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For the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System title, see Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll.

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Hiryū no Ken
Genres Fighting
Developers Culture Brain
Publishers JPN
Taito
Taiyo System
Culture Brain
NA
Data East USA
Memetron
Kitcorp
Culture Brain
Natsume
Platforms Arcade, Family Computer, Super Famicom, Game Boy, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Platform of origin Arcade
First release Hokuha Syourin Hiryū no Ken
1985
Latest release Hiryū no Ken Retsuden GB
December 22, 2000
Spin-offs SD Hiryū no Ken series

Hiryū no Ken (飛龍の拳 lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon"?) is a series of fighting video games dating back to 1985. They have been developed by Culture Brain and released for the arcades, NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 platforms.

Games

The following is a list of games released in the series.


Title Details
Shanghai Kid

Original release date(s):
    		 Release years by system:
    1985 - Arcade
    Notes:
    • Released in Japan as Hokuha Syourin Hiryū no Ken (lit. "North Faction Shaolin - Fist of the Flying Dragon")
    • First game in the Hiryū no Ken series.
    • First and only Hiryū no Ken arcade game.
    Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll

    Original release date(s):
      		 Release years by system:
      1987 - NES
      Notes:
      • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken: Ougi no Sho (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon: The Book of Mystery")
      • The first Hiryū no Ken NES game
      • The first Hiryū no Ken title with side-scrolling action and RPG elements.
      Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa

      Original release date(s):
        		 Release years by system:
        1988 - Family Computer
        Notes:
        • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon 2: Dragon's Wings")
        • The first title to be released only in Japan.
        • Some exact parts of this were combined with its successor Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi to create Flying Warriors for North American release.
        Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi

        Original release date(s):
          		 Release years by system:
          1990 - NES
          Notes:
          • Released in Japan as Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryū Senshi (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon: 5 Dragon Warriors")
          • Some exact parts of this were combined with its predecessor Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa to create Flying Warriors for North American release.
          Fighting Simulator: 2-in-1: Flying Warriors

          Original release date(s):
            		 Release years by system:
            1990 – Game Boy
            Notes:
            • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Gaiden (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon Gaiden")
            • The first Hiryū no Ken title to appear on a Nintendo handheld
            • The first Hiryū no Ken Game Boy game
            • The first gaiden title in the series.
            • North American version is a successor of Flying Warriors.
            Hiryū no Ken Special: Fighting Wars

            Original release date(s):
              		 Release years by system:
              1991 - Family Computer
              Notes:
              • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Special: Fighting Wars (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon Special: Fighting Wars").
              • The first title in the "Special" series.
              • The game was planned to be released in North America under the title Fighting Simulator: World Champ, but was canceled.
              Ultimate Fighter

              Original release date(s):
                		 Release years by system:
                1992 – Super Famicom
                Notes:
                • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken S: Golden Fighter (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon S: Golden Fighter"). The S is short for "Special".
                • The first Hiryū no Ken Super NES game
                • North American version is a successor of Flying Warriors.
                Hiryū no Ken S: Hyper Version

                Original release date(s):
                  		 Release years by system:
                  1992 – Super Famicom
                  Notes:
                  • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken S: Hyper Version (lit. "Fist of the Flying Dragon S: Hyper Version"). The S is short for "Special".
                  • Revision of Ultimate Fighter.
                  SD Hiryū no Ken

                  Original release date(s):
                    		 Release years by system:
                    1994 – Super Famicom
                    Notes:
                    • The first SD title in the series.
                    SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden

                    Original release date(s):
                      		 Release years by system:
                      1995 – Game Boy
                      Notes:
                      • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden (lit. "SD Fist of the Flying Dragon Gaiden")
                      SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden 2

                      Original release date(s):
                        		 Release years by system:
                        1996 – Game Boy
                        Notes:
                        • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden 2 (lit. "SD Fists of the Flying Dragon Gaiden 2")
                        Virtual Hiryū no Ken

                        Original release date(s):
                          		 Release years by system:
                          1997 – PlayStation
                          Notes:
                          • Released only in Japan as Virtual Hiryū no Ken (lit. "Virtual Fist of the Flying Dragon")
                          • The first title to be rendered in 3D graphics.
                          • The first and only Hiryū no Ken PlayStation game
                          Flying Dragon

                          Original release date(s):
                            		 Release years by system:
                            1997 – Nintendo 64
                            Notes:
                            • Released in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Twin (lit. "Twin Fists of the Flying Dragon")
                            • The first SD title to be rendered in 3D graphics.
                            • The first Hiryū no Ken Nintendo 64 game
                            SD Hiryū no Ken Densetsu

                            Original release date(s):
                              		 Release years by system:
                              1999 – Nintendo 64
                              Notes:
                              • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken Densetsu (lit. "SD Legend of the Fist of the Flying Dragon")
                              • Featuring characters from Culture Brain's Super Chinese video game franchise.
                              SD Hiryū no Ken EX

                              Original release date(s):
                                		 Release years by system:
                                1999 – Game Boy Color
                                Notes:
                                • Released only in Japan as SD Hiryū no Ken EX (lit. "SD Fist of the Flying Dragon EX")
                                • The first Hiryū no Ken Game Boy Color game
                                Hiryū no Ken Retsuden GB

                                Original release date(s):
                                  		 Release years by system:
                                  2000 – Game Boy Color
                                  Notes:
                                  • Released only in Japan as Hiryū no Ken Retsuden GB

                                  Other/cancelled games

                                  Title Details
                                  Flying Warriors

                                  Original release date(s):
                                    		 Release years by system:
                                    1991– NES
                                    Notes:
                                    • Released only in North America as Flying Warriors
                                    • A mixture of Hiryū no Ken II: Dragon no Tsubasa and Hiryu no Ken III: 5 Nin no Ryuu Senshi.
                                    Hiryū no Ken I+II PLUS

                                    Original release date(s):
                                    Cancelled                                    		 Release years by system:
                                    Cancelled
                                    Notes:
                                    • A two-game compilation that includes the first two Family Computer Hiryū no Ken titles was originally planned for release on the Game Boy Advance, but the project was discontinued.
                                    Virtual Hiryū no Ken Dash

                                    Original release date(s):
                                    Cancelled                                    		 Release years by system:
                                    Cancelled
                                    Notes:
                                    • A revision of Virtual Hiryū no Ken that was originally planned for release on the PlayStation, but the project was discontinued.

                                    References

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