Super Chinese

Super Chinese
Arcade flyer of Chinese Hero, the first game in the series.
Genres	RPG beat 'em up Fighting game
Developers	Taiyo Systems Culture Brain
Publishers	Namco Culture Brain

Super Chinese (スーパーチャイニーズ Sūpā Chainīzu) is a series of adventure and action role-playing games for the arcade and various Nintendo video game systems. The plot of several of the games follow two young boys, Jack and Ryu, as they adventure through their home, Chinaland.

Each of the games in the series were developed by Culture Brain, the earlier games developed by Nihon Game, a name the company used before Culture Brain. The games that were released in North America were retitled, such as Super Chinese, which became Kung Fu Heroes. Many of the games were not released outside Japan.

Overview

Common Elements

In most of the Super Chinese games, Jack and Ryu are the protagonists. They often are fighting to save their homeland, Chinaland.

Gameplay

The earliest Super Chinese games included action game elements, such as Kung Fu Heroes and Super Chinese Land. The later games in the series, such as Super Ninja Boy also integrated role-playing video game elements into the gameplay. The playable characters gain experience points from action RPG, random encounter battles and increase in levels, becoming more powerful.

Video Games

The Super Chinese series is made up of several video games spanning many of Nintendo's earlier systems. Super Chinese, Super Chinese Land, and Super Chinese World are the three main groups in the series. Chinese Hero was the first video game in the series. Even though Culture Brain (then known as Nihon Game) wasn't mentioned in any part of the game while its publisher Taito was, Chinese Hero was developed by Culture Brain without credit. The Fighter video games are fighting games that allow players to fight with characters from the series, such as Ryu and Jack.

In North America, the series is mostly known as the Ninja Boy series. Ninja Boy, Ninja Boy II, and Super Ninja Boy were all released in North America, as well as Kung Fu Heroes.

Japanese Title	Western Title	Regions	Release	Platform(s)	Genre
Chinese Hero	-	JP	1984	Arcade	Action
Super Chinese	Kung-Fu Heroes	JP, NA	1986	FC/NES	Action
Super Chinese 2	Little Ninja Brothers[1]	JP, NA	1989	FC/NES	Role-Playing
Super Chinese 3	-	JP	1991	FC	Role-Playing
Super Chinese Land	Ninja Boy[2]	JP, NA	1990	GB	Action
Super Chinese Land 2	Ninja Boy 2[3]	JP, NA	1990	GB	Role-Playing
Super Chinese Land 3[4]	-	JP	1995	GB	Role-Playing
Super Chinese World	Super Ninja Boy[5]	JP, NA	1991	SFC/SNES	Role-Playing
Super Chinese World 2	-	JP	1993	SFC	Role-Playing
Super Chinese World 3	-	JP	1995	SFC	Role-Playing
Super Chinese Fighter[6]	-	JP	1995	SFC	Fighting
Super Chinese Fighter GB	-	JP	1996	GB	Fighting
Super Chinese Fighter EX[7]	-	JP	1999	GBC	Fighting

Remakes:

Kung Fu Heroes

• Super Chinese Land 1-2-3 (09/13/1996)^[4]
• Super Chinese I+II Advance (06/24/2004)
• Twin Series Vol. 3 - Konchuu Monster/Super Chinese Labyrinth (12/10/2004)^[8]

Super Chinese Land 1-2-3 and Super Chinese I+II Advance are compilations of earlier video games in the series.

References

1. "Little Ninja Brothers at Gamespot.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
2. "Ninja Boy at IGN.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
3. "Ninja Boy II at IGN.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
4. "Super Chinese Lan 1-2-3 at IGN.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
5. "Super Ninja Boy at Gamespot.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
6. "Super Chinese Fighter at Gamespot.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
7. "Super Chinese Fighter EX at Gamespot.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
8. "Twin Series Vol. 3 at Gamespot.com". 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22.

External links

• Super Chinese at MobyGames