Master System Longplay [092] Black Belt

[@jabroni5249]

Wow..brings back so many memories when my brother and I used to sit in our room and play this game. Ahhh..the 80s..how I missed those times.

[@mickhead77]

so do i...

[@jerrymalonejr.6097]

My brothers and I used to play this game. When one of my older brothers defeated Wang he was upset that he put his fist up like he won the fight😂💯

[@danielnicholson6174]

Ahh Christmas morning 1987 tuning in the tv to finally see this game running, what a magical moment.

[@wilkinsmusicfl4141]

Same here.

[@DissidentPrick]

Glad my parents didn’t get me this game for Christmas when I got my Sega master system.

[@justamangoddamn]

Yes!!!!!! We were the few that chose graphics over content. SEGA had only a handful of games compared to NES, but SEGA had the better graphics!

[@RobbedPierre]

Same.❤

[@chadh710]

Fond memories of this game from when I was around 7 or 8. I'll never forget the first time I almost beat it.... I was literally a hit away from defeating the final boss, and I wanted my dad to be there to see it but he was outside in the backyard. I went to quickly hit pause, and accidentally hit the power button instead 🤦‍♂️😭 Absolutely devastating for a kid that age 😂

[@malebys9073]

And you thought “Nobody will believe me 😭”

[@JTWarnerJT]

I was right around the same age when i was playing this game. Like 89' or 90'. Its crazy looking back on this game. Like how you remember it and the reality. Lol !! Good times.

[@ebsbatata5847]

😅😅😅😅

[@truthbroadcastingstation101]

Classic! Great memory!

[@rahda80]

I have a similar story basically around the same age..

[@imdbtruth]

I loved this game so much as a kid, that it inspired me to achieve a Black Belt in Karate, but I gave it back once they told me Black Belts couldn't actually make people explode into 100 pieces.

[@TeslasTeaParty]

They lied to you! once you get your 3rd Dan that's when you get the ability to explode people with a punch or a kick. If only you'd of stuck it out for another couple of years you could of been the founder of the first real life human jigsaw puzzle... lost opportunities man! 🤷‍♂️

[@thewindthatblows]

​@@TeslasTeaParty Yes, you need to study in the school of Hokuto

[@bigbadboz1]

My favourite game as a kid lmao, so many memories flooding back watching this

[@vicariousfan]

Easily one of the most underrrated games of the 8 bit era.

[@mickhead77]

yeah ,probably cuz it sucked

[@awesomebrand6122]

I like the Japanese version better. Cause it's FIST OF THE NORTH STAR :O

[@Koexistence13]

@@mickhead77 this was a card based game not cartridge. For 1986 it does well

[@videogameobsession]

Black Belt was a 128KB rom cartridge, not a card. Most Sega cards were only 32KB. You might be thinking of My Hero.

[@elmagnificodep]

Koexistence13 Wrong! I had this game on the cartridge. I didn't own one card game for the Sega Master System, and I owned this game.

[@OUTDABOXX1]

This game is ingrained into my memory, such a challenge to beat back then and I would have never guessed it was actually Fist of the North Star. Always loved this one!

[@TeslasTeaParty]

Absolutely loved this game as a kid what always stood out for me was the boss scene music! Still my favourite video games music to this day.

[@RickyJSports]

My favorite Mastersystem game of all time!!!

[@goonknox]

Ricky J Sports me too homie

[@riki7426]

My favorite too

[@iamneo1690]

Mine too 👍

[@ruzkbthenon-sider2834]

But my real favorite SMS/M3 game of all time is.... Fist of the North Star.

[@mtgmtg3090]

Alex kidd in miracle world

[@felipealmeida9139]

The OST for the bosses is so damn good... holy shit

[@GTSJoeG]

The whole soundtrack is. It's so good, I listen to it on its own. 😂

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

Better than the original Fist of the North Star version in my opinion. And thankfully they kept the second ending theme during the red screen with the Chinese character in the corner.

[@ButtiTV]

Quando o 8-Bits atinge a perfeição ! Muitos falam de Sonic e Phantasy Star, mas os melhores jogos de Todos os Tempos do Master System são R-Type e o Black Belt aqui no vídeo. O Jogos de Verão (California Games) e o Out Run também merecem menção honrosa

[@eveclopes6133]

Califórnia Games do Master é mais divertido do que a do mega drive.

[@Marcelo81125]

@@eveclopes6133 really?

[@Transformersguy82]

Litterally first game I ever played when I was 6 years old. Good lord this brings back memories.

[@tomcruze7898]

Same lol

[@ShaneHalen]

Every one reading this is cool.

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

Thanks for the reminder.

[@Erik-vp5bm]

I'm not.

[@flygonbreloom]

Aw, thanks.

[@moesyzslak2939]

Three years late

[@RobBob555]

im not, im an Arsehole,,, ask anyone..

[@stringanime]

In the next FIST OF THE NORTH STAR game, Riki should be an unlock-able outfit. EPIC

[@djmathmatik]

I use to play this game every day when I had the Sega Mater System as a kid. I played it so much, the threw up off the enemies falling apart when you hit them. I love this game.

[@deskawa]

I love the boss music in this game.

[@daedelous7094]

If you don't know why Wang finishes the fight with his fist in the air, it's because he is doing the final move of his counterpart from the Original Fist of the North Star Game, Raoh, who thrusts his fist toward the sky to send his spiritual energy to clear the sky following his defeat. A reference to the original story. Each boss' counterpart is as follows Stage 1 - Shin (Originally Kenshiro leaves the screen to the right to find a fake Yuria (Kyoko counterpart) leading to the rest of the game) Stage 2 - Colonel Stage 3 - Devil's Rebirth Stage 4 - Toki (allied to Kenshiro, does not die) Stage 5 - Souther (Must be defeated during his jumping attack in line with the story) Stage 6 - Raoh

[@jrag1000]

Like how Rita cheats with a hidden health bar... Then Wang quits before he’s defeated.

[@sk8n854]

Rita didn't cheat. You just had to get the correct hits on her to do damage.

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

@@sk8n854 - What makes the Souther/Rita fight difficult is the rotating weak point system. One minute it's the head, the next it's the stomach etc. And you have to finish them off by hitting them when they are doing that dive kick.

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

Wang/Raoh says "I regret nothing!" before turning into a statue after you finish them off by punching their face.

[@alexroyster182]

I remember getting a Sega master system for Christmas 1987. Every friend of mine had a NES and I liked the look and games of the unknown master system. Black belt was the first game I bought with my paper route money and played it every day of 7th grade until I beat it. So much fun having so many cool levels and different boss enemy's at the end of eachlevel. Was a pretty hard game but I got to be real good at it. I remember hearing about the Japan version of this game that was even better!

[@ersfjr]

best sound track of master system 8 bits ever!!

[@juglarlocogmail]

This is for psychic world...

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

Better than the original Fist of the North Star version.

[@FacelessMachine]

This was my jammmm as a kid! Spent soooo much time playing this.

[@AneudiD78]

If I remember correctly, there's an Easter egg bonus at the ending of the title screen. When you're reading the end story text, before the music ends, you have to continuously hold both the 1+2 buttons while going counterclockwise on the directional pad to unlock the bonus levels. The bonus is that you get to fight all 6 bosses again.

[@MrPeterStevens]

You are correct sir.

[@Dingus5956]

Until I found this game just now, all I could remember about this was the boss fight song. I’m talking 30 years of the song randomly popping into my head for no reason!

[@glenwise382]

There's always a reason

[@greenorb29]

Dang Kenshiro/Riki can moonwalk excellently such is the way of Hokuto Shin Ken.

[@julianchrobak-prince1915]

I love how you can still tell it was originally a Hokuto no Ken game from how the enemies all explode on death

[@wewillwin24]

My favorite master system game in the action category.. music is so dope, game play is spot on, and exploding dudes.. F yeah

[@KevinStriker]

I love how the reskinned graphics make Spade look like a chef.

[@Koexistence13]

The rapid fire punches after defeating the boss plus the outro music are 80's karate/ninja movie epic

[@JagofTroy]

I loved this game as a kid but it used to always kick my ass. Glad I finally got to beat it for once.

[@BlackArroToons]

Black Belt on the Sega Master System was very difficult to complete as a kid. I got to the 2nd to last boss, but was defeated and never managed to get back there. So it's great to finally see the game's ending. Thanks.

[@KenshiroKasumiHNK]

Hokuto no Ken is infinity better.

[@artiegohome]

I shudder to think the hours I spent figuring out the attack pattern for each boss when I was in the 4th and 5th grades. Eventually I got it and was able to beat it. I actually remember beating the last boss for the first time, it was that big a deal to 10 year old me.

[@shenglongisback4688]

TackleberryFife yes it like a lotto win ...im was sooo happy when i won

[@terrypinson612]

There was a extra ending where you fought all of the end bosses with 1 health bar and could finish with a power stance that stayed through the credits,got so frustrated playing this but mastered it to the point I did not take one hit during the entire game many hours practice,loved this game but it looks so dated now but still better than the so called black belt 2 on the mega drive.

[@TheOldKing1998]

This was originally a Fist of the north star game. And to that I have only one thing to say. YOU WA SHOCK.

[@brentcanfield8883]

YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD

[@gtomanga]

NAAANI!?!?

[@billylai6]

I'm still shocked

[@AmandaSantos-xx4vs]

🤕 Slm 🤑

[@AmandaSantos-xx4vs]

sim 🤑💘💯🤘💪👎👹😎

[@iceborn7260]

I used to rock this game out as a kid! Love this game!

[@KSchwarz]

Oni was such a pain.

[@brasilballs]

KSchwarz Yup man, he kept dodging and counterattacking every time you tried to attack him, you needed to attack and dodge very fast to get an hit on him

[@joeb2588]

Yes, I remember him being really tough to crack. Even his level with the swooping hawks were tough to dodge with the ninjas attacking.

[@hamboba4434]

Oni was a nightmare, great counter puncher

[@natalironaldo]

You could cheese him by walking back and pressing punch non stop. You'll get hit but hit him as well, and his hp bar would completely deplete before yours

[@blacknoah1]

Hated Oni for a week or two lol

[@maxedpeixoto]

Master System foi meu primeiro video game lá em 1996. Amava jogar esse jogo e tbm o Sonic que vinha na memória. Eu chamava esse jogo de "karate". Era dificil demais. Eu e meu primo aprendemos na raça a vencer cada boss. Amei cada minuto que pude jogar ele. Só lembranças maravilhosas.

[@kdeezo326]

I remember my Sega Master System came with Hang-On and Safari Hunt built into the console. But this was the first cartridge I ever had for it. A friend gave it to me.

[@mechahalcon]

Man, the memories. I remember being stuck on Oni forever. Back when there was no Internet and you had to struggle to figure that stuff out yourself.

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

Basically it's a trade-off when it comes to Toki/Oni. He hits you, then you quickly counter. Repeat that and they'll stop the fight. You'll have ONE hit point left if done correctly. If you screw up, then you are going to have to get them to attack and fall back quickly before the attack hits you, then quickly hit them before they can get another attack off. PS - Souther/Rita was the one I never defeated.

[@darrenclements6028]

Black Belt is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME and STUNNINGLY AMAZING

[@LittleJacob208]

This game brings back so much memories I remember it took me ages to defeat Rita.

[@psychopathyoutubeemployees280]

That rotating weak point system is a pain, isn't it? According to Fist of the North Star lore, Souther/Rita is so powerful that even Raoh/Wang don't want to mess with them.

[@krisflow]

The music is everything

[@markbrowning4334]

I couldn't ever beat Oni. His defense and attack pattern was pretty tight. And as a dumb kid, I never sorted it out. The one playing in this video lays it out pretty clearly.

[@RetroRanter]

loved this when I was a tiny child haha I was also watching fist of the north star and never knew this was a game based on it even with the exploding bad guys 😂

[@RetroRanter]

also Last battle on the megadrive damn these renamed games lol

[@ciuffoarancione8929]

Wang dies rising his punch because "the king of hokuto has no regrets"

[@youtubeemployeesarestupid3464]

So let's see, *-Jagi* (or whatever he would have been called in this version) has corrupted the mind of *Ryu* into sending his guys, led by lieutenants *Spade, Diamond, Club* and *Heart* (might as well call them that since they weren't renamed) to kill *Riki.* Riki defeats Ryu with the latter ending his own life. Riki finds out that Ryu had a mannequin of *Kyoko* (scene cut from this version) since Ryu was in love with her too. -A gang who's leader called *Hawk* with a militia mindset is causing problems for the people. Riki goes to "God Land" to put this gang out of commission with Riki using rapid fire kicks to kill Hawk rather than using some ki energy to get the job done. -Riki then fights a gang of kung-fu experts before facing their leader, *Gonta* the sumo wrestler. Rather than unleashing a monster to kill Riki, Gonta decides to personally kill Riki himself. Riki kills Gonta with rapid fire palm strikes to put an end to his gang. *-Wang* starts to panic. So he sends out his ninja army and pet birds to kill Riki as the latter seeks the help of *Oni.* But Oni decides to "test" Riki to see if he's "worthy." -A "holy city" is runned by the power mad tyrant named *Rita.* Her power is so great, that even Wang doesn't want to mess with her. This does not apply to Riki as he's willing to face the difficult task of putting an end to Rita's tyranny. Contrary to popular belief, Rita is NOT armed with a flamethrower. Only her lieutenants. Of course, she's so strong that she doesn't need the flamethrowers to begin with. -Riki finally finds Wang. Unfortunately for Wang, Riki wiped out his guys two chapters ago. The final showdown begins. After a long fight, Riki punches Wang in the face, defeating him. A dying Wang looks up to the sky with his arm raised, and yells, "I have no regrets!" Wang then turns into a statue. With Wang defeated, Riki is reunited with his fiance Kyoko, and they lived happily ever after...until *Last Battle* of course.

[@dafrog491]

One of my most beloved games when i was a kid. beat this so many times.

[@hamboba4434]

I bet you got so good at it you used to beat it without losing a life... I know I did

[@riki7426]

Wish it had more levels though.

[@dafrog491]

@@hamboba4434 no lol. But if i remember correctly i used to do a code where i had infinite lives.

[@KishorTwist]

One of two games that introduced me to the Master System console, the other being the classic Space Harrier! Damn you Oni at the time, not knowing his cheesy punching trick and the unlimited lives one too!

[@jrag1000]

Used to get in the zone with some of these great games, anybody remember a master card game called Transbot or Ghost House?

[@arcengal]

Ghost House terrified me as a kid. The flashing lights and Dracula theme was a trip in the early 90s.

[@jrag1000]

@@arcengal lol, yeah it had a cool beat.

[@Mackenzie8686LPSwe]

this game marked a great era and became little know along the years but unforgettable by martial arts enthusiasts like me Black Belt is an electronic fighting / action game for Master System 1986, American version of a game based on the Hokuto no Ken manga. In this game the main character, the karate fighter Riki (replacing the protagonist of the original, Kenshiro) should advance in 5 different stages, fighting a gang of bandits and facing at the end of each phase a master. At the end of the game, you challenge the last master, Wang (Raoh), and then you win, save your girlfriend Kyoko (Yuria) who was captured by the bandit gang. For those who played at the time was unforgettable this game that was one of the precursors of "Street Fighter" and "Mortal Kombat." in the middle of the stages were sub-chiefs, who were enemies a little stronger than normal but weaker than bosses, ranging from 1 to 4 per phase. deserves never to be forgotten

[@alejandrososa5146]

I’m in my early 40’s, drinking bourbon past midnight on a work night, searching old SMS clips to take me back to simpler times. Just like Uncle Rico, I’d buy a mail order time machine to take me back, all the way back to 1987. I had my whole life ahead of me. Now to see what Opa-Opa and Space Harrier have been up to…

[@omc8872]

i enjoy in my childhood, now im my 40 music sound like yesterday, what a nostalgic, i travel to past!!

[@Miaut236]

As a kid I didn't understand why the last boss raised his fist until waaay later upon watching and finding out this is fist of the north star lol.

[@James-oy9no]

Such an awesome game! Great play and sound.. always loved how the enemies exploded!

[@gazpaviles7909]

Paralax in the ground. Awesome for an 8 bit mid 80s game.

[@projectpamaphd7042]

I’m now 41 and I still remember playing this as a 6 year old.

[@nevillecortez7418]

Same here!i was 6 or 7 years old.Though game that days! 😅

[@YN-sj6mu]

Man...a typical 8 bit game. Some childhood memories

[@devinc9]

This man's kicks cause others to explode, he must be stopped.

[@suchiuomizu]

Anyone who tries to stop him is already dead.

[@DivaDiamondDavenportMahogany]

I really like how the enemies break appart after they take a damage hit.

[@toasteee252]

This game was way better than what was on Nintendo

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

It was such a special thing to make it to the end of the round and see an end boss that youve never seen before. Then you had to spend countless times trying to figure out how to beat them.

[@capitalexotics]

I think this must be the first game that had FATALITIES after killing the bosses.

[@ciuffoarancione8929]

Because it was hokuto no ken in jap... That s why enemies explode...and with bosses he uses multiple hits at the end of the fighting. In ue and usa they changed sprites, names and title. First boss in jap is shin for example.

[@LeftHandOfFury]

I never realized this was a reskinned fist of the north star game until now.

[@douglasfernardoalejorge9086]

Esse foi meu primeiro videogame e Black Belt foi o segundo jogo que eu fiz final na minha vida,eita saudade daquele tempo eu me lembro que quando fechei ele fiquei pulando na rua de alegria

[@vhsparadise780]

"I have to save Julia from the rival karate school" - Ben

[@Chickenworm9394]

This was my first game of Sega Master System. It came along with the console

[@triplestar100]

yet more gaming goodness from Team Cubex/LP, this time courtesy of JagOfTroy! Riki: "You...are already..." SEGA U.S. legal excecs: "don'tcha DARE finish that sentence! you want Tetsuo Hara suing our asses left & right?"

[@AQuestionofCharacter]

Even back then I was like "This seems suspiciously like something else."

[@DPGCFORLIFE]

I think can possibly say this is where Street Fighter came from. But without a doubt this is one one best games on Sega.

[@KenshiroKasumiHNK]

No, Hokuto no Ken is better.

[@FIXTREME]

Yie Ar Kung Fu is more than likely where Street Fighter came from

[@RobbieBaker-nw3qn]

I agree it's the beginning

[@Malachor01]

Back when times were simpler, happier and real. God I miss being a kid.

[@patrickvan6038]

One of the best songs ever for a boss fight

[@imdbtruth]

I used to play this game when I was like 6-8yo... The furthest I ever got was the Rita Boss at the end of stage 5, around the 18:00 mark of this video... I tried so hard to beat this game, but I never knew until now how close I came... This was a really tough game for a little kid.

[@Markbell73]

It's been over 35 years since I played this game. I recall such elation finally beating the game.I think it took me like 3 weeks playing to figure out how to beat all those bosses and sub bosses. So hard. And so fun. Then I played the game with my action figures which was even more fun. I recall using Quick Kick and Tomax as my stand ins for Riki. I alternated them. Gi-Joe action figures made such great stand ins so many non Gi-Joe related characters. I even took them apart to make hybrids that looked more like whatever character. Then I got home-economically creative making capes and costumes out of left over cloth and clothes I found lying around the house. Duct tape, electrical tape, and amything else to dress up and costume action figures. The 80's were the best time. And I was realistic about everything. Very often the good guy/guy's didn't win. Sometimes all but one of the good guy's got killed and the bad guy's got away with their crimes. And sometimes the good guy kills too many bsd guy's and becomes evil. And occasionally an evil guy finds his evil baddies went too far and killed Mutt's puppy Junkyard..... And Storm Shadow looks into the distance and realizes "I'm fighting with the wrong people. And decides I must fight Evil Cobra by myself agaisnt all odds to protect animals. I had a good childhood.

[@aronwright4711]

One of my childhood games right here. I remember this shit being HARD as hell. Classic gaming without a doubt. They need to release a Sega Master System mini IMMEDIATELY.

[@pixelgoat7317]

I love how the bad guys look less like menacing street thugs and more like fussy, power-walking grandpas waddling over to their grandkids to slap them upside the head for touching their tv remotes. "Oooooh, I'm gonna getcha!"

[@kanasas2]

The boss fights made this game for me

[@hrodcovers]

That game was awesome. I used to played

[@PauloMazzini]

Esse fez parte da minha infância !!! Top 👏👏👏👏👏

[@davidclementsclements2586]

Black Belt is Legendary with Excellent action .💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@marllonvalenca1661]

I feel a litle nostalgic watching that gameplay and listening to that sound.

[@Cezinha476]

I've played this game when I was about 10. It was so magical and I had a lot of fun at this time...

[@ItaloDiscogs]

this is "hokuto no ken" for europe,this versión is a remake.

[@kujasama45]

Not a remake, just a game without the license for not paying

[@KenshiroKasumiHNK]

Fuck SEGA for this blame!!

[@Texy88]

My understanding is that Western games distributors at the time believed that the anime-style graphics and settings would not have sold well in the West compared to in Japan. Even _Renegade_ is just a reskinned version of a Japanese beat-’em-up, and on the SNES in America in 1993 the Japanese one-on-one fighting game _Ranma 1/2_ was reskinned and retitled _Street Combat_ .

[@DANfan69]

For those wondering who the bosses are supposed to be: Ryu: Shin Hawk: The Colonel Gonta: The Devil (New Sprite) Rita: Souther Wang: Raoh

[@pearljammer364]

DANfan69 2:40 The generic fat guy is Mr. Heart.

[@dangunheadachron1603]

You forgot Oni = Toki

[@TANKTREAD]

This was SEGA's answer to Nintendo's "Kung-Fu". I loved playing this game at my friend's house back in the day, considering I had "Kung-Fu", so it was a blast.

[@oxygeninterface]

i've never played this game so which is better in your opinion? kung-fu or black belt?

[@TANKTREAD]

I had no idea that some one commented on on my comment. I thought "Black Belt" as better. "Kung-Fu" was great, but there is no health or invincible items to obtain. I also liked the idea how bigger your character got when you fought the bosses in "Black Belt"

[@silviopeters]

I never understood Wang's last pose after defeat.

[@brianmackinnon1885]

hyper punch absolutely floored me as a kid...along with fighting gonta

[@AudreyDeV-v7e]

Que de bons souvenirs, ça semble être hier, merci

[@VersusFebrile]

Como gastei madrugadas, tardes e manhãs jogando essa maravilha!

[@ultramag0343]

I loved this game as a kid. Wish they would re issue it or reboot it

[@joshuawhite497]

This game was so much better than NES Kung Fu. Much more game play, better music, more challenging, better graphics, and the boss levels were much more engaging and fun. Go Sega on this black belt game!

[@goisborges]

Bro, the feelings that this brings me are indescribable. Whole s***!

[@vosnumber1]

this and choplifter are the only games i remember playing. my grandma had one in the 80's.

[@88DreadGT]

He made all of the boss fights harder than they had to be but that Oni fight was brilliant! There is a boss rush easter egg at the end of this game.

[@spectreman2532]

This era was magical in my life.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

They did not change the final boss's death pose and it makes no sense in the context of the American game, in the Japanese Hokuto No Ken game it was Raoh's death from the manga

[@speedracerx713x]

This isn't the true ending... you are supposed to fight all the bosses all over again to get the true ending.

[@AloanMoreira1]

4:14 Bruce Lee incarnation right here :D -btw, this is like a Super Data East Kung Fu like game! very nice! never heard of it!

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

Riki is one of Ryuken's failed students from before the nukes hit and the same one from the Kunio-kun series. This is canon to me now.

[@user-deathcrow77]

Where is kunio?😊

[@hatsunegod1]

kunio kun

[@igvangodoy]

I cried of nostalgia.

[@babychue]

Hours of 80’s gaming as a kid thanks sega!!!!

[@jaula3512]

I see this, it almost makes me want to cry... what a time we live in... games used to be supplemented by our imagination... today, people complain because the games aren't at 60fps with ray tracing... not to mention this wonderful soundtrack.

[@thehumbleone1983]

So much memories of playing it when I first got it as my third game every weekend having a great time awesome game