others before that. I thought of Mechner's Karateka, but they were both released in 84. Hmmm...

esteban · 02/19/2007, 02:41 PM

Excellent find MotherGunner

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Quote from: thumpin_termis on 02/19/2007, 01:59 PMAnd how is this a remake of "Kung Fu Master"? The sprites look like they were lifted straight out of Vigilante.

But Kung Fu Master. Now, there's a classic. According to Wikipedia, KFM was supposedly the very first beat-em up, but I'm trying to think if there were any others before that. I thought of Mechner's Karateka, but they were both released in 84. Hmmm...

Yeah, this has nothing to do with Kung Fu Master. And you're right, the sprites are totally rippied from Vigilante and slightly altered (at times the pallette was merely changed, at other times it looks like they created new characters in style with the old ones -- like the fatman wielding a knife).

This is friggin' lame because it's a commercial product. Of course, like Keranu, I totally want to see how this thing plays!

Oh, I'm so pathetic.

OldRover · 02/19/2007, 04:16 PM

Definately a lift-job of Vigilante's sprites, and I made sure to write a review stating that fact. Of course, it'll probably never appear.

ccovell · 02/19/2007, 10:01 PM

Quote from: thumpin_termis on 02/19/2007, 01:59 PMAnd how is this a remake of "Kung Fu Master"? The sprites look like they were lifted straight out of Vigilante.

Vigilante is kinda like a spiritual successor to KFM. You have a guy that looks and dresses similar to the hero in KFM, they're both by IREM, and they're both walk-along beat-em-ups with a lot of popcorn enemies.

MotoRoaderMike · 02/20/2007, 07:22 PM

Hurts me to say, but I played the original arcade version of Vigilante on MAME once (never played the TG16 one), and I wasn't really impressed. Mainly because it was a tad too hard, and that lowered the fun factor alot for me.

Tatsujin · 02/20/2007, 07:36 PM

i haven't any problem with the difficulty level of the pce vigilante before. may be the last stage is some kind of hard.

MotherGunner · 02/23/2007, 02:58 PM

I would get it.. except I use a pocket PC phone so it wont work on mine...

OldRover · 02/24/2007, 05:19 AM

As expected, my review hasn't appeared and likely won't.

esteban · 02/24/2007, 10:09 AM

Quote from: OldRover on 02/24/2007, 05:19 AMAs expected, my review hasn't appeared and likely won't.

DUDE! Post your reviews here

I know this thread hasn't generated too much interest, but I'm not the only one who would enjoy reading it

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I think the designers were being disingenuous by conveniently omitting that they stole from Vigilante... they make it sound like the progression goes from Kung Fu (Spartan X) --> Kung Fu 72

instead of

Spartan X (Kung Fu) --> Vigilante --> Vigilante Remix (Kung Fu 72)

Until Chris posted, I didn't know that Kung Fu / Spartan X (NES / FMC) was known also known as "Kung Fu Master" ...

termis · 02/24/2007, 01:38 PM

Quote from: stevek666 on 02/24/2007, 10:09 AMSpartan X (Kung Fu) --> Vigilante --> Vigilante Remix (Kung Fu 72)

Until Chris posted, I didn't know that Kung Fu / Spartan X (NES / FMC) was known also known as "Kung Fu Master" ...

Yeah, I thought it was always "Kung Fu Master" in the arcades. It threw me off a little when I saw the NES release, because I thought, "Why didn't say use the arcade name?"

nat · 02/24/2007, 02:11 PM

Quote from: stevek666 on 02/24/2007, 10:09 AM
Quote from: OldRover on 02/24/2007, 05:19 AMAs expected, my review hasn't appeared and likely won't.
DUDE! Post your reviews here

I know this thread hasn't generated too much interest, but I'm not the only one who would enjoy reading it .

Actually, the first day this thread started I read it and laughed SO HARD I could not bring myself to post anything. The title, the comments...

Folks nonchalantly talking about how they casually lifted sprites from Vigilante like it was no big thing. I brought up screenshots of this game and Vigilante in another tab and kept switching back and forth and it just fueled my laughter further.

QuoteAnd you're right, the sprites are totally rippied from Vigilante and slightly altered (at times the pallette was merely changed, at other times it looks like they created new characters in style with the old ones -- like the fatman wielding a knife).

Gold. Pure gold.

CrackTiger · 02/24/2007, 04:30 PM

Quote from: ccovell on 02/19/2007, 10:01 PM
Quote from: thumpin_termis on 02/19/2007, 01:59 PMAnd how is this a remake of "Kung Fu Master"? The sprites look like they were lifted straight out of Vigilante.
Vigilante is kinda like a spiritual successor to KFM. You have a guy that looks and dresses similar to the hero in KFM, they're both by IREM, and they're both walk-along beat-em-ups with a lot of popcorn enemies.

I like how in that one TG-16 promo video(Power Up?), they did a side by side comparison between Kung Fu NES and China Warrior (but no Genesis comparison

).

They should've used Vigilante instead of China Warrior. But I guess they didn't want to seem like the TG-16 had a similar game with only updated graphics.

TR0N · 02/24/2007, 10:08 PM

Looks like a clone for sure beside the rip spirtes!?

Can you say mugen

OldRover · 02/24/2007, 10:12 PM

Quote from: Tron on 02/24/2007, 10:08 PMCan you say mugen

MUGEN!

Ironically, at one point in time I wanted to make the character in Vigilante into a MUGEN character...never did though. Pretty much just stuck with backgrounds (anyone remember sn0ball's mugen page? that was me).

Ninja Spirit · 02/28/2007, 12:40 PM

TANGENT ALERT!

Since no one's mentioned it yet, Kung Fu NES/Kung Fu Master is a movie-to-game adaptation of one of Jackie Chan's earlier flicks. The USA is fully unaware of this fact because back then Jackie Chan's popularity didn't go anywhere past Asia.

(Ahhh the dreaded Jackie Chan name change scenario)

1. Kwai Tsan Tseh > Spartan X (Japanese name, in which the Arcade/Famicom game was made from, soon to KFM/KF-NES) > Wheels on Meals (USA name)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0087578/

esteban · 02/28/2007, 03:57 PM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 02/28/2007, 12:40 PMTANGENT ALERT!

Since no one's mentioned it yet, Kung Fu NES/Kung Fu Master is a movie-to-game adaptation of one of Jackie Chan's earlier flicks. The USA is fully unaware of this fact because back then Jackie Chan's popularity didn't go anywhere past Asia.

(Ahhh the dreaded Jackie Chan name change scenario)

1. Kwai Tsan Tseh > Spartan X (Japanese name, in which the Arcade/Famicom game was made from, soon to KFM/KF-NES) > Wheels on Meals (USA name)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0087578/

Not a tangent! Ninja, you know I love stuff like this

. Wheels on Meals, now *that* would have been a great name for the video game franchise.

Keranu · 02/28/2007, 06:10 PM

Indeed, Wheels on Means is a sweet name.

Ninja Spirit · 02/28/2007, 11:07 PM

How about this one? Remember the NES game "Phantom Fighter"?

This too is based on a movie.

Geung si sin sang > Reigen Doushi (I think, I know the Famicom version was called that) > Mr. Vampire

Phantom Fighter was also bastardized with the cut scenes being removed so the film origins weren't obvious.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0089371/

TR0N · 02/28/2007, 11:46 PM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 02/28/2007, 12:40 PMTANGENT ALERT!

Since no one's mentioned it yet, Kung Fu NES/Kung Fu Master is a movie-to-game adaptation of one of Jackie Chan's earlier flicks. The USA is fully unaware of this fact because back then Jackie Chan's popularity didn't go anywhere past Asia.

(Ahhh the dreaded Jackie Chan name change scenario)

1. Kwai Tsan Tseh > Spartan X (Japanese name, in which the Arcade/Famicom game was made from, soon to KFM/KF-NES) > Wheels on Meals (USA name)

http://imdb.com/title/tt0087578/

I've know that for while.

Still i wish it was on dvd with english subtitles.

All i can find is the english dub version on vhs

While it can be found on amazon on dvd it's, just the chinese version.

_Paul · 03/01/2007, 12:25 PM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 02/28/2007, 11:07 PMHow about this one? Remember the NES game "Phantom Fighter"?

This too is based on a movie.

Geung si sin sang > Reigen Doushi (I think, I know the Famicom version was called that) > Mr. Vampire

Phantom Fighter was also bastardized with the cut scenes being removed so the film origins weren't obvious.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0089371/

Mr Vampire is an amazing movie.

esteban · 03/01/2007, 03:25 PM

Quote from: Ninja Spirit on 02/28/2007, 11:07 PMHow about this one? Remember the NES game "Phantom Fighter"?

This too is based on a movie.

Geung si sin sang > Reigen Doushi (I think, I know the Famicom version was called that) > Mr. Vampire

Phantom Fighter was also bastardized with the cut scenes being removed so the film origins weren't obvious.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0089371/

Not only do I remember the game, but I remember the adverts and box art for it. I would have never guessed that these games (Spartan X, PF) were movie licenses.

MotoRoaderMike · 03/03/2007, 04:59 PM

Another thing KFM and Vigilante have in common is that the original arcade versions for both were distributed by Data East in North America.

MotherGunner · 10/05/2011, 02:42 PM

Bumping this old thread since the movie/game rip-off thread.

Do we know of any other Turbo games that were ripped off besides Vigilante?

Arkhan Asylum · 10/06/2011, 11:46 AM

Zelda ripped off Neutopia.

Mario ripped off Bonk

Final Fantasy ripped off Cosmic Fantasy

yeah!

lol.

MotherGunner · 10/06/2011, 11:58 AM

+1

DragonmasterDan · 10/06/2011, 03:41 PM

Quote from: guest on 10/06/2011, 11:46 AMZelda ripped off Neutopia.

Mario ripped off Bonk

Final Fantasy ripped off Cosmic Fantasy

yeah!

lol.

You forgot that Wonderboy ripped off New Adventure Island.

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