More Than River City Ransom / Super Dodge Ball: Kunio! (Kunio Three Kingdoms/RCG2 at TGS, Oct. 2/3)

[BigShad]

Is there more footage than just that little clip?

Not that I know of, but there's a download link somewhere in the comments. Not sure if I'm allowed to link it here or not.

 

[Megadoomer]

Not that I know of, but there's a download link somewhere in the comments. Not sure if I'm allowed to link it here or not.

Seeing as MUGEN isn't emulation, and you don't need to pay for anything, linking to MUGEN characters isn't against any rules.

 

[BigShad]

Seeing as MUGEN isn't emulation, and you don't need to pay for anything, linking to MUGEN characters isn't against any rules.

Oh, cool. Well, here it is. It's under the MUGEN 1.1 folder. If it ever gets deleted though, I've already backed the whole thing up.

 

[DarthEnderX]

I don't know mugen though. I was hoping to find a moveset exhibition.

Edit: Found a couple videos.

 

[BigShad]

I don't know mugen though. I was hoping to find a moveset exhibition.

Edit: Found a couple videos.

I'm honestly surprised there's no videos on him anywhere, not even on nico, guess it's up to me to learn it lmao
edit: oh, whoops, nice finds

 

[DarthEnderX]

They're not great though. If you know how to make a video, make one showing off his moveset. You'll get a like from me at least.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

[トピックス]【12月18日追加】『ファミリーコンピュータ＆スーパーファミコン Nintendo Switch Online』追加タイトル公開。https://t.co/IO00Y8yY1g

— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) December 15, 2020

How about that? The Super Famicom volleyball spin-off is now on Switch Online.

 

[DarthEnderX]

In NA though?

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

In NA though?

Obviously not, as usual the line-up has differences.

It would be nice to have a Kunio Super Famicom collection, especially for fans to see Misako and Kyoko's gameplay debut.

 

[DarthEnderX]

It would be nice to have a Kunio Super Famicom collection, especially for fans to see Misako and Kyoko's gameplay debut.

I played that game on emu, and I do NOT like it, but sure.

 

[DarthEnderX]

WE DID IT!

Kunio and Riki are finally coming to the greatest cross-franchise party fighter!

Mighty Fight Federation...

 

[shinhed-echi]

I was wondering when someone was going to cover it.

Not sure if they look off, or the game looks kind of boring.

But it's cool seeing them in a crossover. With Toejam and Earl of all things.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Not sure if they look off, or the game looks kind of boring.

I can't speak to the quality of the game. But as for their looks, they have noses. Which, the chibi Kunio characters usually don't.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Not the weirdest Kunio crossover appearance I'd ever seen, that would be Birthdays: The Beginning.

 

[shinhed-echi]

So at the end of the day, was the Kunio + Double Dragon Retro pack on Switch worth it?

One of the reason I held back on it was that there's like 4 games on it that are free on the NES Online.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

So at the end of the day, was the Kunio + Double Dragon Retro pack on Switch worth it?

One of the reason I held back on it was that there's like 4 games on it that are free on the NES Online.

In short: YES. There's plenty of games you wouldn't normally get otherwise, plus the original JP versions of ones like River City Ransom.

 

[Oddball]

Nice to see them playable in a crossover fighter, but the eyes and bags around their eyes look weird to me.

 

[BigShad]

The general tone of Mighty Fight Federation looks... well, it's supposed to be gritty, so I guess they did their best at making Kunio and Riki fit in the best they could. I'm really hoping for an update on that, 'cuz as of right now their eyes look SUPER bugged out.

So at the end of the day, was the Kunio + Double Dragon Retro pack on Switch worth it?

One of the reason I held back on it was that there's like 4 games on it that are free on the NES Online.

To add onto Kirby's comment -- yes, yes, definitely yes. There is so much in that pack you can't get anywhere else, like less lag, etc, and even better translations that you can't [legally buy a Famicom, a patcher add-on, the game, and apply an English patch for]. I'd 100% recommend it as the way to start out with Kunio-kun games, if only it was on PC.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is getting the royal treatment!

https://limitedrungames.com/blogs/n...cal-release-and-new-game-inspired-merchandise

Although that third edition is a bit much.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Jesus. It was a good game, but c'mon...

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Jesus. It was a good game, but c'mon...

That's how Limited Run Games rolls. They give you your money's worth and then some, even if you don't even need the knickknacks some of their releases come with.

 

[BigShad]

So some guy finally uploaded nearly everything there is to show in River City Rival Showdown, for those who wanna see.

[TRUE ENDING] River City: Rival Showdown - The Movie: Day 1

A true ending "guide" of sorts, and general lore dialouge I found interesting.Excuse the first few seconds of nothing, tried to cut it out and it just lead t...

www.youtube.com

[TRUE ENDING] River City: Rival Showdown - The Movie: Day 2

A true ending "guide" of sorts, and general lore dialouge I found interesting.

www.youtube.com

[TRUE ENDING, BIG PLOT DUMP] River City: Rival Showdown - The Movie: Day 3

and then the cute girls were never mentioned in the series again, whyA true ending "guide" of sorts, and general lore dialouge I found interesting.

www.youtube.com

[TRUE ENDING, FINALE] River City: Rival Showdown - The Movie: Day 4

english translators definitely forced into crunch time, arcsys wtf are you doingA true ending "guide" of sorts, and general lore dialouge I found interesting.

www.youtube.com

[EXTRA] River City: Rival Showdown - Cold Blooded: Yamada's Story

A side story for completing the true ending.

www.youtube.com

[EXTRA] River City: Rival Showdown - Full Encyclopedia

A look through the Encyclopedia, obtained after clearing the game with any ending, including all events. I quickly ran out of chill Kunio OSTs, but finally, ...

www.youtube.com

 

[DarthEnderX]

Finally! A way for me to reference his moveset!

 

[BigShad]

For anyone looking into Mighty Fight Federation, it's out, but Kunio and Riki will be DLC characters added in the future. Hopefully that gives them plenty of time to iron out the weirdness in their models.
Also,

Hired a dude on IG to sculpt a Kunio-kun figure for me. From the old NES Title "Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari" aka RRiver City Ransom.

Image on the left is a REALLY old & no longer available figure. Right image is the one i paid for. Worth the $. pic.twitter.com/mpOOs7F50a

— NYF (ジェレミー) 🇵🇸 (@NYsFinestGFX) March 23, 2021

DAMN.

 

[BigShad]

I've got no words, I'll just let this tweet explain itself.

Shizuoka's Ito city govt has collaborated with Arc System Works to make a Kunio-kun style promo video for their annual All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championship event, and Arc's president has expressed interest in making an official Kunio pillow-fighting game https://t.co/gmpaR1qJ0Z https://t.co/pHlzblyeyj

— GSK | https://cohost.org/gosokkyu (@gosokkyu) April 26, 2021

 

[Oddball]

Sure. Why not? It's not like Kunio hasn't done weirder things.

 

[BigShad]

Fun news:

🎉「くにおくんシリーズ」は誕生35周年を迎えました🎉

こちらを記念して「熱血硬派くにおくん 35周年」プロジェクトがスタート！
シリーズ新作ゲームの発売のみならず、関連商品やコラボレーションなど、様々なプロジェクトが進行中です。今後の続報をご期待下さい。#くにおくん pic.twitter.com/3kl0rZvh14

— くにおくん公式ツイッター (@Kunio_Kun_PR) May 25, 2021

"Kunio-kun series" celebrated its 35th anniversary
In commemoration of this, the "Renegade Kunio-kun 35th Anniversary" project has started! In addition to the release of new games in the series, various projects such as related products and collaborations are underway. Please look forward to future updates.

Attention, RCG fans! We'll be doing an online panel soon on the creation of River City Girls and adapting a well-known Japanese game series (Kunio-kun) for a global audience. If you have a question about the game's creation, please reply below and we might answer it in the panel! pic.twitter.com/hpaEWadzc5

— WayForward (@WayForward) May 24, 2021

 

[BigShad]

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Can't quite change the poll again, so, here's the River City Girls 2 announcement! What are your hopes?

 

[Megadoomer]

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Can't quite change the poll again, so, here's the River City Girls 2 announcement! What are your hopes?

Glad to see that Marian seems to be playable! (At least, I assume that's why she's shown off alongside the announcement. Not sure if the person on the right is new or not - I'm not super familiar with the series)

I'm hoping that Billy and Jimmy are unlockable, at the very least. (I realize that they've got plenty of games under their belts, but as far as I know, this is the only one where they're voiced by the Game Grumps, so they'll likely have entertaining lines)

 

[BigShad]

Glad to see that Marian seems to be playable! (At least, I assume that's why she's shown off alongside the announcement. Not sure if the person on the right is new or not - I'm not super familiar with the series)

I'm hoping that Billy and Jimmy are unlockable, at the very least. (I realize that they've got plenty of games under their belts, but as far as I know, this is the only one where they're voiced by the Game Grumps, so they'll likely have entertaining lines)

Considering RCG redesigns everyone in the Kunio series to hell and back, it could be anyone really. Billy and Jimmy would be nice to see, especially since they're trying to link Double Dragon and Kunio together in some aspects.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Calling Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka "River City Girls Zero" feels like some serious false advertising.

It's like calling FF7 "Cait Sith Origins".

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

It figures that they'd announce a physical release for the brawler bundle shortly after I bought it on a discount.

Also, I was 100% sure we'd get a River City Girls sequel. Wayforward never does DLC for anything unless it's crowdfunded.

 

[BigShad]

Calling Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka "River City Girls Zero" feels like some serious false advertising.

It's like calling FF7 "Cait Sith Origins".

I'm just hoping the new stuff they put in there isn't like, trying to transform an old game into their River City Girls "canon". 'Cuz that would be one hell of a thing to do, especially considering the events of Shin Nekketsu and how

Spoiler: spoilers

Misako and Kyoko nearly freaking die and pretty much get booted out for the rest of the game lmao

I hope the guys behind the translations for the Kunio-kun bundle do it, though, it might've been simple text but they managed to not screw it up, which is pretty much all anyone can ask for these days.

It figures that they'd announce a physical release for the brawler bundle shortly after I bought it on a discount.

Also, I was 100% sure we'd get a River City Girls sequel. Wayforward never does DLC for anything unless it's crowdfunded.

I hope the physical collection comes with some stuff that was previously only Japan-exclusive. Like, these are just things I vaguely remember seeing a couple years back, but the Kunio collection on 3DS came with some exclusive artbooks.

 

[BigShad]

Here's an interesting article on the production of RCG2 and River City Girls Zero. Key points are:
RCG2 takes place immediately after RCG1 and focuses on the "consequences" of it, ideally the world is supposed to be bigger and have more freedom too. Devs are still thinking about how to handle River City Girls Zero and properly translating Shin Nekketsu -- from just slightly River City Girls-flavored dialogue, to making two entirely different translations: one for Shin Nekketsu and the other for being more of a "RCG prequel".

Also, I'm a couple hours late to report on this, but figured it's still of interest for the future.

The River City Girls Discord AMA with directors @adam_wayforward and @BannonRudis begins shortly! Drop into the "wf-ama" room on @LimitedRunGames server and we'll try to answer as many RCG-related questions as we can! https://t.co/DVSiZ2w39Z pic.twitter.com/Yg5MKt463L

— WayForward (@WayForward) July 2, 2021

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Well, the pre-orders for the Brawler Bundle's physical release are coming soon.

Looking for a punched-up version of the Double Dragon & Kunio-Kun Retro Brawler Bundle? We'll also have a Classic Edition available!

Both editions will be available during a four-week open pre-order window starting August 13th at 10 AM ET on https://t.co/5Lksol4sqo. pic.twitter.com/ALRrkZ9poL

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) August 4, 2021

The special edition is pretty reasonable, as far as LRG stuff goes. Still cool though, I never thought we'd get a better deal than Japan's World Classics.

Here's an interesting article on the production of RCG2 and River City Girls Zero. Key points are:
RCG2 takes place immediately after RCG1 and focuses on the "consequences" of it, ideally the world is supposed to be bigger and have more freedom too. Devs are still thinking about how to handle River City Girls Zero and properly translating Shin Nekketsu -- from just slightly River City Girls-flavored dialogue, to making two entirely different translations: one for Shin Nekketsu and the other for being more of a "RCG prequel".

Also, I'm a couple hours late to report on this, but figured it's still of interest for the future.

The River City Girls Discord AMA with directors @adam_wayforward and @BannonRudis begins shortly! Drop into the "wf-ama" room on @LimitedRunGames server and we'll try to answer as many RCG-related questions as we can! https://t.co/DVSiZ2w39Z pic.twitter.com/Yg5MKt463L

— WayForward (@WayForward) July 2, 2021

Honestly, the two localizations approach seems like it would be the best course of action; we'd get our cake and eat it too.

On a related note, the physical pre-orders for RCG1 on PS5 are forthcoming.

Kyoko and Misako are making thugs kiss the concrete in the search for their missing boyfriends... this time on @PS5!

Pre-orders for our Limited Run of River City Girls on PS5 open Friday, August 13 at 10 am ET! pic.twitter.com/MlX351BHkb

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) August 5, 2021

Some merch...

Looking to spend some of that hard-earned coinage you got from beating bad guys to a pulp?

Well, look no further. We've got an awesome assortment of official River City Girls merch!

The skate deck and grip tape are limited in quantity, but everything else is open pre-order! pic.twitter.com/kS8BgbuVef

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) August 5, 2021

...And pogs. For some reason.

Play for keeps with OFFICIAL River City Girls POGS! Take the spirit of Misako and Kyoko's brawling energy to the schoolyard and slam your opponents to the dirt. Pre-orders open Friday, August 13 at 10 am ET on https://t.co/5Lksol4sqo. pic.twitter.com/12qua2ulwO

— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) August 5, 2021

 

[BigShad]

Uh, wow. I'm late to the news this time but here's what we got:

Who's ready for some new River City Girls 2 info? First up, we have an official reveal of two new playable characters joining the existing cast: Surprise! It's Marian (from the Double Dragon series) and Provie (from River City Ransom Underground). Bet you'd never have guessed! pic.twitter.com/JAsCK74ybu

— WayForward (@WayForward) August 19, 2021

WayForward Shares First Screenshots Of River City Girls 2

New characters, enemies and environments

www.nintendolife.com

More info up here.

Pretty cool that River City Ransom Underground's getting its own shoutout. But, what in the hell's up with Randy and Andy's new designs?

 

[DarthEnderX]

I was not expecting to see Provie again.

I guess Randy and Andy are supposed to look like...dragon, themed? Even though they look more like cats...

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Uh, wow. I'm late to the news this time but here's what we got:

Who's ready for some new River City Girls 2 info? First up, we have an official reveal of two new playable characters joining the existing cast: Surprise! It's Marian (from the Double Dragon series) and Provie (from River City Ransom Underground). Bet you'd never have guessed! pic.twitter.com/JAsCK74ybu

— WayForward (@WayForward) August 19, 2021

WayForward Shares First Screenshots Of River City Girls 2

New characters, enemies and environments

www.nintendolife.com

More info up here.

Marian

Freakin' sweet, now she can actually get to show off her martial art skills for the first time in 34 years!

(Well, aside from that one non-canonical Neo Geo game)

I was not expecting to see Provie again.

I guess Randy and Andy are supposed to look like...dragon, themed? Even though they look more like cats...

Well, it is the age of deep cuts showing up in games, after all. Good to see it being acknowledged nonetheless, since it seemed strictly in a different continuity.

 

[DarthEnderX]

Now I want Paul back...

Good to see it being acknowledged nonetheless, since it seemed strictly in a different continuity.

Yeah, it was expressly a sequel to the NA version of RCR.

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

Now I want Paul back...

Yeah, it was expressly a sequel to the NA version of RCR.

With any luck, he might show up as a shopkeeper.

Come to think of it, I wonder if they'll bring in any more returning characters, especially since two shopkeepers were left on the cutting room floor.

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Not to mention that Sabu is in all probability going to be pissed if he finds out that his daughter got her ass kicked.