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Hokuto no Ken

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First release
Aug 10, 1986
Developer
Shouei System
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Family Computer

Hokuto no Ken for the Family Computer (Famicom for short) is a side-scrolling action video game published by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei Systems. It was released on August 10, 1986 exclusively in Japan and was the first of four Hokuto no Ken video games released for the Famicom. While it features gameplay similar to Sega's earlier Mark III version of Hokuto no Ken, it is an unrelated game made by a different developer.

Also known as 北斗の拳

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Storyline
In the year 199X, the world was covered by nuclear flames... The road to challenge Ken-oh, the Conqueror of Century's End, will be a long one. Standing before Kenshiro's path are Heart, the homicidal maniac; Shin, the man of Nanto Sei Ken; Jagi, Kenshiro's evil stepbrother; and Souther, the strongest warrior within Nanto Sei Ken. To defeat the Ken-oh, Raoh, Kenshiro attain the secret principles of Hokuto Shin Ken.Read more

In the year 199X, the world was covered by nuclear flames... The road to challenge Ken-oh, the Conqueror of Century's End, will be a long one. Standing before Kenshiro's path are Heart, the homicidal maniac; Shin, the man of Nanto Sei Ken; Jagi, Kenshiro's evil stepbrother; and Souther, the strongest warrior within Nanto Sei Ken. To defeat the Ken-oh, Raoh, Kenshiro attain the secret principles of Hokuto Shin Ken.

Release dates
Family Computer
Aug 10, 1986
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
martial arts, post-apocalyptic, anime, apocalypse, superhero
… All 9, based on - anime, licensed game, based on - comics, fan translation - english
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  • 日本語interface
IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 10 Oct 2026