Yie Ar Kung-Fu

October 25, 1984 Konami, Konami Imagine Software, Konami
Fighting Arcade
Arcade bbcmicro C64 ZXS Wii C16 famicom WiiU X360 ACPC MSX
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a 1985 fighting game developed and published by Konami. Along with 1984's Karate Champ, which influenced Yie-Ar Kung Fu, it is one of the games that established the basis for modern fighting games.
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Release Date October 25, 1984
Developer Konami, Konami
Publisher Imagine Software, Konami
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Side view
Themes Action