
Spartan X1984

Spartan X
1984 Data East USA
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Details
First release date
December 1, 1984
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Themes
Keywords
martial arts
hand-to-hand combat
brawler
side-scrolling
based on - movie
snake
kung fu
high score
licensed game
celebrity tie-in
damsel in distress
launch titles
Overview

Spartan X, known in North America by the Kung-Fu Master port, is a 1984 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East, without the movie license. The Japanese version was based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, known as Spartan X in Japan, and credited "Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion", who produced the film upon which it was based. The game is considered by many to be the first beat 'em up video game, and contains elements of Bruce Lee's Game of Death.



