<s>
Along	O
with	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
influenced	O
Yie-Ar	B-Application
Kung	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
established	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
modern	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
Oolong	O
modelled	O
after	O
Lee	B-Application
(	O
like	O
Bruceploitation	O
films	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
grounded	O
realism	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
moved	O
the	O
genre	O
towards	O
more	O
fantastical	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
different	O
characters	O
having	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
high	O
jumps	O
,	O
establishing	O
the	O
template	O
for	O
subsequent	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
health	O
meter	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
point-scoring	O
system	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kit	O
of	B-Application
1985	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
while	O
also	O
being	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
home	O
computer	O
conversions	O
which	O
were	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
features	O
a	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
based	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
master	O
named	O
Oolong	O
(	O
,	O
Japanese	O
:	O
ウーロン	O
Ūron	O
;	O
see	O
oolong	O
)	O
(	O
or	O
Lee	B-Application
in	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Famicom	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
side	O
is	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
blows	O
reachable	O
by	O
combining	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
buttons	O
(	O
punch	O
or	O
kick	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
different	O
moves	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
buttons	O
and	O
joystick	B-Device
movements	O
while	O
standing	O
,	O
crouching	O
or	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
point-scoring	O
system	O
like	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
instead	O
introduces	O
a	O
health	O
meter	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
fighter	O
's	O
health	O
meter	O
is	O
fully	O
depleted	O
,	O
it	O
leads	O
to	O
a	O
knockout	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
none	O
of	O
his	O
clothes	O
are	O
blue	O
,	O
Blues	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
with	O
his	O
name	O
being	O
another	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
martial	O
arts	O
actor	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
name	O
's	O
pronunciation	O
when	O
said	O
by	O
a	O
Japanese	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Blues	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
Oolong	O
is	O
the	O
winner	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
again	O
with	O
Buchu	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Blues	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
round	O
with	O
Feedle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
Famicom	O
ports	O
have	O
many	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
Oolong	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
Lee	B-Application
and	O
faces	O
only	O
5	O
opponents	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Wu/Mu	O
:	O
Called	O
Wu	O
in	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
Mu	O
in	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
Lee	B-Application
kicks	O
the	O
gong	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
loops	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
and	O
different	O
background	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
hidden	O
characters	O
in	O
Konami	B-Device
Collector	I-Device
's	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Advanced	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
widely	O
ported	O
to	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Family	O
Computer	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Collector	I-Device
's	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Advanced	I-Device
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Oretachi	O
Geasen	O
Zoku	O
Sono-series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
some	O
TV	B-Device
game	I-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
compilation	O
Konami	O
Coin-op	O
Hits	O
with	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Green	B-Application
Beret	I-Application
and	O
Mikie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
relaunched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Konami	O
GB	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
for	O
Windows-based	B-Application
PCs	B-Device
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Version	O
of	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	I-Application
1985	I-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
America	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kit	O
of	B-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
games	O
in	O
route/street	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
entered	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
below	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Commando	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
then	O
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
January	B-Application
1986	I-Application
and	O
again	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
then	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
overall	O
best-selling	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
fighting	O
game	O
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
Jin	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
,	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Lee	B-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
Ryu	O
from	O
the	O
1987	B-Application
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shao-lin	B-Application
'	I-Application
s	I-Application
Road	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
