Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Kung-Fu Master

Title	Kung-Fu Master
First release	1984
Developer	Irem
Publishers	Data East, Irem
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, MSX, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows), ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genre	beat 'em up
Also known as	Kung Fu
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	MSX: 1983-04-01 Commodore 64: 1985-01-01 ZX Spectrum: 1985-01-01 (PAL) Amstrad CPC: 1987-01-01 Atari 2600: 1987-05-06 Atari 7800: 1989-06-01
Wikidata ID	Q1319139

Thomas fights through five floors of a temple to rescue Sylvia from Mr. X. Players navigate side-scrolling levels by battling henchmen, demons, and dragons to reach a boss at the end of each floor. While supporting up to two players, the game requires competitors to alternate turns during combat.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1319139) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/kung-fu-master) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/kung-fu-master) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (42345) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (kungfum) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`kungfum`
Title at ADB	Kung-Fu Master (World)
Manufacturer	Irem
Year	1984
Genre	Fighter / 2D
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Irem); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 04:58 UTC · filled here: platform

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (10): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Data East · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Data East · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Data East · internal use only.

Logo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Kung-Fu Master Logo.svg”)

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Videos

KUNG-FU MASTER (ZX SPECTRUM - FULL GAME)

Zeusdaz - The Unemulated Retro Game Channel · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 14:42auto-matched
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Kung-Fu Master - RZX Playback

Spectrum Computing · ZX Spectrum version · gameplay · 14:43auto-matched
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