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.
Gaiden
Works whose titles contain the word "gaiden" include "Saiyuki Gaiden" (prequel to Son Goku's past), "Fire Emblem Gaiden", "Ten no Haō Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden" (spin-off of "Fist of the North Star", which is told through the eyes of Kenshiro's brother, Raoh) or "" (released in English as "Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean"). The word "gaiden" has been used in English titles as well, such as "Ninja Gaiden" (literally "Ninja's Tale", the American title for the Japanese series "Ninja Ryūkenden") and "Resident Evil Gaiden" (a European-developed spin-off of the Japanese "Resident Evil" franchise), "Super Robot Taisen Alpha Gaiden", and "". The Nintendo 64 game "" was called "Zelda Gaiden" or during its initial development.