<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Irem	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
and	O
Sammo	O
Hung	O
film	O
Wheels	O
on	O
Meals	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
called	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Thomas	O
named	O
after	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
's	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
film	O
Game	O
of	O
Death	O
(	O
1972	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
designed	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
(	O
1982	B-Application
)	O
,	O
combined	O
fighting	O
elements	O
with	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
gameplay	O
rhythm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irem	O
and	O
Data	O
East	O
exported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
West	O
without	O
the	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Thomas	O
,	O
the	O
titular	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
five	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
's	O
Temple	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Sylvia	O
from	O
the	O
crime	O
boss	O
Mr.	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
charts	O
and	O
becoming	O
America	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
while	O
receiving	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
and	O
detailed	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Kung-Fu	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
selling	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
the	O
sequel	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
Trojan	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Vigilante	B-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
an	O
influential	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
significant	O
cultural	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
brawler	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
character	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
popular	O
during	O
the	O
mid-to-late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
port	O
inspired	O
his	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Nishiyama	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
Capcom	O
where	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
boss	O
battles	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
before	O
working	O
for	O
SNK	O
on	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
also	O
influenced	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Red	O
Ribbon	O
Army	O
saga	O
(	O
1985-1986	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
French	O
film	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Master	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
and	O
Sammo	O
Hung	O
film	O
Wheels	O
on	O
Meals	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
called	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
final	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
which	O
involves	O
Thomas	O
(	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
)	O
climbing	O
a	O
Spanish	O
castle	O
to	O
rescue	O
Sylvia	O
(	O
Lola	O
Forner	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Moby	O
(	O
Sammo	O
Hung	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
cousin	O
David	O
(	O
Yuen	O
Biao	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
1972	O
film	O
Game	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
five-level	O
Devil	O
's	O
Temple	O
reflecting	O
the	O
movie	O
's	O
setting	O
of	O
a	O
five-level	O
pagoda	B-Application
with	O
a	O
martial	O
arts	O
master	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
Wheels	O
on	O
Meals	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Spain	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
East	O
Asian	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
film	O
Enter	O
the	O
Dragon	O
(	O
1973	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
had	O
earlier	O
created	O
Irem	O
's	O
1982	B-Application
arcade	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
designed	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
by	O
combining	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
gameplay	O
rhythm	O
with	O
fighting	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
decided	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
Irem	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishizaki	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
for	O
R-Type	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
late	O
1984	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
early	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1985	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
before	O
releasing	O
internationally	O
as	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
porting	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
something	O
he	O
had	O
in	O
mind	O
for	O
the	O
platformer	O
genre	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
gain	O
experience	O
developing	O
side-scrolling	O
games	O
with	O
Excitebike	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
by	O
programmer	O
Dan	O
Kitchen	O
(	O
brother	O
of	O
Garry	O
Kitchen	O
)	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
ported	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
significant	O
programming	O
feat	O
considering	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
(	O
Irem/ASCII	O
version	O
as	O
Seiken	O
Achō	O
)	O
,	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
(	O
arcade	O
,	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
arcade	O
charts	O
listed	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
for	O
two	B-Application
months	I-Application
in	I-Application
1984	I-Application
,	O
from	O
January	O
15	O
through	O
February	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
the	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
in	O
November	O
1985	O
(	O
just	O
below	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Commando	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
America	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
below	O
the	O
Data	O
East	O
fighting	O
game	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
later	O
also	O
America	O
's	O
eleventh	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
annual	O
RePlay	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
if	O
"	O
you	O
thought	O
that	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
was	O
good	O
—	O
wait	O
'	O
til	O
you	O
try	O
this	O
one	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	B-Application
Roberts	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
1985	O
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
titled	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
July	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
September	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
Gallup	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
February	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
sold	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
versions	O
of	O
10-Yard	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Zippy	B-Application
Race	I-Application
in	O
IAC/Irem	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Irem	O
and	O
I'Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
1986	O
compilation	O
They	O
Sold	O
a	O
Million	O
3	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Fighter	B-Application
Pilot	I-Application
,	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Rambo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
designing	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
was	O
later	O
hired	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
designed	O
an	O
arcade	O
successor	O
for	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Trojan	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
evolved	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
port	O
included	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Nishiyama	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
Kung-Fu	O
was	O
then	O
revamped	O
into	O
Vigilante	B-Application
,	O
after	O
Irem	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
Americanized	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sequel	O
titled	O
as	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
(	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
plot	O
and	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
titled	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
II	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
1991	O
,	O
but	O
ended	O
up	O
not	O
releasing	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
2	I-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
until	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Retro-Bit	O
Generations	O
retro	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
invented	O
the	O
brawler	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
from	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
by	O
simplifying	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
featuring	O
multiple	O
opponents	O
along	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
established	O
the	O
end-of-level	O
boss	O
battle	O
structure	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
progressing	O
through	O
levels	O
and	O
fighting	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
this	O
end-of-level	O
boss	O
battle	O
structure	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
film	O
Game	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
where	O
Lee	B-Application
's	O
character	O
fights	O
a	O
different	O
boss	O
character	O
on	O
each	O
floor	O
as	O
he	O
ascends	O
a	O
pagoda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Matt	O
Fox	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
hundred	O
percent	O
defined	O
"	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
with	O
variations	O
of	O
its	O
plot	O
structure	O
used	O
in	O
virtually	O
every	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
numerous	O
imitators	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Black	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Kid	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
that	O
followed	O
its	O
single-plane	O
side-scrolling	O
format	O
include	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
My	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Flashgal	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Taito	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
Renegade	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
evolved	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
formula	O
established	O
by	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
with	O
a	O
belt-scrolling	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
boss	O
battles	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
1987	O
fighting	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
designer	O
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
after	O
leaving	O
Irem	O
for	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
hiring	O
Nishiyama	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
later	O
left	O
Capcom	O
to	O
run	O
SNK	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
division	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
system	O
board	O
and	O
fighting	O
games	O
including	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
character	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
featured	O
large	O
sprite	O
characters	O
in	O
colorful	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
environments	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
consisting	O
of	O
fighting	O
large	O
groups	O
of	O
weaker	O
enemies	O
using	O
attacks	O
(	O
or	O
weapons	O
)	O
such	O
as	O
punches	O
,	O
kicks	O
,	O
guns	O
,	O
swords	O
,	O
ninjutsu	O
or	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
side-scrolling	O
character	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
format	O
became	O
popular	O
during	O
the	O
mid-to-late	O
1980s	O
,	O
with	O
arcade	O
examples	O
including	O
ninja	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Taito	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kage	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
Shinobi	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Konami	O
's	O
Rush'n	O
Attack	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
was	O
particularly	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
side-scrolling	O
martial	O
arts	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
most	O
martial	O
arts	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
established	O
the	O
health	O
meter	O
mechanic	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Lendino	O
also	O
notes	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
"	O
most	O
arcade	O
games	O
"	O
which	O
had	O
emphasized	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
lives	O
,	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
"	O
had	O
a	O
genuine	O
narrative	O
arc	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
beginning	O
,	O
middle	O
and	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
gameplay	O
played	O
a	O
key	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
influential	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
Nintendo	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
NES	O
port	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
cited	O
his	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
port	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
factors	O
behind	O
his	O
creation	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
came	O
about	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
technical	O
know-how	O
"	O
built	O
up	O
from	O
Excitebike	B-Application
and	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
which	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
strategize	O
while	O
scrolling	O
sideways	O
"	O
over	O
long	O
distances	O
,	O
have	O
aboveground	O
and	O
underground	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
colorful	O
backgrounds	O
rather	O
than	O
black	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
titles	O
that	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
place	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
history	B-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
Nintendo	I-Architecture
Entertainment	I-Architecture
System	I-Architecture
according	O
to	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
cited	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
a	O
major	O
saga	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
:	O
the	O
Red	O
Ribbon	O
Army	O
saga	O
(	O
1985-1986	O
)	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Muscle	O
Tower	O
arc	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
Goku	O
ascending	O
an	O
enemy	O
base	O
and	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
on	O
each	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooru	O
Fujisawa	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Great	O
Teacher	O
Onizuka	O
(	O
GTO	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
influenced	O
a	O
French	O
film	O
called	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Master	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
directed	O
by	O
Agnès	O
Varda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
showcases	O
many	O
French	O
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
interest	O
in	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
central	O
plot	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
