Last Battle

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Last Battle

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Amiga, Commodore 64

Publisher:

Sega

Developer:

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-07-01	¥6,0006,000	G-4012
US	1989
EU	1990-09
AU	199x
BR	1991-06^[2]
KR	199x		GM4039JG
UK	199x	£?	?

UK	1991-06-26^[3]	£25.5325.53^[3]
UK (Cassette)	1991	£10.9910.99^[4]
UK (Disk)	1991	£14.9914.99^[4]
JP ▼	2008-09-09^[5]	700pts700^[6]

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Last Battle, known as Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (北斗の拳新世紀末救世主伝説) in Japan, is an action game developed by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive. As the Japanese name suggests, it was originally intended to be paired with the Japanese manga series, Hokuto no Ken, but the graphics were altered for a western release. In fact, it is a sequel to Hokuto no Ken, which was given the same treatment and sold as Black Belt overseas. It was a launch title for the console in North America.

The game was ported to the Amiga and Commodore 64 by Elite Systems in 1991. IBM PC and Atari ST versions were apparently due to be released, but never were.^[3]

Gameplay

Last Battle is a very simple side-scrolling action game, where players control Aarzak (Kenshiro) across a set of levels punching and kicking enemies. On the Mega Drive, jumps, punches and kicks. Usually the objective is to walk to the right and hit enemies before they hit you, similarly to its predecessor Black Belt.

Levels are presented in a non-linear order.

History

Legacy

The Japanese version of the game has since been re-released for the Japanese Wii Virtual Console service.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Last Battle	Last Battle
English (US)	Last Battle	Last Battle
Japanese	北斗の拳新世紀末救世主伝説	Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Director: The Hase
Main Programmer: Dandy Matsu
Programmer: Momonga Momo
Art Director: BigIsland
Special Designer: Judy Totoya
Designer: Gotani, Toyo Ozaki
Music: Booty

Source:

In-game credits (Japanese version only)

Magazine articles

Main article: Last Battle/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP TV advert

Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Home computers print advert in K (IT) #31: "Settembre 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

The Games Machine (IT) #34: "Settembre 1991" (1991-0x-xx)^[7]

Physical scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,
Cover

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[8]

Ação Games (BR)

75

^[2]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

32

^[9]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

32

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

58

^[11]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[12]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

40

^[13]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

50

^[14]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

40

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

29

^[16]

Mega (UK)

PAL

4

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

32

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

32

^[19]

Megazone (AU)

80

^[20]

Power Play (DE)

39

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

0

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

58

^[23]

Sega Pro (UK)

69

^[24]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

33

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[26]

User (GR)

96

^[27]

Zero (UK)

79

^[28]

	47
Based on 22 reviews

Last Battle

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, CA

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR (Hokuto no Ken)
Cover

Amiga version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Amiga Joker (DE)

32

^[29]

The Games Machine (IT)

87

^[30]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

63

^[31]

Play Time (DE)

39

^[32]

	55
Based on 4 reviews

Last Battle

Amiga, UK
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

62

^[33]

Games-X (UK)

80

^[34]

Your Commodore (UK)

56

^[35]

Zzap!64 (UK)

43

^[36]

	60
Based on 4 reviews

Last Battle

Commodore 64, UK

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	bbfaad77
MD5	1164d4b9e1c69c914f68a3f0e126039b
SHA-1	6ebef9c86779040bd2996564caa8631f4c41cf03

512kB

1989-04

Cartridge (US/EU)

✔

CRC32	1b6585e7
MD5	f5e327aa603b334fd5713fda10464748
SHA-1	7d489e1087a0816e2091261f6550f42a61474915

512kB

1989-04

Cartridge (JP)

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive

References

↑ Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 24
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 7
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 5
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/08.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 23:35)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_hokuto2/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-09-12 04:29)
↑ The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 21
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 113
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 13
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 66
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20
↑ Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Megazone, "June/July 1991" (AU; 1991-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 138
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 18
↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 24
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 102
↑ User, "Ianouários 1991" (GR; 1991-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Zero, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Amiga Joker, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-31), page 56
↑ The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 77
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 64
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 39
↑ Games-X, "5th-11th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 11
↑ Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 4
↑ Zzap!64, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 49

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[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p76-1] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 76

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_002.pdf_p24-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Ação Games, "Junho 1991" (BR; 1991-06-19), page 24

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p7-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 7

[:File:YourCommodore_UK_84.pdf_p5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 5

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180306233554.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F08.html-5] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/08.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 23:35)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080912042919.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_hokuto2.2F-6] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_hokuto2/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-09-12 04:29)

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_034.pdf_p21-7] The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 21

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 113

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p32-9] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 32

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p48-10] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 48

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p131-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 131

[:File:EGM_US_004.pdf_p13-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 13

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p66-13] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 66

[:File:MDAG_UK_03.pdf_p79-14] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p20-16] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 20

[:File:Mega_UK_01.pdf_p60-17] Mega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-17), page 60

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-18] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:Megazone_AU_16.pdf_p22-20] Megazone, "June/July 1991" (AU; 1991-0x-xx), page 22

[21] Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 138

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-22] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-23] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p18-24] Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 18

[:File:SegaForce_UK_08.pdf_p24-25] Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 24

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 102

[:File:User_GR_10.pdf_p66-27] User, "Ianouários 1991" (GR; 1991-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:Zero_UK_08.pdf_p92-28] Zero, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:AmigaJoker_DE_1991-11.pdf_p56-29] Amiga Joker, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-31), page 56

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_034.pdf_p77-30] The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 77

[:File:Micromania2_ES_043.pdf_p38-31] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 38

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-03.pdf_p64-32] Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 64

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-12.pdf_p39-33] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 39

[:File:GamesX_UK_20.pdf_p11-34] Games-X, "5th-11th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 11

[:File:YourCommodore_UK_84.pdf_p4-35] Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 4

[:File:Zzap64_UK_079.pdf_p49-36] Zzap!64, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-10-10), page 49

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Last Battle

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega-Tech version

Mega Drive version

Amiga version

Commodore 64 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References