<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Almanic	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Kunio-kun	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
WayForward	O
and	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
developed	O
an	O
English-localized	O
version	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platforms	O
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Kunio-kun	O
series	O
,	O
Kunio-tachi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
features	O
a	O
dramatic	O
and	O
serious	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
realistically	O
proportioned	O
character	O
designs	O
(	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
"	O
super	O
deformed	O
"	O
style	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
dialogue	O
between	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Nekketsu	B-Application
Kōha	I-Application
Kunio-kun	I-Application
(	O
Renegade	B-Application
)	O
or	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
Kunio-kun	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Kunio-tachi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Almanic	O
rather	O
than	O
internally	O
by	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
Corp	O
,	O
although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
staff	O
members	O
were	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Noriyuki	O
Tomiyama	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
versions	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Dodge	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
)	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Yoshihisa	O
Kishimoto	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
Kunio-kun	O
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
late	O
Michiya	O
Hirasawa	O
(	O
sound	O
programmer	O
in	O
numerous	O
Technos	O
titles	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
and	O
made	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazunaka	O
Yamane	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Combatribes	B-Application
)	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
and	O
assets	O
would	O
be	O
reused	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mad	I-Application
Champ	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Kunio-kun	O
bike	O
racing	O
game	O
but	O
was	O
revamped	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kishimoto	O
wrote	O
a	O
draft	O
for	O
a	O
Kunio-tachi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
sequel	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
actually	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scene	O
where	O
Kunio	O
and	O
Riki	O
fall	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
river	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
collapsing	O
bridge	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
a	O
hideout	O
behind	O
a	O
waterfall	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
unused	O
bit	O
of	O
level	O
design	O
from	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Shin	B-Application
Nekketsu	I-Application
Kōha	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kunio-tachi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunio-tachi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
WayForward	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunio-tachi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Banka	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
2022	O
under	O
the	O
English-localized	O
title	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
using	O
Limited	O
Run	O
's	O
Carbon	O
Engine	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
dual	O
audio	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
introductory	O
cutscene	O
featuring	O
Kyoko	O
and	O
Misako	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
translation	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
translation	O
based	O
on	O
River	B-Application
City	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
