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For For the Japanese Sega Master System game, see Hokuto no Ken (Master System). For the "Black Belt" console, see History of the Sega Dreamcast/Development.

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Black Belt

System(s): Sega Master System, Virtual Console

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D2

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1986-11		5054
EU	1987-08^[1]		MK-5054-50
DE	19xx	DM 7979	41007
IT	19xx
AU	1987		5054
BR	19xx
KR	19xx		GB-1005
TW	19xx		G-1303
JP ▼	2008-02-26^[2]	600pts600^[3]

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Black Belt is a beat-'em-up action game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is a reworked version of Hokuto no Ken, with different graphics and audio, removing the Hokuto no Ken license in the process and turning it into a martial arts game similar to Irem's 1984 arcade game, Spartan X/Kung-Fu Master.

Production credits

Programmer: Yuji Naka

Source:

Uncredited^[4]

Hints

US hints
US hints (with Ghost House; colored)
US hints (with Ghost House; B/W)

Magazine articles

Main article: Black Belt/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

80

^[8]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

81

^[6]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

81

^[9]

Computer Action (DK)

50

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

41

^[11]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

81

^[12]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

25

^[13]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

50

^[7]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

41

^[14]

	59
Based on 9 reviews

Black Belt

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual Catalog

Master System, US (1990 rerelease)
Cover

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
Cover

Master System, UK
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (newer)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, DE
Cover

Master System, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	da3a2f57
MD5	16e6b4a1d71960d64bd20aaf7024e8ac
SHA-1	7c5524cff2de9b694e925297e8e74c7c8d292e46

128kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 073.pdf, page 132
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ms_hokuto/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 01:21)
↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36
↑ File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf, page 49
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 49
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 53
↑ Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 138
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star games on Sega systems or published by Sega
	Hokuto no Ken (1986)
	Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (1989)
	Hokuto no Ken (1995)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken (2004) \| Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken Plus (2005) \| Jissen Pachinko Hisshouhou! CR Hokuto no Ken (2005) \| Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE (2006) \| Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sousousei Kengou Retsuden (2007) \| Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken 2: Ransei Haouden Tenha no Shou (2007)
	Hokuto no Ken (2005) \| Hokuto no Ken Battle Medal (2013)
	Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken DS (2005) \| Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE DS (2006)
	Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken Portable (2005) \| Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE Portable (2006)
	Jissen Pachi-Slot/Pachinko Hisshouhou! Sammy's Collection Hokuto no Ken Wii (2007)
	Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken F: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (2012)
	Pachi-Slot Hokuto no Ken Kyouteki (2015) \| Fist of the North Star: Legends ReVIVE (2019)
	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (2018)

[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:CVG UK 073.pdf, page 132

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305224214.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F06.html-2] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/06.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 22:42)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080228012159.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_ms_hokuto.2F-3] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_ms_hokuto/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 01:21)

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_103.pdf_p36-4] File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p49-5] File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf, page 49

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p92-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p39-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p49-8] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 49

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p53-9] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 53

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p36-10] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p138-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 138

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p132-12] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p55-13] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p70-14] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70

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-:''"Hokuto no Ken" redirects here. For the arcade and PlayStation 2 game, see [[Hokuto no Ken (2005)]]. For the "Black Belt" console, see [[History of the Sega Dreamcast/Development]].''
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-{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Hokuto no Ken''''' (北斗の拳) in Japan, is a beat-'em-up action game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. The game was originally based on the manga and anime series ''[[wikipedia:Fist of the North Star|Hokuto no Ken]]'' when released in Japan. The international release however did not have the license, and so the graphics and any references to the source material were removed.
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a beat-'em-up action game developed and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. It is a reworked version of ''[[Hokuto no Ken (Master System)|Hokuto no Ken]]'', with different graphics and audio, removing the ''Hokuto no Ken'' license in the process and turning it into a martial arts game similar to [[Irem]]'s 1984 arcade game, ''Spartan X''/''Kung-Fu Master''.
-The game received a sequel on the [[Sega Mega Drive]], ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu]]'', which was given the same treatment overseas and released as ''Last Battle''.
-==Versions==
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-==External links==
-* Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_ms_hokuto/ Master System]
 ==References==