Kunio-kun

Kunio-kun

Arcade flyer of Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun, the first game in the Kunio-kun series.
Developers Technōs Japan
Arc System Works
Publishers Technōs Japan
Million Corp.
Atlus
Arc System Works
Creators Yoshihisa Kishimoto
Platforms Famicom, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Sharp X68000, PC-Engine, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Virtual Console, mobile phone, personal computer, PlayStation 2, WiiWare, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
First release

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun

  • JP: May 1986
Latest release

Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki

  • JP: May 28, 2015

The Kunio-kun (くにおくん) series is a video game series started by Technōs Japan. The series is now handled by Arc System Works who purchased all of the intellectual property rights from Technōs' spiritual successor, Million Corp. The first game in the series is fully titled Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (熱血硬派くにおくん), which roughly translates to "Hot Blood Tough Guy Kunio", with Nekketsu being the name of Kunio's high school. The kun suffix after his name is an informal Japanese honorific usually applied to young males.

The series originated in the arcades and the Famicom console; its title and its protagonist, Kunio (variously renamed "Alex" and "Crash Cooney" in the United States), were named after Technōs Japan's former president, Kunio Taki. Along with that, Kunio also later became Technōs Japan's main mascot, appearing on the company's logo in several games and television commercials. Although the original game was created by Yoshihisa Kishimoto — who later designed Double Dragon — many of the later games (particularly those under the Downtown Nekketsu moniker) were the handiwork of two men: Mitsuhiro "Yoshimitsu" Yoshida and Hiroyuki "Mokeke" Sekimoto.

A few of the early Kunio games for the NES were localized for the North American market. These include Renegade, River City Ransom, Super Dodge Ball, Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge and Nintendo World Cup, which were heavily "Americanized" versions of the Kunio-kun games. Technōs Japan has released over twenty Kunio-kun titles for the Famicom, Game Boy, and Super Famicom in Japan. In addition, licensed ports of the games were made for other platforms such as the PC-Engine (through Naxat Soft), Mega Drive (through Pal Soft) and the Sharp X68000 (through Sharp).

List of games

Title Details

Original release date(s):
Release years by system:
05/1986 – Arcade
2006 – PlayStation 2
03/06/2012 Windows
Notes:
  • The first game in the series, in the original Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (熱血硬派くにおくん, "Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio") the player takes control of Kunio as he fights against the various gangs who bully his friend Hiroshi at the start of each stage.
  • The international version, titled Renegade, features changed graphics and dubbed voices that gives the game a more western-looking setting. The plot was also changed from Kunio beating gangs to avenge his friend to the main hero having to rescue his girlfriend.
  • Released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the Ore-tachi Game Center Zoku lineup on January 26, 2006.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 17, 1987
Release years by system:
1987 – Family Computer
2008 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Based on the Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun arcade game, the Famicom version was Technōs Japan's first game for the home console market.
  • The final stage features a maze-like structure in which the wrong path leads to a previous stage.
  • Released in Japan for the Virtual Console on March 18, 2008.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: November 1987
Release years by system:
1987 – Arcade
1988 – X68000
2008 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu (熱血高校ドッジボール部) is the second game starring Kunio and the first sports game starring the character. In this game, Kunio leads his school's dodgeball team (Nekketsu High School) as he competes against the rival Hanazono High School, and then proceeds to compete against five international teams (England, Iceland, China, Africa, and America).
  • Released in the United States as Super Dodge Ball, in which the Japanese teams became Americans and vice versa.
  • A port for the X68000 was released on September 1988.
  • Released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the Ore-tachi Game Center Zoku lineup on March 23, 2006.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 26, 1988
Release years by system:
1988 – Family Computer
2003 – Windows PC
2008 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu (熱血高校ドッジボール部, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club) is the second Kunio game for the Family Computer. The game adds two new teams, India and the USSR.
  • The US version of Super Dodge Ball has the main team as Americans and the final team to be the Soviet Union.
  • Included in the Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1 for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.
  • Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on June 17, 2008.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 25, 1989
Release years by system:
1989 – Family Computer
1990 – X68000
1993 – PC Engine
2007 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (ダウンタウン熱血物語, Tale of Downtown Nekketsu) is the third Kunio game and the first produced specifically for consoles. Kunio teams up with rival Riki in order to save Riki's girlfriend from the Reihō High School gang. The game is a side-scrolling beat-em-up which combined RPG elements such as buying items and equipment that would increase the player's stats or acquire new moves.
  • Released in North America as River City Ransom and in Europe as Street Gangs.
  • The X68000 version, released on April 1990, features a larger map with more areas and new bosses.
  • The PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version, released on December 24, 1993 in Japan, features an arranged soundtrack in CD-DA format and voice acting.
  • The Famicom version was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on October 23, 2007.
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:
PC Bangai Hen

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: March 30, 1990
Release years by system:
1988 – PC Engine
2008 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: PC Bangai Hen (熱血高校ドッジボール部 PC番外編, Nekketsu High School Dodge Ball Club: PC Extra Edition) is a special version of the original Dodge Ball which combines the graphics and teams of the arcade version with the emphasis on character-specific statistics and team formation. Features an arcade-style mode and a plot-oriented Quest Mode.
  • Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on September 30, 2008.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: May 18, 1990
Release years by system:
1990 – Family Computer, X68000
2008 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • The fourth Kunio game, Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen (熱血高校ドッジボール部 サッカー編, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer Edition) features Kunio and the dodgeball team helping Misako, the manager of the Nekketsu Soccer Club, as they participate in a national soccer tournament against other schools. This is one of the few Kunio games which is not to feature Riki Samejima.
  • Released internationally by Nintendo under the title of Nintendo World Cup, in which game was given a more worldwide theme.
  • Released for the X68000 in Japan on October 1990.
  • Released for the Virtual Console in Japan on October 7, 2008.
Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: October 12, 1990
Release years by system:
1990 – Family Computer
1992 – PC Engine
2007 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • In Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai (ダウンタウン熱血行進曲 それゆけ大運動会, Downtown Nekketsu March: Let's Go to the Great Athletic Meet) features Nekketsu competing against three other teams (Hanazono, Reiho, and an inter-school union) compete in a series of four athletic events. Up to four players can participate.
  • Released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² by Naxat Soft in Japan on July 14, 1992.
  • The Famicom version was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on December 4, 2007.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 7, 1990
Release years by system:
Game Boy
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen (熱血硬派くにおくん 番外乱闘編, Nekketsu Tough Guy Kunio: The Further Brawls) is the first Kunio game for a portable system.
  • Released internationally with changed graphics and music as a Game Boy version of Double Dragon II (unrelated to Double Dragon II: The Revenge).
Nekketsu Kōkō Soccer Bu:
World Cup Hen

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 26, 1991
Release years by system:
Game Boy
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Soccer Bu: World Cup Hen (熱血高校サッカー部 ワールドカップ編, Nekketsu High School Soccer Club: World Cup Edition) is a Game Boy version of Soccer Hen based on the international version of the game (Nintendo World Cup).
Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō!

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 26, 1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Family Computer
1993 – Game Boy
2009 – Virtual Console
2011 – Virtual Console (3DS)
Notes:
  • Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! (ダウンタウンスペシャルくにおくんの時代劇だよ全員集合!, Downtown Special: It's Kunio's Period Piece, Assemble Everyone!!) is a follow-up to Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari in which the characters act out a period play.
  • A Game Boy port was released on December 22, 1993 in Japan. This version of the game was re-released for the Virtual Console (3DS only) on June 7, 2011.
  • The Famicom version of the game was released for the Virtual Console on May 12, 2009.
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:
Kyōteki! Dōkyū Senshi no Maki

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: November 8, 1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Game Boy
2011 – Virtual Console (3DS)
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Kyōteki! Dōkyū Senshi no Maki (熱血高校ドッジボール部強敵!闘球戦士の巻, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Fierce Rival! Episode of the Dodge Soldiers) is a Game Boy specific version of Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu.
  • It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on August 3, 2011.
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:
CD Soccer Hen

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 20, 1991
Release years by system:
1991 – PC Engine
2008 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: CD Soccer Hen (熱血高校ドッジボール部 CDサッカー編, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: CD Soccer Edition) is a version of Soccer Hen released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² by Naxat Soft. This version has add five national teams (France, Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Germany) in Tournament mode which is after beating the final match.
  • It was released for the Virtual Console on November 4, 2008.
Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu:
Subette Koronde Dairantō

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: February 7, 1992
Release years by system:
1992 – Family Computer
2009 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō (いけいけ!熱血ホッケー部「すべってころんで大乱闘」, Go Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club: "Skate, Fall, Great Free-for-All Brawl") centers around Kunio's attempt to help out his school's hockey club.
  • The game was planned to be released in North America under the title of Crash 'n the Boys: Ice Challenge, but was canceled. A teaser of the game was featured in Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge.
  • It was released for the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on August 18, 2009.
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:
PC Soccer Hen

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 13, 1992
Release years by system:
PC Engine
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: PC Soccer Hen (熱血高校ドッジボール部 PCサッカー編, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: PC Soccer Edition) is a version of Soccer Hen released for the PC Engine HuCard. This version is almost identical to the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² version, but it lacks arranged soundtrack, etc.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: June 26, 1992
Release years by system:
1992 – Family Computer
2011 – Virtual Console
Notes:
  • Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Harukanaru Kin Medal (びっくり熱血新記録 はるかなる金メダル, Astonishing New Records of Nekketsu: The Distant Gold Medal) is a sequel to Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku.
  • It was released in North America under the title of Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge.
  • It was released for the Virtual Console in Japan October 18, 2011
Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Dokodemo Daiundōkai

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 24, 1992
Release years by system:
1992 Game Boy
2012 – Virtual Console (3DS)
Notes:
  • Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Dokodemo Daiundōkai (ダウンタウン熱血行進曲 どこでも大運動会, Downtown Nekketsu March: The Great Portable Athletic Meet) is a Game Boy-specific version of Koshinkyoku.
  • Released for the Virtual Console in Japan May 16, 2012
Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: August 7, 1992
Release years by system:
Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (初代 熱血硬派くにおくん, The Original Nekketsu Tough Guy Kunio) is the first Kunio-kun game released for the Super Famicom. It is a beat-em-up RPG set during the end of Kunio's second high school year as he and his friends take a school trip to Osaka.
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu:
MD Soccer Hen

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: August 7, 1992
Release years by system:
Mega Drive
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: MD Soccer Hen (熱血高校ドッジボール部 MDサッカー編, Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: MD Soccer Edition) is a Mega Drive-specific version of Soccer Hen. This is the only version where all the teams are playable in the 2 Player Exhibition Mode.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 23, 1992
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu (熱血格闘伝説, Nekketsu Fighting Legend) is a tournament-style fighting game.
Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 23, 1993
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League (くにおくんの熱血サッカーリーグ) is the Famicom sequel to Soccer Hen.
Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Dokodemo Kin Medal

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 16, 1993
Release years by system:
1993 – Game Boy
2011 – Virtual Console (3DS)
Notes:
  • Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Dokodemo Kin Medal (びっくり熱血新記録!どこでも金メダル, The Astonishing New Records of Nekketsu: Portable Gold Medal) is a Game Boy-specific version of Shinkiroku. It is also features umbrella that replaces Swimming event from the Famicom version.
  • It was released for the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan on November 9, 2011.
Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō!!

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: August 6, 1993
Release years by system:
Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō!! (くにおくんのドッジボールだよ全員集合!, It's Kunio's Dodgeball, Assemble Everyone!) is the Super Famicom sequel to the original Dodgeball for the Famicom.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 17, 1993
Release years by system:
Family Computer
Notes:
  • Nekketsu! Street Basket: Ganbare Dunk Heroes (熱血!すとりーとバスケット ~がんばれDunkHeroes~) is the final Kunio-kun game for the Family Computer.
Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari: Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kun

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 17, 1993
Release years by system:
Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari: Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kun (ダウンタウン熱血べーすぼーる物語 野球で勝負だ!くにおくん, The Baseball Tale of Downtown Nekketsu: Its a Baseball Match! Kunio-kun) is the third Kunio game for the Super Famicom. This is first and only the game (until Riki Densetsu was released in 2012) in the Downtown Nekketsu series that where Kunio is not the main character.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 29, 1994
Release years by system:
Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka (新・熱血硬派 くにおたちの挽歌, The New Nekketsu Tough Guy: The Elegy of Kunio and Co.) is the fourth Kunio game for the Super Famicom. It is chronologically set between Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun and Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari.
Kunio no Oden

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: May 27, 1994
Release years by system:
Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Kunio no Oden (くにおのおでん) is the final Kunio game for the Super Famicom.
Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo: Kunio-kun

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 29, 1994
Release years by system:
Game Boy
Notes:
  • Nekketsu! Beach Volley da yo: Kunio-kun (熱血!ビーチバレーだよ くにおくん) is the last Kunio game for Game Boy.

Original release date(s):
1996
Release years by system:
Neo Geo
Notes:
  • Kunio no Nekketsu Dodgeball Densetsu (くにおの熱血闘球伝説), known in English as Super Dodge Ball is the final Kunio game released by Technōs Japan before the company went out of business. The game was never formally released in Japan and only saw limited release as an MVS-only Neo-Geo release in North America.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: March 5, 2004
Release years by system:
Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • The first Kunio game produced by Million.
  • Remake of Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari
  • Released in North America as River City Ransom EX.
Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 1
(くにおくん熱血コレクション 1)

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: August 25, 2005
Release years by system:
Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of Nekketsu Kõkõ Dodgeball Bu and Nekketsu! Street Basket
Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 2
(くにおくん熱血コレクション 2)

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: October 27, 2005
Release years by system:
Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen and Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku.
Kunio-kun Nekketsu Collection 3
(くにおくん熱血コレクション 3)

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: February 16, 2006
Release years by system:
Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • 2-in-1 compilation which includes the Famicom versions of Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zen'in Shūgō! and Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantō.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: March 19, 2008
Release years by system:
Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Chō Nekketsu Kōkō Kunio-kun Dodgeball Bu (超熱血高校くにおくんドッジボール部, Super Nekketsu High School Kunio's Dodgeball Club).
  • Super Dodge Ball sequel developed by Arc System Works.
Nekketsu Dodgeball Bu i
(熱血ドッジボール部i)

Original release date(s):[1]
  • JPN: March 25, 2008
Release years by system:
i-mode
Nekketsu Kōkō! Kunio-kun Online
(熱血高校! くにおくん オンライン)

Original release date(s):
2008 (closed), October 22, 2010[2]
Release years by system:
Windows
Notes:
  • Online game developed by Windysoft which began closed beta testing in 2008 until October 22, 2010.
River City Dodge Ball All Stars!!

Original release date(s):[3]
2007
Release years by system:
Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • Independently published Dodge Ball game developed by Miracle Kidz, a dōjin group formed by Mitsuhiro Yoshida and Hiroyuki Sekimoto, the original game designers of River City Ransom and most of the other Famicom Kunio games.
  • The Japanese title is Downtown Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō!! (ダウンタウン ドッジボールだよ全員集合!!, "It's Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball, Assemble Everyone!!")
  • Trial downloads (in Japanese and English) are available on Miracle Kidz' official site.[4]
Downtown Smash Dodgeball

Original release date(s):
  • JPN/USA: August 25, 2009
Release years by system:
Xbox 360
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Downtown Gekitotsu Dodgeball!, and the second Dodge Ball game developed by Miracle Kidz.
River City Super Sports Challenge

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: February 4, 2010
  • USA: October 12, 2010
[5]
Release years by system:
Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Kunio-kun no Chō Nekketsu! Daiundōkai (くにおくんの超熱血! 大運動会).
  • A follow-up to Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku developed by Arc System Works. However, the game does not follows the plot of the previous its predecessor. Instead, the game is likely a new storyline than a sequel. This is also the first Kunio game to features Mission mode.

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: May 27, 2010
  • USA: June 9, 2010
[6][7]
Release years by system:
Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Kunio-Kun no Chō Nekketsu! Soccer League Plus – World Hyper Cup Hen (くにおくんの超熱血! サッカーリーグぷらすワールド・ハイパー・カップ編).
  • A follow-up to Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: Soccer Hen (known as Nintendo World Cup in internationally), although the game is not a direct sequel. Instead, it was continuing from River City Super Sports Challenge, and that Michael Tobioka has returns (along with Stanislav and Sierra).
Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball (ダウンタウン熱血どっじぼーる)

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: July 12, 2011
Release years by system:
WiiWare
Notes:
  • The third Dodge Ball game developed by Miracle Kidz. Unlike the first two Dodge Ball games, Million had involvement in the development of this game.
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun Special

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 15, 2011
  • KOR: September 14, 2012
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • A remake of Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary. The game features characters from the Nekketsu Kōha, Nekketsu Kōkō and Downtown Nekketsu series in their Downtown Nekketsu rendition. The Double Tiger Brothers from Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu, are also featured, as well.
Riki Densetsu

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: December 12, 2012
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • A Kunio-kun spinoff, starring Kunio’s rival/partner Riki as the main character. It is also the second game not to feature Kunio as the main character.
River City: Tokyo Rumble

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: August 8, 2013
  • USA/EUR: September 27, 2016
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku (熱血硬派くにおくんSP 乱闘協奏曲, Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio SP: Brawl Concerto), it would later be released in other regions by Natsume.
River City: Knights of Justice

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: April 30, 2014
  • USA/EUR: June 20, 2017
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Nekketsu Mahō Monogatari (熱血魔法物語, Hot-Blooded Magic Story), this is a spin-off featuring characters from Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari in a fantasy RPG setting.
Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Street

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: March 26, 2015
Release years by system:
Android / iOS
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: May 28, 2015
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • A follow-up to Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki da yo Zenin Shugo.
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~

Original release date(s):
  • USA: Oct 28, 2015
[8]
Release years by system:
PlayStation 3
2015 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
  • A follow-up to Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku & River City Super Sports Challenge
River City: Rival Showdown

Original release date(s):
  • JPN: Oct 27, 2016
  • NA/EU: 2017
Release years by system:
Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari SP, it is a remake of Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary. It also includes a fighting game called Fighting of Double Dragon.

Characters

The following is a list of characters appearing in most of the games, ordered by the games where they first appear.

Main characters

Kunio as he appears in Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX. In the US version (River City Ransom EX), he is known as Alex.

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodge Ball Bu

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (River City Ransom)

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodge Ball Bu: Soccer Hen

Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku

Shodai Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun

Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu

Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku

Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu

Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari

Kunio-tachi no Banka

Kyōko, Riki, Kunio, and Misako (Artwork from Kunio-tachi no Banka).

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX (River City Ransom EX)

Kunio-kun no Chou Nekketsu! Daiundoukai

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun Special

Riki Densetsu

Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantō Kyōsōkyoku (River City: Tokyo Rumble)

Manga

A gag manga based on the video games was produced titled Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun (おれは男だ! くにおくん). The manga was illustrated by Kosaku Anakubo and was serialized in the monthly anthology CoroCoro Comic from 1991 to 1996, lasting 11 collected editions. Ore wa Otoko Da! was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1995.[10]

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