#kunio-kun

[zeldamomoe]

Happy 4th anniversary to River City Girls! I still haven't played the sequel 🙈 But I always share my Kyoko cosplay on occasions like this 💗 I mean who else *dabs* for their special move in battle 🤣

[annon-guy2]

Street Fighter 6: Guest Character Poll

[satoshi-mochida]

Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics announced for PS5, Switch, and PC - Gematsu

Arc System Works has announced Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics, a 12-game collection of rare Technos Japan titles for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC. It will launch on April 24 worldwide for 4,620 yen. First-print copies of the physical edition in Japan will include a soundtrack CD as a bonus.

Here is an overview of the collection, via its official website:

About

This exciting collection brings you 12 games in one, from developer Technos Japan known for creating the legendary River City and Double Dragon series. This variety pack of titles includes some gems that haven’t been widely ported before! From arcade classics to region-exclusive titles, you’ll have plenty to explore in this collection! Get your hands on these highly exclusive games of legend!

Key Features

From Nostalgic Arcade Favorites to Party Games – Bask in fun memories of arcades back in the day with the arcade games from the 80s included in this collection. There are even console party games and RPGs in the pack to satisfy fans of all genres!

Featuring Rare River City Classics – From the classic and beloved original River City Renegade to the series’ first falling puzzle game, Kunio’s Oden, and even the hyper rare Super Dodge Ball game, you can experience River City history!

Handy New Features for a Smooth Play Experience – The new “Suspend Save” feature allows players to save the current state mid-game at any time! Critical issues preventing game progression have also been addressed, leaving no unintended obstacles to completing the games. Online support means you can hop online to play with or against long-distance friends. Both long-time fans and new players alike will be sure to enjoy these 12 games across many genres!

The 12 titles included in the collection are as follows:

List of Games

River City Renegade (Super Famicom) – Kunio’s coming to Osaka! Kunio and his friends come to the city of Osaka for a school trip–only to find themselves embroiled in a web of shady schemes. Unravel the truth as you follow this story with a more realistic taste than the usual River City style. Take a stroll down the streets of Osaka: get caught up in some scrambles, buy a refreshing drink from the vending machines, and hop on the train to move locations. Stock up on experience points to level up and increase your stats or learn new special moves in this action RPG.

Kunio’s Dodgeball Time, C’mon Guys! (Super Famicom) – The return of a dodgeball classic! Our beloved dodgeball-slinging delinquent is back in town! This game features special shots, with the ability to purchase special moves and combine them with others to create your own, unique shot. There’s a whole range of options to explore, from forming a tower with a teammate to shoot from up high to rearranging your team formation! The stages span across the world, with some tilting and others sinking to keep you on your toes. Dive in for an all-new River City dodgeball experience!

Downtown River City Baseball Story ~Play Ball, Kunio!~ (Super Famicom) – Kunio’s underclassman Sugata takes center stage! Follow our new hero, Sugata, as he stands up to the task of rebuilding the baseball team after a devastating loss–searching for success in both love and baseball. The rules follow the baseball standards we all know… until the characters step in with special moves that can send their opponents packing! Formulate a strategy to gain the upper hand, making use of special items along the way. Progress the story far enough, and you just might see the famous delinquent Kunio stepping onto the ballfield!

Kunio’s Oden (Super Famicom) – The one and only River City falling puzzle game! This unique River City puzzle game themed after the dish Oden will have you feeling hungry. Place the ingredients carefully as they fall from the top of the screen to line up the same ingredients to clear them away. You lose the game if you cannot clear the ingredients and they fill up to the top of the screen. Choose your favorite flavor from the two rule options, “Connect” or “Line-up,” and chow down!

THE COMBATRIBES (Super Famicom) – Take control of military vets to eliminate evil in this action game! The three protagonists are shrouded in mystery, aside from their shared past as veterans of the American military. They take down gangs and all sorts of organized crime during their travels. Word spreads, and people start to call them the “Combatribes.” Choose one from the uniquely specialized protagonists to tear down the evil festering in New York with their iron fists. Engage in a variety of actions, from grabbing and tossing the opponent to all-out beatdowns as you clear stages in this action game.

SugoroQuest++ –DICENICS- (Super Famicom) – Wacky board game antics await at the roll of the dice! Step into the fantasy kingdom of Siland and let the roll of the dice guide your journey throughout the lands. You’ll go shopping, watch events unfold, and engage in battles as you aim to complete your quest in this party game. Stopping on the same spot as another player starts a battle, with the losing player missing out on a turn… There are events and items scattered across the kingdom to aid in your quest, so try and surpass the other players to claim the top score!

DunQuest (Super Famicom) – A rare Technos action RPG! Defeat enemies from a top-down view in this action RPG. Stay on your toes, because there’s no time for careful strategizing in this real-time dungeon. Strike before the enemy can to neutralize their attacks. You can sell items picked up in the dungeon to obtain better equipment. Defeat the bosses lurking deep in the dungeon to bring peace back to the kingdom! Delve into the story, complete with a wealth of side events!

Super Dodge Ball (Arcade / NEOGEO) – The dodgeball game spoken of in legend! This legendary dodgeball game is finally making its worldwide debut! Enjoy a powered-up version of this arcade title, primed to be enjoyed versus style. Input commands to perform special moves and take down the opponent team of three to seize victory. You can recruit one member from the opponent team upon victory, so form your own dream team as you aim for the championship! At the finish line, you’ll uncover the true goal behind the demon of dodgeball organizing the tournament…

XAIN’D SLEENA: SOLDIER OF LIGHT (Arcade) – Fight your way through the air and skies in this classic Technos shooting game! This Technos Japan shooting game features stages divided into two phases: a grounded action shooting phase, with aerial battles between space ships waiting after. Make use of movement options from double jumps to crouching shots to clear the total of 6 stages. Experience the epic backstory as you take the role of the soldier of light Xain standing against the evil empire.

CHINA GATE (Arcade) – Make your way west in this stage-based action game! Choose your character between Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing to travel through the stages in this action game. A powerful boss awaits at the end of each stage to thwart the player’s progress. The characters wield spells in addition to standard attacks, which can be activated by using the gems obtained when defeating enemies. Unleash powerful spells to see your journey through and recover the stolen scrolls.

THE COMBATRIBES (Arcade) – Take control of military vets to eliminate evil in this action game! The three protagonists are shrouded in mystery, aside from their shared past as veterans of the American military. They take down gangs and all sorts of organized crime during their travels. Word spreads, and people start to call them the “Combatribes.” Choose one from the uniquely specialized protagonists to tear down the evil festering in New York with their iron fists. Engage in a variety of actions, from grabbing and tossing the opponent to all-out beatdowns as you clear stages in this action game.

SHADOW FORCE (Arcade) – Face off against evil as a cyborg ninja in this belt-scroll action game! In a not-so-distant future, the evil organization Teaser has taken control of the world–but four cyborg ninjas stand up against them. Take control of the different characters to conquer the enemy-ridden stages ahead of you. The unique “Snatch” mechanic lets you take control of certain enemies. Switch over to make use of powerful enemies to overcome the trials of each stage.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

[tobiasdrake]

As someone who's kind of sick of media starting out lighthearted and goofy but then deciding to go darker and edgier over time, I absolutely love Kyoko and Misako's confrontation with Sabu. Spoilers.

Like. This is the guy. Top dragon of River City's premiere yakuza family. Recurring archnemesis of the franchise. Ultra-serious character without an ounce of wit or comedy to him. His whole presentation in the game is the unfunny super-serious Actual Bad Guy.

He's not pathetic like Ken. He's not goofy like the emblem bosses. He is a big man in a big suit who says serious things in a stern voice, and he's here to whip the game's tone into something much more dignified.

And. These girls. Dunk on him. XD It's amazing. Can't even be arsed to listen to him talk. They spend the entire confrontation trying to figure out why he's glowing, which he is actively trying to explain. Because screw him. He's played up like the ultra-serious guy but does anyone really care what this dipshit has to say? He's a clown!

This whole thing was so avoidable. The girls beat up his daughter over a misunderstanding, and now Sabu's caught up in the Sunk Cost Fallacy of wounded pride. He could just. Like. Run his crime empire and not fuck with Misako and Kyoko. That was an option this whole time.

All they wanted to do was buy a video game. That's it. That is their entire investment in this campaign. Those are the stakes. Whether or not they will get their video game is the whole conflict here.

It's just Sabu's wounded family pride compelling him to go to war with them. These literal children inadvertently embarrassed his family, and so to try and avenge that embarrassment, he breaks his entire crime empire upon them. When he could just. Not. Do that.

It would have cost him nothing to shrug his shoulders and go, "Well, that happened. Anyways." But for the sake of his bruised ego, he throws good resources after bad trying to prove that he's a bigger man than a high school girl. And fails.

[the2dvgstages]

“Outside the Stadium” - Downtown Hot-Blooded Baseball Story: It's a Baseball Match! Kunio-kun

[scrollboss]

The Newness is ON! Today's ScrollBoss site update: Street Fighter Alpha 3 portraits for Terry Bogard and Ryu Hayabusa! Bunnysuit ladies and Zombies! River City Ransom scenes added to the image generators!

The new Extra Palette feature is also in the image generators for a few characters. It lets you customize specific sections of color a bit more for the sprites. Still working on some bugs here and there before I roll it out to more characters.

Site news post with more info and links:

http://www.scrollboss.illmosis.net/blog/?p=3056

[megahorous]

Physical copy arrived !

[gametal-tournament]

GaMetal Tournament Round 1 Match 41

NEStalgia VI (NES Medley #6)

Stickerbush Symphony (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)

[z2z-gaming-and-random-art-ai]

Console Sports Games of 1993 - Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari

Releasing in December of 1993 exclusively in Japan, Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari or Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kun is a sport game based around Baseball. 

Developed and published by Technos Japan, Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari is a part of the long running Kunio-kun (River City) series of game. 

A US release of the game under the title Crash 'n' the Boys Diamond Challenge was planned, however this release of this version of the game was cancelled, i have been unable to find any other information about this version of the game. 

1. Intro 00:00

2. Gameplay 00:15

3. Outro 07:21 

Twitter (Gaming & AI Art) 

https://twitter.com/zero2zedGaming

Instagram (AI Art) 

https://www.instagram.com/random_art_ai/

For more sports game videos check out the playlists below 

Console Sports Games of 1993 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJOZYl1h1CEhIf6hohng9T2IPLCpzn7o

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river city girls fanart

[acquired-stardust]

River City Girls PC 2019

[annon-guy2]

King of Fighters Tournament Poll: Arc System Works Edition

[satoshi-mochida]

River City Girls 2 DLC characters Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon announced

From Gematsu

WayForward has announced River City Girls 2 downloadable content characters Billy and Jimmy Lee from the Double Dragon series. They will launch this summer.

Get the latest details below.

Billy and Jimmy Lee

Originally debuting in the 1987 smash-hit Double Dragon arcade game, Billy and Jimmy Lee have been two of the most requested playable characters in River City Girls 2 since the game’s debut. The twin brothers jump into action as distinctive fighters, each with a bone-shattering arsenal of punches, kicks, throws, and special attacks, including trademark moves from their past adventures, such as the spinning cyclone kick, rising knee, and much more. Both characters are also thoroughly integrated into River City Girls 2‘s story mode, with full VO from returning voice actors Dan Avidan (Billy) and Arin Hanson (Jimmy) of the Game Grumps. The downloadable content also adds an epic new vocal song performed by Hanson and Avidan (with music by series composer Megan McDuffee), plus a new dojo master to stand in for Billy and Jimmy while they’re out bustin’ heads.

Free Update

In addition to the premium content, a free update will be made available to all River City Girls 2 owners, delivering an all-new Double Dragon-themed motion comic, two new shops, new accessories, and more. Further details on this content will be revealed closer to the downloadable content’s release. These new inclusions are on top of River City Girls 2‘s already robust combat and deep feature set, which includes six existing playable characters, a vast world with eight distinct regions, four-player cooperative play, online gameplay, numerous weapons, personality-packed bosses, RPG-like character growth, recruits that assist you in battle, dozens of items and accessories to buy and equip, spectacular pixel-art graphics, an anime-style intro, and a critically acclaimed soundtrack.

River City Girls 2 is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam.

Watch a new trailer below.

DLC Character Billy and Jimmy Lee Announce Trailer

[atomicfoolorkillthemidols]

Drawings I made to practice coloring. Idk what to feel with the kunio one but I sure do hate the Narcis one

[video-game-jams]

River City Girls 2 - Ya Basic