Super Chinese


Super Chinese is a series of adventure and action role-playing games for the arcade and various Nintendo video game systems. The plot of several of the games follow two young boys, Jack and Ryu, as they adventure through their home, Chinaland.
Each of the games in the series were developed by Culture Brain, the earlier games developed by Nihon Game, a name the company used before Culture Brain. The games that were released in North America were retitled, such as Super Chinese, which became Kung Fu Heroes. Many of the games were not released outside Japan.

Overview

Common elements

In most of the Super Chinese games, Jack and Ryu are the protagonists. They often are fighting to save their homeland, Chinaland.

Gameplay

The earliest Super Chinese games included action game elements, such as Kung Fu Heroes and Super Chinese Land. The later games in the series, such as Super Ninja Boy also integrated role-playing video game elements into the gameplay. The playable characters gain experience points from action RPG, random encounter battles and increase in levels, becoming more powerful.

Video games

The Super Chinese series is made up of several video games spanning many of Nintendo's earlier systems. Super Chinese, Super Chinese Land, and Super Chinese World are the three main groups in the series. Chinese Hero was the first video game in the series. Even though Culture Brain wasn't mentioned in any part of the game while its publisher Taito was, Chinese Hero was developed by Culture Brain without credit. The Fighter video games are fighting games that allow players to fight with characters from the series, such as Ryu and Jack.
In North America, the series is mostly known as the Ninja Boy series. Ninja Boy, Ninja Boy II, and Super Ninja Boy were all released in North America, as well as Kung Fu Heroes.
Japanese Title
Western Title
Regions
Release
Platform
Genre
Chinese Hero
Super Chinese		Kung-Fu HeroesJP, NA1984Arcade, FC/NESAction
Super Chinese 2Little Ninja BrothersJP, NA1989FC/NESRole-Playing
Super Chinese 3-JP1991FCRole-Playing
Super Chinese LandNinja BoyJP, NA1990GBAction
Super Chinese Land 2Ninja Boy 2JP, NA1991GBRole-Playing
Super Chinese Land 3-JP1995GBRole-Playing
Super Chinese WorldSuper Ninja BoyJP, NA1991SFC/SNESRole-Playing
Super Chinese World 2-JP1993SFCRole-Playing
Super Chinese World 3-JP1995SFCRole-Playing
Super Chinese Fighter-JP1995SFCFighting
Super Chinese Fighter GB-JP1996GBFighting
Super Chinese Fighter EX-JP1999GBCFighting

Other releases and remakes:
Super Chinese Land 1-2-3 Dash and Super Chinese I+II Advance are compilations of earlier video games in the series.