Hokuto no Ken

December 22, 1995 Banpresto Banpresto
Adventure Visual Novel
Saturn PS1
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The Hokuto no Ken video game by Banpresto is a graphic adventure game originally released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on December 22, 1995. A PlayStation port was released on August 30, 1996. The story of this game is set after the original manga but appears to follow an alternate timeline.
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Release Date December 22, 1995
Developer Banpresto
Publisher Banpresto