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.
Fist of the North Star
"Hokuto no Ken" premiered in Japan in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" in Issue 41 on September 13, 1983 and was serialized 
weekly until Issue 35 of 1988, lasting 245 chapters. The original collected volumes or "tankōbon" of "Hokuto no Ken" were published under Shueisha's "Jump Comics" imprint and spans 27 volumes. During the 1990s, Shueisha reprinted "Hokuto no Ken" in 15 hardcover "aizōban" editions, as well as 15 corresponding economy-sized "bunko" editions. A 14-volume "Kanzenban" edition was published by Shogakukan in 2006 under the "Big Comics Selection" imprint, featuring the original water-colored artwork from the "Weekly Shōnen Jump" serialization. It has also been released in 27 digital e-book editions.