Super Chinese

nihongo|"Super Chinese"|スーパーチャイニーズ|Sūpā Chainīzu is a series of adventure and action role-playing games for the arcade and various Nintendo video game systems. The plot of several of the games follow two young boys, Jack and Ryu, as they adventure through their home, Chinaland.

Each of the games in the series were developed by Culture Brain, the earlier games developed by Nihon Game, a name the company used before Culture Brain. The games that were released in North America were retitled, such as "Super Chinese", which became "Kung Fu Heroes". Many of the games were not released outside of Japan.

Overview

Common Elements

In most of the "Super Chinese" games, Jack and Ryu are the protagonists. They often are fighting to save their homeland, Chinaland.

Gameplay

The earliest "Super Chinese" games included action game elements, such as "Kung Fu Heroes" and "Super Chinese Land". The later games in the series, such as "Super Ninja Boy" also integrated console role-playing game elements into the gameplay. The playable characters gain experience points from action RPG, random encounter battles and increase in levels, becoming more powerful.

Games

The "Super Chinese" series is made up of several games spanning many of Nintendo's earlier systems. "Super Chinese", "Super Chinese Land", and "Super Chinese World" are the three main groups in the series. Although not developed by Culture Brain, "Chinese Hero", an arcade game from Taiyo, was the first game in the series. "Super Chinese Land 1-2-3" and "Super Chinese I+II Advance" are compilations of earlier games in the series and the "Fighter" games are fighting games that allow players to fight with characters from the series, such as Ryu and Jack.

In North America, the series is mostly known as the "Ninja Boy" series. "Ninja Boy", "Ninja Boy II", and "Super Ninja Boy" were all released in North America, as well as "Kung Fu Heroes".

Nintendo Entertainment System

*"Kung Fu Heroes" ("Super Chinese", 06/20/1986) [cite web | author=Somethingawful editor | year=2008 | title=Kung-Fu Heroes at SomethingAwful.com| url=http://www.somethingawful.com/d/rom-pit/kung-fu-heroes.php | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Little Ninja Brothers" ("Super Chinese 2", 05/26/1989) [cite web | author=Gamespot staff | year=2008 | title=Little Ninja Brothers at Gamespot.com| url=http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/littleninjabrothers/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Super Chinese 3" (03/01/1991)cite web | author=Gamestats staff | year=2008 | title=Super Chinese 3 at Gamestats.com| url=http://www.gamestats.com/objects/691/691911/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]

Game Boy

*"Ninja Boy" ("Super Chinese Land", 04/20/1990) [cite web | author=IGN staff | year=2008 | title=Ninja Boy at IGN.com| url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/488/488311.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Ninja Boy II" ("Super Chinese Land 2: Uchū Dai-Bōken", 11/29/1990) [cite web | author=IGN staff | year=2008 | title=Ninja Boy II at IGN.com| url=http://pocket.ign.com/objects/488/488312.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Super Chinese Land 3" (1/13/1995)
*"Super Chinese Land 1-2-3" (09/13/1996)cite web | author=IGN staff | year=2008 | title=Super Chinese Lan 1-2-3 at IGN.com| url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/691/691906.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Super Chinese Fighter GB" (12/28/1996)

Game Boy Color

*"Super Chinese Fighter EX" (12/24/1999) [cite web | author=Gamespot staff | year=2008 | title=Super Chinese Fighter EX at Gamespot.com| url=http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/superchinesefighterex/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 22 | accessyear=2008]

Super Nintendo

*"Super Ninja Boy" ("Super Chinese World", 12/28/1991) [cite web | author=Gamespot staff | year=2008 | title=Super Ninja Boy at Gamespot.com| url=http://www.gamespot.com/snes/action/superninjaboy/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Super Chinese World 2" (10/29/1993)
*"Super Chinese Fighter" (1/3/1995) [cite web | author=Gamespot staff | year=2008 | title=Super Chinese Fighter at Gamespot.com| url=http://www.gamespot.com/snes/action/superchinesefighter/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2008]
*"Super Chinese World 3" (12/22/1995)

Game Boy Advance

*"Super Chinese I+II Advance" (06/24/2004) [cite web | author=Gamestats staff | year=2008 | title=Kung Fu Heroes 1+2 Advance at Gamestats.com| url=http://www.gamestats.com/objects/678/678964/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 22 | accessyear=2008]
*"Twin Series Vol. 3 - Konchuu Monster/Super Chinese Labyrinth" (12/10/2004) [cite web | author=Gamespot staff | year=2008 | title=Twin Series Vol. 3 at Gamespot.com| url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/twinseriesvol3/index.html | work= | accessdate=September 22 | accessyear=2008]

References

External links

*StrategyWiki
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/super-chinese-series "Super Chinese" at Mobygames]