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title Art of Fighting / Ryuuko no Ken
set name aof
manufacturer SNK
year 1992
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / Versus (hof)
driver status good
driver source neodrvr.c
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rating

58% after 189 votes
 
BIOS neogeo
display
colour emulation good
palette 0
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x224
frequency 59.185606Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM2610 @ 8MHz
data
version added .034b01
last change(s) .124u1 .109 .059
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additional information
info 0.34b1 [The Shin Emu Keikau team]

Neo-Geo (Artwork available)

WIP:
  • 0.124u1: Added new cpu2 rom.
  • 0.37b13: Nicola Salmoria fixed NeoGeo raster effects in Art of Fighting (title screen).
  • 0.36b4: Replaced MGD2 dump with a MVS dump.
  • 0.35b12: Changed description to 'Art of Fighting / Ryuuko no Ken'.
  • 0.35b3: Renamed (artfight) to (aof).
  • 0.34b6: Changed description to 'Art of Fighting / Ryuu Ko No Ken'.
  • 0.34b1: Added Art of Fighting (SNK 1992).
LEVELS: 8

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Romset: 13056 kb / 9 files / 6.2 zip
history Art of Fighting (c) 1992 SNK.


An early Neo-Geo martial arts fighting game with 2 selectable characters in 1-player mode and 8 selectable characters in 2-player mode which also features a long-nosed end boss. Progressive damage is shown on each fighter's face for a dramatic effect.


- TECHNICAL -


SNK Neo-Geo MVS hardware

Game ID : 0044


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 59.19 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4

= > [A] Punching attack, [B] Kicking attack, [C] Throw enemy, [D] Taunt


- TRIVIA -


Released in September 1992.


This game is known in Japan as "Ryuuko no Ken" (translates from Japanese as 'Dragon and Tiger Fist').


A bootleg of this game is known as "Fit of Fighting".


SNK's second fighting-game franchise. It was the first fighting game by SNK to feature the character designs of former SNK illustrator Shinkiro, who would go on to do the character designs for the later "Fatal Fury" and "The King of Fighters" games.


This is the first fighting game to feature the 'camera zoom' - where the camera zooms in when the fighters are close together and zooms out when the fighters move away from each other. This is also the first fighting game to utilize a 'spirit meter'. Every time a special move is executed the spirit meter is depleted accordingly. The more powerful the special move, the more it depletes. When it's empty special moves can't be done anymore, however, you can recharge the spirit meter by standing still and holding the A or B button leaving you totally defenseless.


The Haou Shokou Ken was referred to as the Haou Ken (or as the game put it, the 'Haow-Ken'). Its similarity to Ryu's (of "Street Fighter" fame) Hadou Ken forced the name change.


The character's fighting stance and their victory pose depends on how beaten up they are.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Play as Todoh, Jack, Lee, King, Micky and John : player 2 must join.


* Play as Mr. Big and Mr. Karate : reach them on 1P Game, then player 2 must join.


* Move Command Delay : its possible to input the commands for any special or super move but it is not necessary to press the corresponding attack button right away, this allows you to delay any move for as long as you want in order to surprise an opponent! This trick also enables you to perform slower versions of some special moves such as projectile attacks. Try it! :)


- SERIES -
  1. Art of Fighting (1992)
  2. Art of Fighting 2 (1994)
  3. Art of Fighting 3 - The Path of the Warrior (1996)
  4. - STAFF -
    • Producer : Eikichi Kawasaki
    • Directors : Finish Hiroshi, Dog Akira, Matakichi.Chan, Mastang.2
    • Programmers : John Guso, Cross.Moon D.S.K
    • Obj. designers : Hatarakuogsan, Muta Teizon, Kama Kama, Tree.Village.Ken, Kylly Maclako, Pinkey.2, Lionheart, Tony Oki (Tony.R.Oki), Outim Amadok Eel, Toyochan, 7.7812.8270.Kubo, Ayustat Shin 25, I000.Taroh Age22, Gynos.Crash!, Dir Tetsuzan, 555 Zi5han, Ahokamen.Boke, Bo.Bo, Kiritao.Y, Gmhenson Jr
    • Back designers : Muramama.2, Take.P, Shimachan, Moriyan, H Skallter, Ug
    • Sound : Paciorek, Masahiko Hataya (Papaya), Yamapy-1, Jojoha Kitapy, Toshio Shimizm (as Shimizum)
    • * Voice Actors :
    • Ryo : Masaki Usui
    • Robert : Eiji Yano
    • King : Harumi Ikoma
    • Lee : Eiji Yano
    • Jack : ???
    • John : ???
    • Micky : ???
    • Todo : ???
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Nintendo Super Famicom (1993)
    • Sega Mega Drive (1994)
    • NEC PC-Engine CD (1994)
    • SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "NeoGeo Online Collection Vol.4 : Art of Fighting")
    • Nintendo Wii (2007, "Virtual Console")
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (Apr.2008, "SNK Arcade Classics 1")
    • Sony PSP (Apr.2008, "SNK Arcade Classics 1")
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Machine's picture.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=art-of-fighting&page=detail&id=116&o=2
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