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.
The King of Fighters
"The King of Fighters '99" introduced a new story arc known as "The NESTS Chronicles" along with several new characters into the series, as well as the rule of a fourth member being added to each team. In a new tactic, a specific person from a team would be an assistant called a "Striker" and that this person would be able to aid the team for a few seconds in combat. The Dreamcast version was titled "The King of Fighters: Evolution", with several improvements in the game such as new Strikers and better animation. "The King of Fighters 2000" is the second part of "The NESTS Saga" as well as the last "KOF" game to be made by SNK before the bankruptcy. It adds a few new playable characters and a couple of Strikers (most of them being from previous KOF titles and other SNK titles as well such as "Metal Slug" and "Kizuna Encounter"). "The King of Fighters 2001" ends the second story arc. Due to economic problems that SNK had at the time, the Korean company Eolith helped in the development of the game after SNK was bankrupted. "The King of Fighters 2002" was created to reunite old characters from previous "KOF" games and featured no story, similar to "KOF '98". It was also developed by Eolith.