MiSTer FPGA – Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen [No Miss] / Game Boy Color

Eng. Translation romhack by Ice Translations: https://www.romhacking.net/translations/41/
Known as Double Dragon II in the west (with completely re-done character artwork and music), this is a fun playthrough on the Game Boy. I’m using the Game Boy Color for this one, with the Yellow/Red palette. This is accessible by holding Down+A when the Game Boy is booting.

Note: Endgame credits text is a mixed-up bunch of English letters/numbers (looks kinda like passwords) because of the way text was replaced in this translation.

Pretty simple beat-em-up gameplay here. There are some fun combinations you can play around with, but overall the challenge level is pretty low on this one, once you learn the enemy patterns. Bosses can almost all be cheesed for very easy victories. Still, as a longtime fan of Kunio-Kun I’ve wanted to try out some of the original releases that never made it overseas. With a translation available for this one and it being a very simple brawler, it was easy to get into. There are still dozens of different games in the franchise I have yet to try out, so you can expect more Kunio-Kun in the future as I try the selection there.

Special thanks to brNX for his work on the Game Boy core, and the many others that have contributed to seeing this system represented to it’s fullest on MiSTer.

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Game Boy core 05-08-2021 build – Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen
A.K.A: Nekketsu High: Hot Blooded! Kunio-Kun’s Final Battle , 熱血硬派くにおくん 番外乱闘編 , Double Dragon II

Filter: Gaussian Sharp 06 // Gamma: Off

GBC Palette: Yellow/Red (Down+A when booting)

Played using a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX-SA (with Seimitsu LS-62 lever) arcade stick & 1ms USB polling.

Settings: Integer Scaled to 1080p // HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card

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00:00 – Settings
00:31 – Title/Intro
02:14 – Full Game (No Miss)

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None of this would be possible without the constant hard work of Sorgelig. It cannot be overstated how much he has done and continues to do for this project, since its beginning. You can support him either at his Patreon in the link below, or on Paypal, depending on your preference. MiSTer is a paradigm shift in how we can experience these classic games. This is a long-term preservation project that will continue to grow so that gamers today and in the future can experience these excellent systems as accurately and lag-free as possible. Donating what you can will help keep the updates coming. Thank you.

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SmokeMonster’s overview video of this core: https://youtu.be/g-XZCGUvr2I

Github link for this core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Gameboy_MiSTer

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