Kunio-Kun

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An obscure franchise consisting mainly of sports and brawler titles that maintains a very small cult following in the U.S.

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Kunio-Kun was a long running videogame franchise created by Technos in 1986. The games chronicled the exploits of a highly atheltic, delinquent Japanese high school student named Kunio and spanned genres as wide ranging as beat-em-up to puzzle to action sports. In Japan, the series ran for almost ten years, with games coming out on both consoles and Japanese PCs, but, when released outside of Asia, the games were "Americanized" to the point where few could tell that they were originally part of the same series.

After the bankruptcy of Technos in 1996, a company named Million bought the rights to the series and began releasing remakes of the more popular titles of the series.

Games

Renegade (Game)

31 May 1986

Platforms/AmigaPlatforms/PCPlatforms/Sega Master SystemPlatforms/Amstrad CPCPlatforms/Apple IIPlatforms/Atari STPlatforms/Commodore 64Platforms/ZX SpectrumPlatforms/PlayStation 2Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Wii U

Super Dodge Ball (Game)

30 November 1987

Platforms/PlayStation 2Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/ArcadePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/TurboGrafx 16

Super Mario Bros. / Tetris / Nintendo World Cup

18 November 1988

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

River City Ransom (Game)

25 April 1989

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/TurboGrafx CD

Nintendo World Cup (Game)

1 January 1990

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/GenesisPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Sharp X68000Platforms/TurboGrafx 16Platforms/TurboGrafx CD

Super Spike V'Ball/Nintendo World Cup

28 February 1990

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball Bu: PC Bangai-Hen

30 March 1990

Platforms/TurboGrafx 16

Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day!

12 October 1990

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/TurboGrafx CD

Double Dragon II (Game)

7 December 1990

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo - Zenin Shuugou!

26 July 1991

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Wii U

Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball Bu Kyouteki! Toukyuu Senshi no Maki

8 November 1991

Platforms/Game Boy

Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey-bu: Subete Koronde Dairantou

7 February 1992

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Crash 'N the Boys: Street Challenge

26 June 1992

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Shodai: Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun

7 August 1992

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu

23 December 1992

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League

23 April 1993

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

Kunio-kun no Dodge Ball da yo: Zenin Shuugo

6 August 1993

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii U

Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari (Game)

17 December 1993

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo Switch

Nekketsu Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes

22 December 1993

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/Nintendo Entertainment System

River City Girls Zero (Game)

29 April 1994

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5Platforms/Xbox Series X S

Kunio no Oden (Game)

27 May 1994

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo Switch

Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo Kunio-kun

29 July 1994

Platforms/Game Boy

Super Dodge Ball

31 December 1996

Platforms/Arcade

Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Collection

25 August 2005

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Collection 2

27 October 2005

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Kunio-Kun Nekketsu Collection 3

16 February 2006

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Super Dodgeball Brawlers (Game)

19 March 2008

Platforms/Nintendo DS

River City Soccer Hooligans (Game)

18 June 2010

Platforms/Nintendo DS

River City Super Sports Challenge (Game)

13 July 2010

Platforms/Nintendo DS

Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball (Game)

12 July 2011

Platforms/Wii Shop

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special

15 December 2011

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku

15 December 2011

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS

Riki Densetsu (Game)

12 December 2012

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

River City: Tokyo Rumble

8 August 2013

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun TD

20 January 2014

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

River City: Knights of Justice

30 April 2014

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Nekketsu Taisen Kunio-Kun X

11 December 2014

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

River City Super Sports Challenge: All-Stars Special

5 March 2015

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation Network PS3Platforms/PlayStation 3

Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Dodgeball Allstars!!

11 March 2015

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Street

25 March 2015

Platforms/AndroidPlatforms/iPadPlatforms/iPhone

Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki (Game)

28 May 2015

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

River City: Rival Showdown

27 October 2016

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Kunio-Kun Nekketsu: Complete Famicom-Hen

8 December 2016

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

River City Melee: Battle Royal SP

26 December 2016

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle

20 December 2018

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/PlayStation 4

River City Melee Mach!!

10 October 2019

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! A River City Ransom Story

6 November 2019

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Xbox OnePlatforms/PlayStation 4

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

16 December 2021

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Gaiden: River City Girls 1・2

1 December 2022

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next

7 November 2024

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4

Super Technōs World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics

23 April 2025

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 5

River City Saga: Journey to the West (Game)

4 June 2026

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 5

Franchise details

Name

Kunio-Kun

Features

52 games

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First game

Renegade (Game)

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Billy Lee (Character), Jimmy Lee (Character), Kunio (Character), Riki (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Japan (Location), China (Location), Russia (Location), The United States of America (Location), City (Location), England (Location), Amusement Park (Location), Iceland (Location), India (Location), Prison (Location), Mansion (Location), Beach (Location), Sports Stadium (Location), Tokyo (Location), Africa (Location), Shop (Location), Underground (Location), Nightclub (Location), Town (Location), Swimming Pool (Location), Abandoned Buildings (Location), Dock (Location), School (Location), Osaka (Location), Street (Location), River City (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: 2.5D (Concept), Combo (Concept), Martial Arts (Concept), Roundhouse Kick (Concept), Slide Tackle (Concept), Special Attack (Concept), Super Meter (Concept), Ice (Concept), Weather (Concept), Kidnapping (Concept), Taunting (Concept), Time Limit (Concept), Blunt Weapons (Concept), Hand to Hand Combat (Concept), Super Deformation (Concept), Chin Down, Eyes Up (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), Jump (Concept), Spin-Off (Concept), Exploration (Concept), Gangs (Concept), Lawbreaking (Concept), Organized Crime (Concept), Close Quarters Combat (Concept), Melee (Concept), Multiple Protagonists (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Currency (Concept), Soccer Player (Concept), Boss (Concept), Mini-Boss (Concept), BPjM Indexed (Concept), Side-Scrolling (Concept), Partners (Concept), Crime Fighting (Concept), Multiple Endings (Concept), Vigilante (Concept), Dodge (Concept), Bromance (Concept), Dark Second Act (Concept), Eating (Concept), Healing Food (Concept), Helicopter Boss (Concept), Walking With Hands In Pockets (Concept), Samurai (Concept), Basketball (Concept), Backtracking (Concept), Kill Stealing (Concept), Pick Ups (Concept), PlayChoice-10 (Concept), Hit Points (Concept), Shopping (Concept), Health (Concept), Lives (Concept), Isometric Viewpoint (Concept), Criminals (Concept), Angel (Concept), 2D (Concept), Open World (Concept), Environment as Weapons (Concept), Human (Concept), Bicycle Kick (Concept), Joke Character (Concept), Nudity (Concept), Roman Numerals (Concept), Ice Hockey (Concept), Combat Racing (Concept), 8-bit (Concept), The Yakuza (Concept), Power Up (Concept), Mode 7 (Concept), Degraded Boss (Concept), Gravity (Concept), Power of Friendship (Concept), Dash (Concept), Death (Concept), Moving Platform (Concept), Cheat Code (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Character Creation (Concept), Cooperative Play (Concept), Multi Sport (Concept), Score Multiplier (Concept), Continue (Concept), Chiptune (Concept), Attributes (Concept), Street Sports (Concept), RPG Elements (Concept), E3 2003 (Concept), Go Arrow (Concept), High Score (Concept), Pedestrians (Concept), Real-Time Combat (Concept), Sandbox (Concept), Sprite Scaling (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), Blink Out (Concept), Blinking Comeback (Concept), Direction-Based Attack (Concept), Year X (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Book (Object), Fist (Object), Motorcycle (Object), Brass Knuckles (Object), Pizza (Object), Tire (Object), Hamburger (Object), Knife (Object), Coin (Object), Baseball Bat (Object), Whip (Object), Trash Can (Object), Pipe (Object), Hammer (Object), Soccer Ball (Object), Sushi (Object), Lead Pipe (Object), Ladder (Object), Miniskirt (Object), Excalibur (Object), Knuckles (Object), Dodgeball (Object), Roller Coaster (Object), Ball (Object), Fried Chicken (Object), Meat (Object), Hockey Puck (Object), Hockey Stick (Object), Rock (Object), Goal (Object), Noodles (Object), World Cup Trophy (Object), Vending Machine (Object), Conveyor Belt (Object), Burrito (Object), Ferris Wheel (Object), Hot Chocolate (Object)

People

• Has people: Toru Furuya (Person), Yoshihisa Kishimoto (Person), David Lowe (Person), Kazuo Sawa (Person), Keiko Yamamoto (Person), Michael Hutchinson (Person), Mike Day (Person), Kazunaka Yamane (Person), Koji Kai (Person), Koji Ogata (Person), Koji Yamada (Person), Kumiko Mukai (Person), Mariko Kido (Person), Masahiro Yoshihara (Person), Masao Shiroto (Person), Michiya Hirasawa (Person), Shinichi Saito (Person), Steve Barrett (Person), Iku Mizutani (Person), Fred Gray (Person), Akira Inoue (Person), T. Obinata (Person), Rory Green (Person), Dave Stead (Person), Misa Yazaki (Person), Richard Aplin (Person), Hiroyuki Sekimoto (Person), Akiko Yamane (Person), Genei Fukuhara (Person), Hiroyuki Kikuchi (Person), Junnichiro Sekikawa (Person), K. Kishimoto (Person), K. Sonoda (Person), Kazuhiro Hara (Person), Kazuyo Togo (Person), Kunihiro Hirabayashi (Person), M. Yoshida (Person), N. Fujita (Person), Nobuyuki Sawada (Person), S. Tamai (Person), Shintaro Kumagai (Person), Tsutomu Ando (Person), W. Little (Person), F. Gen (Person), M. Ohata (Person), S. Kuma (Person), W.S. Little (Person)