Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
Fist of the North Star is a side-scrolling action video game produced by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei System for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was first released in Japan under the title on April 17, 1987, being the second "Hokuto no Ken" video game released for the Family Computer (Famicom) by the anime production company (which briefly entered the video game publishing business after their success with the original "Hokuto no Ken" game for the Famicom in 1986), while also serving as a tie-in to the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime series which began airing on Fuji TV a few weeks earlier. Taxan published the localized NES version on April 1989, making it one of the earliest "Fist of the North Star" products released in the U.S. alongside Viz Communications' English adaptation of the manga.
Black Belt (video game)
Black Belt is a side-scrolling single-plane beat 'em up game released for the Master System in . It is a localization of the Japanese Mark III game, , based on the manga and anime series of the same name (which would later be published as "Fist of the North Star" in English). The export version was released without the "Hokuto no Ken" license, forcing graphic alterations to the game. "Black Belt" was one of programmer Yuji Naka's early games prior to his involvement in "Sonic the Hedgehog".