Asuka 120%
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| Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Fill-in-Cafe (insolvent) |
| Publisher(s) | Family Soft |
| Distributor(s) | Family Soft |
| Designer(s) | Takehiro Kimura, Atsuko Ishida |
| Platform(s) | FM Towns, X68000, TurboGrafx Duo, PC-Engine, Sega Saturn, Playstation |
| Release date |  1994 |
| Genre(s) | 2D Vs. Fighting/Bishōjo |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 Players |
| Media | Diskette, CD-ROM |
| Input methods | Joypad |
Asuka 120% Burning Festival is a Japanese fighting game series produced by Fill-in-Cafe and published and distribuited by Family Soft and Kodansha. The music was composed by Keishi Yonao and the game series was designed by Takehiro Kimura, creator of the Variable Geo game series.
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[edit] Overview
The setting concerns the "Ryōran Private School for Women", which educates the daughters of the upper echelons of society. Here, the high class clubs annually hold a martial arts tournament for the "Club Rivalry Budget Contest Mega Fight". Each character fights with moves making use of the merits of each club. The original characters are all girls (later in the series, a male principal makes an appearance); it is a so-called "gal game" versus fighter. At first, it was only available for some personal computer systems, and there were only six original characters. It was then ported to consumer machines such as the PC Engine, which also added new characters, bringing it up to par with most other fighting games. Furthermore, adjusted balance in later revised editions made it more popular than before.
Afterwards a different version dubbed "Special" was released for the Playstation in 1996. The better quality in various areas increased its popularity. Then in 1997, "Excellent" was released, but it was only a minor change from "Special". Moreover, the addition of an unthrowable time period changed the balance to be more aggressive, and fans of the previous works weren't pleased with it. In 1997, "Limited" was released for the Sega Saturn. Graphics were substantially revised and the characters largely changed (for example, faces looked more ambitious), but with the Saturn itself not doing very well, it did not become a hit. And so, approriating the graphics from "Limited", "Final" with a distinctive system was released for the Playstation in 1999, but with the addition of "down gauge" and such, and a system that was largely changed in itself, along with drastic changes in the lineup of voice actresses not pleasing the fans very much, the game did not recover popularity.
A feature of the game is that the balance emphasizes exhilarating speed, and at the time of the series' launch, features like an original 2-level jump and easy-to-input special move commands for every character in addition to "counter from guard", "cooperation towards dash move", moves like used in the ce system" and "striking" and "passive" attacks, etc., the novel components of his game are largely adopted in others now. Compared to the earlier series, there are two standard operation buttons to use the whole system (empty buttons became macro inputs).
Development for the X68000 was done by "Mad Stalker" and for the PSX by "Don't lose! Demon Kendo 2" for Fill-in-Cafe (which went bankrupt around 1998).
Character design was done by Nanase Aoi initially, then Ishida Atsuko for "Excellent", and Sasameyuki Jun for "Final".
Asuka 120%, whose base development was done by "Mad Stalker", was made mainly by just two programmers, comprising Fill-in-Cafe. Because they moved on to Treasure, there are observable similarities to Asuka 120% in Treasure's fighting games (e.g. move counterbalancing, easy operation, etc.).
[edit] Games
Known game releases are as follows [1]
| Title | Platform | Publisher(s) | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. | FM Towns | Fill in Cafe | March 11, 1994 |
| Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. | Sharp X68000 | Fill in Cafe | April 22, 1994 |
| Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest. | FM Towns | Fill in Cafe | December 22, 1994 |
| Asuka 120% Maxima BURNING Fest. | Turbo Duo/PC engine | Fill in Cafe | July 28, 1995 |
| Asuka 120% Special BURNING Fest. | Playstation | Family Soft | March 29, 1996 |
| Asuka 120% Excellent BURNING Fest. | Playstation | Family Soft | May 9, 1997 |
| Asuka 120% Limited BURNING Fest. | Sega Saturn | Kodansha publishers, Ltd. | October 9, 1997 |
| Asuka 120% Final BURNING Fest. | Playstation | Family Soft | May 27, 1999 |
| Asuka 120% Return BURNING Fest. | PC Windows | Family Soft | September 24, 1999 |
| Asuka 120% Final BURNING Fest. | Playstation (SuperLite 1500 series) | SUCCESS | September 22, 2002 |
| Asuka 120% LimitOver BURNING Fest. | Sega Saturn | Unofficial | Sometime in 1998[2] |
It is noted that Kuromaru makes an appearance on box art of the re-releases of the games, in comparison to the original versions.
[edit] Characters
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[edit] Original cast
- Name: Asuka Honda (本田飛鳥?) (voiced by Riko Sayama)
- H/W: 151cm/44kg
- Grade: Freshman (1st Year)
Asuka Honda, the titular character of the game series, represents the Chemistry club in the Mega fight Tournament. She is best friends with Karina Toyota, and more recently, Kumi Ōkubo. Asuka dreams to become a chemist in the future. Her main attacks involve volatile projectiles such as the Phenomenon Crash (throwing chemical-filled beakers.)
- Name: Kumi Ōkubo (大久保久美?) (voiced by: Miki Nagasawa -> Masaki Miki)
- H/W: 158cm/42kg
- Grade: Freshman (1st Year)
Kumi represents her Rhythmic Gymnastics class in the Mega fight Tournament. She met Asuka during the Ryouran entrance exam and has been friends since the tournament. A rather household-oriented type of girl, Kumi desires to have a family with lots of children in the future. Kumi's attacks involve her gymnast skills; one of them lashing an opponent with her ribbon as she performs.
- Name: Tamaki Shindō (新堂環?) (voiced by: Masako Katsuki -> Shō Kawasato Eiko)
- H/W: 167cm/47kg
- Grade: Senior (3rd Year)
Tamaki represents not only her Tennis club, but as well as daughter of the principal of the school. Looked up to by the juniors as the 'Big Sister,' and is well-loved by her fellow seniors, give or take. Her moves involve the use of her tennis racket, where the opponent is the ball in question. Tamaki dreams to be a teacher.
- Name: Ryūko Yamazaki (山崎竜子?) (voiced by: Akira Morimoto)
- H/W: 168cm/48kg
- Grade: Junior (2nd Year)
Ryūko specializes in Volleyball, and holds a big rivalry to Tamaki Shindō since losing to her in the last Mega fight Tournament. Ryūko is popular for her 'movement' in sport, and how good she may be, schoolwork is another story. Ryūko mainly uses volleyball tactics to attack her opponent, such as tackles, serves, or other maneuvers.
- Name: Megumi Suzuki (鈴木めぐみ?) (voiced by: Shizuka Hōjō -> Yukana Nogami)
Cheerleading club representative. She is short in stature with a babyish face, but on account of her glamor, she is popular even with other schools' students. Her special moves are things like "Bon-bon Upper".
- Name: Torami Hōjō (北条虎美?) (voiced by: Mio Itō)
Karate club representative and runner-up the previous year. The karate moves issuing from her tall figure are powerful. Her special moves are things like "leaping knee and heel takedown".
[edit] Introduced in Maxima BURNING Fest.
Biology club representative, and rival with Asuka since childhood. A lot of her special moves involve her pet frog "Kero-pyon", such as "Kero-kero Heat Press". (To show her rivalry with Asuka, Karina's surname is Toyota as compared to Asuka's surname which is Honda.)
- Name: Cathy Wild (キャシィ・ワイルド Kyashii Wairudo?) (voiced: Urara Takano -> Urarahana Inoue)
Member of the pro-wrestling association, and exchange student from a sister school in Florida. Her special moves involve pro-wrestling throws like "Northern Light Bomb".
- Name: Kiyoko Mitarai (御手洗清子?) (voiced by: Yumi Yabuki -> Noriko Hidaka)
Softball club representative. There is a complex in her family name. Her special moves involve a sharply thrown underhand pitch, like "Big League Softball No. 8".
- Name: Nana Owada (小和田奈々?) (voiced by: Miki Takahashi -> Yūmare Asakura])
Japanese dancing research society representative and eldest daughter of notable house Owada. Special moves involve attacking with the folded fan, such as "Ushiwaka dance".
[edit] Introduced in Special BURNING Fest.
- Name: Shinobu Kawasaki (川崎忍?) (voiced by: Hiroka Nishizawa)
A gang leader from another school. She intrudes on the brawl in order to get revenge on Tamaki Shindō (whom she had lost to previously) and clear her name. Her special moves are like a Qigong bullet called "Banchō bazooka" (meaning "gang leader bazooka") and such. Her design resembles that of Rei Ayanami, which was a topic of discussion when the game was published. Still, her moves and personality are somewhat of a parody of Akuma and Makoto Mizoguchi.
[edit] Introduced in Limited BURNING Fest.
- Name: Tetsuko Ōgigaya (扇ヶ谷鉄子?) (voiced by: Saeko Shimazu)
From the chemistry club. Since the chemistry club is winning though it usually loses most years, the senior who has an eye on middleclassman Asuka trains her intensively. Her special moves are similar to Asuka’s.
- Name: Genichirō Shindō (新堂源一郎?) (voice: Seizō Katō -> Daisuke Gōri)
The principal. He uses special moves with names that are yojijukugo, such as "乾坤一擲" ("all or nothing").
[edit] Introduced in Final BURNING Fest.
- Name: Ichiko Furutachi (古館伊知子?) (voice: Yūko Mizutani -> Kaoru Morota)
Journalism club representative. She is a character that endeavored for real conditions but participates in "Final". Her special moves involve assaults with her microphone, like "Charge! Interview Attack".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.gafl.net/GAFL/ASUKA/ASUKAG Japanese Listing of all known Asuka 120% releases.
- ^ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Bridge/7475/asuka120/history.html A collective release history of Asuka 120% games.
- ^ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/196664/4433 Dr. Batsu's Asuka 120% Burning Festival Character Profile FAQ on GameFAQs
