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Video game series
Hiryū no Ken
Genre(s)Fighting
Developer(s)Culture Brain
Publisher(s)JPN
Taito
Taiyo System
Culture Brain
NA
Data East USA
Memetron
Kitcorp
Culture Brain
Natsume Inc.
Platform(s)Arcade, Family Computer, Super Famicom, Game Boy, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
First releaseHokuha Syourin Hiryū no Ken
1985
Latest releaseHiryū no Ken Retsuden GB
December 22, 2000
Spin-offsSD Hiryū no Ken series

Hiryū no Ken (飛龍の拳, lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon") is a series of fighting video games dating back to 1985. They have been developed by Culture Brain and released for the arcades, NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 platforms.

Games

The following is a list of games released in the series.

Title Details
Shanghai Kid
Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
1985 - Arcade
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hokuha Syourin Hiryū no Ken (lit. "North Faction Shaolin - Fist of the Flying Dragon").
  • First game in the Hiryū no Ken series.
  • First and only Hiryū no Ken arcade game.
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Original release date(s):
  • JP: February 14, 1987
  • NA: August 1989
 Release years by system:
1987 - NES
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken: Ougi no Sho (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon: The Book of Mystery").
  • The first Hiryū no Ken NES game.
  • The first Hiryū no Ken title with side-scrolling action and RPG elements.
Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa
Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 29, 1988
 Release years by system:
1988 - Family Computer
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon 2: Dragon's Wings").
  • The first title to be released only in Japan.
  • Some exact parts of this were combined with its successor Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi to create Flying Warriors for North American release.
Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi
Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 6, 1990
 Release years by system:
1990 - NES
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon: 5 Dragon Warriors").
  • Some exact parts of this were combined with its predecessor Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa to create Flying Warriors for North American release.
Fighting Simulator: 2-in-1: Flying Warriors
Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 22, 1990
  • NA: April 1992
  • EU: 1992
 Release years by system:
1990 – Game Boy
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Gaiden (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon Gaiden").
  • The first Hiryū no Ken title to appear on a Nintendo handheld.
  • The first Hiryū no Ken Game Boy game.
  • The first gaiden title in the series.
  • North American version is a successor of Flying Warriors.
Hiryū no Ken Special: Fighting Wars
Original release date(s):
  • JP: June 21, 1991
 Release years by system:
1991 - Family Computer
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Special: Fighting Wars (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon Special: Fighting Wars").
  • The first title in the "Special" series.
  • The game was planned to be released in North America under the title Fighting Simulator: World Champ, but was canceled.
Ultimate Fighter
Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 31, 1992
  • NA: June 1994
 Release years by system:
1992 – Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken S: Golden Fighter (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon S: Golden Fighter"). The S is short for "Special".
  • The first Hiryū no Ken Super NES game.
  • North American version is a successor of Flying Warriors.
Hiryū no Ken S: Hyper Version
Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 11, 1992
 Release years by system:
1992 – Super Famicom
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken S: Hyper Version (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon S: Hyper Version"). The S is short for "Special".
  • Revision of Ultimate Fighter.
SD Hiryū no Ken
Original release date(s):
  • JP: June 17, 1994
  • NA: Cancelled
 Release years by system:
1994 – Super Famicom
Notes:
  • The first SD title in the series.
SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden
Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 14, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Game Boy
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden (lit. "SD Fist of the Flying Dragon Gaiden").
SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden 2
Original release date(s):
  • JP: September 27, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 – Game Boy
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden 2 (lit. "SD Fists of the Flying Dragon Gaiden 2").
Virtual Hiryū no Ken
Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 17, 1997
 Release years by system:
1997 – PlayStation
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as Virtual Hiryū no Ken (lit. "Virtual Fist of the Flying Dragon").
  • The first title to be rendered in 3D graphics.
  • The first and only Hiryū no Ken PlayStation game.
Flying Dragon
Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 18, 1997
  • NA: July 31, 1998
  • EU: July 25, 1999
 Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Twin (lit. "Twin Fists of the Flying Dragon").
  • The first SD title to be rendered in 3D graphics.
  • The first Hiryū no Ken Nintendo 64 game.
SD Hiryū no Ken Densetsu
Original release date(s):
  • JP: January 29, 1999
 Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Densetsu (lit. "SD Legend of the Fist of the Flying Dragon").
  • Featuring characters from Culture Brain's Super Chinese video game franchise.
SD Hiryū no Ken EX
Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 30, 1999
 Release years by system:
1999 – Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken EX (lit. "SD Fist of the Flying Dragon EX").
  • The first Hiryū no Ken Game Boy Color game.
Hiryū no Ken Retsuden GB
Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 22, 2000
 Release years by system:
2000 – Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Released only in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Retsuden GB.
  • Side-scrolling platforming game with fighting elements.

Other/cancelled games

Title Details
Flying Warriors
Original release date(s):
  • NA: February 1991
 Release years by system:
1991– NES
Notes:
  • Released only in North America as Flying Warriors.
  • A mixture of Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa and Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryuu Senshi.
Hiryū no Ken I+II PLUS
Original release date(s):
Cancelled 		Release years by system:
Cancelled
Notes:
  • A two-game compilation that includes the first two Family Computer Hiryū no Ken titles was originally planned for release on the Game Boy Advance, but the project was discontinued.
Virtual Hiryū no Ken Dash
Original release date(s):
Cancelled 		Release years by system:
Cancelled
Notes:
  • A revision of Virtual Hiryū no Ken that was originally planned for release on the PlayStation, but the project was discontinued.

References

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