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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: DarthNuno on April 28, 2015, 06:58:13 PM

Title: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: DarthNuno on April 28, 2015, 06:58:13 PM
Huge!!!  :o  :arrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efr9EQkbCSQ&feature=youtu.be

Zamoth & Olisan told me last month they played that game in Japan...and now here's the video that proves it!!!
More details guys, pleasr!  :P ;)

Wow, can't wait to play it (let's hope soon available in mame or rom upgrade...)

 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:

Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: funkycochise on April 29, 2015, 05:49:05 AM
great.

Wasn't Vigilante supposed to be Spartan X / Kung fu Master Sequel ?
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: nilfisk on April 29, 2015, 06:21:59 AM
Indeed Vigilante was the "official" sequel. Seems after finalisation of "Kung Fu Master 2", Irem decided that they wanted a more "american" game, thus moving forward to Vigilante.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Q*ris on April 29, 2015, 10:45:26 AM
Like the guy said it looks more like a reboot than a proper sequel.
Anyway, great find!!! it's amazing it's been lost for so long and it's only resurfacing now.

BITD what I found really cool in Vigilante was that you had to rescue "Madonna" (from the skinheads!).
(Now I understand it's just supposed to be the firstname of your girlfriend, but back then I thought you had to rescue the "real" Madonna.  ;D)
So I found the "interaction" of the real world coming inside a video game just awesome!
Madonna was the s**t back then, it was simply the coolest girl to save in the whole universe.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: DarthNuno on April 29, 2015, 11:16:04 AM
BITD what I found really cool in Vigilante was that you had to rescue "Madonna" (from the skinheads!).
(Now I understand it's just supposed to be the firstname of your girlfriend, but back then I thought you had to rescue the "real" Madonna.  ;D)
So I found the "interaction" of the real world coming inside a video game just awesome!
Madonna was the s**t back then, it was simply the coolest girl to save in the whole universe.

I was thinking exaclty the same back then, when I played VIGILANTE!  ;D

Because SPARTAN X2 looks very similar than the first episode, can we presume it runs on the same hardware?
How cool it would be to have a Spartan / Spartan 2 'dual game' on the same board (like Star Wars/ESB)  :P
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: old school on April 29, 2015, 05:02:00 PM
Huge

i'm watching the video in loop

one of my favorite game, this story is incredible
can't wait it came to mame

let's dream for 2 or 3 minutes,

imagine it can run on the same hardware ...

if i can find the mame set i 'will try to convert an Kung fu master in kung fu master 2

it's totaly insane !!!

i' wrote an article in French on my web site many years ago explaining the legacy and the reference of the game

http://lejrs.e-monsite.com/pages/content/kung-fu-master.html

i'will update it today

thank's for this incredibly news

http://lejrs.e-monsite.com/pages/content/news-du-jr-s.html
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Tyrem on April 29, 2015, 06:02:50 PM

can't wait it came to mame


just saw on UKVAC that the guys in the Mame-forum said it was not submitted to them so far and the board seems to be damaged now.
If that´s the case it would be a real shame.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: old school on April 29, 2015, 06:28:43 PM

can't wait it came to mame


just saw on UKVAC that the guys in the Mame-forum said it was not submitted to them so far and the board seems to be damaged now.
If that´s the case it would be a real shame.

yeaah it will be a disaster

but i' hope they dumped it before
and maybe the rom aren't damaged....
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Tyrem on April 29, 2015, 07:01:40 PM
they could still send it to jochen. i guess it is not unfixable.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Olisan on April 29, 2015, 07:31:10 PM
Need to check in my DD, will show you some exclusive pics ^^

And yes it's more a Spartan X 1.5 than a real sequel.

As i know:
- the roms are dumped
- the PCB has a reboot problem the week we try it. It's probably a technical issue, not a roms issue.
- as i remember, the PCB don't have specific components so a "convert" might be possible.

Will see the owner again next month, so i'll ask about mame release.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Q*ris on April 29, 2015, 10:30:27 PM
Yes!!!!!!
 :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: old school on April 30, 2015, 08:36:13 AM
Need to check in my DD, will show you some exclusive pics ^^

And yes it's more a Spartan X 1.5 than a real sequel.

As i know:
- the roms are dumped
- the PCB has a reboot problem the week we try it. It's probably a technical issue, not a roms issue.
- as i remember, the PCB don't have specific components so a "convert" might be possible.

Will see the owner again next month, so i'll ask about mame release.


you are killing me !!!


when i look at the video it's like a Double dragon 2

quite same as the first one but overclocked
am 'I right ?

Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Olisan on April 30, 2015, 10:27:54 AM
Yes, this game is more speed, and gameplay is less rigid than first one  ;)

Instead:

(http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/15/63/40/90/sparta10.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/15634090/823)

(http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/15/63/40/90/sparta11.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/15634090/824)

(http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/15/63/40/90/sparta12.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/15634090/825)

(http://i19.servimg.com/u/f19/15/63/40/90/sparta13.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/view/15634090/826)
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Bods on April 30, 2015, 06:26:02 PM
Would so love to have a working copy on original board to add to my Kung Fu Master machine :)
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: old school on May 29, 2015, 08:42:09 AM
If you want to know more about the story of this game


it's here :

ARTICLE BEYOND KUNG FU (http://lejrs.e-monsite.com/pages/content/beyond-kung-fu.html)



sorry guy's only in French atm
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: funkycochise on May 30, 2015, 05:27:41 AM
through google translate :

https://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr?sl=auto&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flejrs.e-monsite.com%2Fpages%2Fcontent%2Fbeyond-kung-fu.html (https://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr?sl=auto&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Flejrs.e-monsite.com%2Fpages%2Fcontent%2Fbeyond-kung-fu.html)

The whole japanese company story is worth the reading.
Relations between Capcom and Irem at that time...
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: vib_ribbon on August 04, 2017, 09:47:45 PM
Did anything more become of this does anyone know? It's been 2 years.
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Andreas_AUT on August 05, 2017, 10:10:22 AM
Ui, never saw something about KFM2. I liked the 1st one on my C64  ;D
Title: Re: SPARTAN X2 (aka Kung Fu Master 2)
Post by: Pinge on August 05, 2017, 01:53:42 PM
I have KFM in one of my generic cabinets, awesome game. Loved it on the Nes BITD.