[TAS] PCE China Warrior by TaoTao in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2023-02-26
China Warrior is a beat-em-up for the PC Engine released in 1989. Set in China, it features a Bruce Lee expy, who ventures on to defeat the Dark Emperor atop Lu Hao Yang Castle. This game is notable for having really large sprites.
In this run, TaoTao ( tasvideos.org/... ) plays through the 3rd and hardest loop of the game (the in game code doesn't let you enter the 3rd loop unless you game over in the 2nd loop, which is why the author does it at the beginning). This movie obsoletes as a 40 second improvement from gameplay alone, mainly due to a "special attack" that happens if the player takes damage from the boss, making their next attack super powerful.

[@djhakase]

The pose of respect that not-Bruce strikes to ancient Chinese porcelain in the bonus stages is quite touching.

[@rafterscott]

13:44 - More inspiring words have never been spoken.

[@perdu6603]

That's a counter-rickroll

[@inwyrdn3691]

This game is proof that even in Japan, there are people who know absolute d*ck about China. Manager: "They went a game about Kung Fu in China. Does anyone know anything about either of those?" Dev: "One time I dropped a bunch of acid and watched Enter the Dragon 4 times in a row." Manager: "Awesome. Tell the folks in marketing we'll have this ready in no time."

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Alternate Title: Totally NOT Bruce Lee Goes For A Nice Stroll On A Very Windy Day

[@melty_x_]

Bing Chilling

[@OfcourseJimmy000]

I already just began watching and chaos begins

[@DarkOrderSolDjango]

You must die in order to be reborn stronger like the phoenix rising after a Pikachu used thunder on it. -Ancient chinesse sage.

[@edwingaleana2085]

That guy is definitely not Bruce Lee and the guy in blue is definitely not Jackie Chan

[@Jreth]

This is *DEFINITELY NOT* a high quality game ,released at its time...

[@rsklinge]

That moment in Stage 2 when you think "how is he deflecting knives by kicking them wouldn't they just stab his foot" and then you realize you had already accepted him kicking actual fire in Stage 1.

[@Hope4NewDay1]

I forgot about the greatest enemy to the entire history of Karate *Boulder*

[@solarflare9078]

For a 1987 console game, this was mindblowing

[@fatkart7641]

So the guy can insta-kick-kill entire legions of ninja monks, rocks, knives and giant flying fire sperms, but will die if touched by flying paper fans, butterflies or Y-shaped wooden sticks. His training consist in breaking vases with nunchucku but he prefers going to war unarmed against hundreds of enemies. Not too sure where to rank this guy in the food chain.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

"What the... why did he kill himse, OH WAIT!" (Gets to boss guy) Yup. That's what he did. Didn't know that trick worked. Learned something new.

[@FamilyTeamGaming]

It's totally not Bruce Lee!... His pants are brown!

[@j0j0dartiste21]

It's his cousin's wife's brother's nephew, Chang Lee

[@albertamalachi3560]

Nah, it could've been Bartholomew Angleston Alden Lee.

[@OneStarRating]

It's Chin Lee before his Hong Kong 97 days.

[@StavrosSkunk]

It is Luce Bree.

[@rafterscott]

It's not Bruce Lee, it's Fei Long. Duh. 😀

[@j0j0dartiste21]

Was dying at the beginning a necessary step?

[@Nettacki]

According to the video description, yes.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

If you take a certain amount of hits you get to use special moves. Evidently the counter for specials stacks even if you die and can be rolled over in a new game. He took all the hits and started over to get the best special to kill the boss nearly instantly.

[@musashigundoh]

@@sarcasticguy4311 The special move is activated by taking 3 hits from each boss. Dying at the beginning is required to get to the highest difficulty loop.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

@@musashigundoh You get different specials depending on how much you get hit and don't attack. Three hits gives the "big fist" and the "zanretsuken" rapid punch move was more but I don't know how many. I didn't like relying on it, especially if you whiffed half the punches.

[@John-mm2yl]

If Bruce Lee saw this he would say “This is not me.”

[@maximukhin45]

That awkward time when this Bruce Lee wannabe hurt himself in the bonus stage.

[@CinemaStormz]

Awesome video game play through keep up the good work!

[@lucasmr3215]

2:33 o maia mo shindeiru

[@TobiasWhisperwind]

I thought this game was stupid until stage 2 started and the SEA EXPLODED

[@avalonjustin]

CHINA!

[@Shadow-MCMXCV]

Nice bro 😁👍 Amazing Tas 😏👉👉

[@benjaminknight4152]

Music kinda slaps though, ngl

[@Rustem-veli05]

ТОП

[@Spider_Rico]

No.

[@sarcasticguy4311]

Where's the ALL KNOWING - ALL SEEING SPY BALLOON?

[@ama1212]

Can i have an explanation why he dies on purpose on the first stage?

[@solarflare9078]

Required to activate final loop

[@RADish-official]

This game is Chinese propaganda