EVOLUTION Of KUNIO-kun RIVER CITY 1986 - 2026

EVOLUTION Of KUNIO-kun RIVER CITY 1986 - 2026 #Kunio #RiverCity #PlayStation #Xbox #Nintendo The Kunio-kun (くにおくん) series (typically localized as River City) is a video game series started by Technōs Japan. The series is now handled by Arc System Works who purchased all of the intellectual property rights from Technōs' successor, Million Corp. The first game in the series is fully titled Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (熱血硬派くにおくん), which roughly translates to "Hot Blood Tough Guy Kunio", with Nekketsu being the name of the series' title character Kunio's high school. The kun suffix after his name is an informal Japanese honorific usually applied to young males. The series originated in arcades, before appearing on the Famicom console. Kunio later became Technōs Japan's main mascot, appearing on the company's logo in several games and television commercials. A few of the early Kunio games for the Nintendo Entertainment System were localized for the North American market. These include Renegade, River City Ransom, Super Dodge Ball, Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge and Nintendo World Cup, which are heavily "Americanized" versions of the Kunio-kun games. Technōs Japan has released over twenty Kunio-kun titles for the Famicom, Game Boy, and Super Famicom in Japan. In addition, licensed ports of the games were made for other platforms such as the PC Engine (through Naxat Soft), Mega Drive (through Pal Soft) and the X68000 (through Sharp). Game List 0:00 - Intro 0:03 - Renegade (1986) - Arcade 0:18 - Renegade (1987) - NES 0:33 - Super Dodge Ball (1987) - Arcade 0:48 - Super Dodge Ball (1988) - NES 1:03 - River City Ransom (1989) - NES 1:18 - Nekketsu Koko Dodgeball Bu PC Bangai Hen (1990) - PC Engine 1:33 - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (1990) - Sharp X68000 1:48 - Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club Soccer Story - Nintendo World Cup (1990) - NES 2:03 - Downtown Nekketsu March Super Awesome Field Day (1990) - Famicom 2:18 - Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club Soccer Story (1990) - Sharp X68000 2:33 - Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun Bangai Ranto Hen - Double Dragon II (1990) - Game Boy 2:48 - Nekketsu High School Soccer Club World Cup (1991) - Game Boy 3:03 - Downtown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama (1991) - Famicom 3:18 - Nekketsu Koko Dodgeball Bu Kyoteki Dodge Soldier No Maki (1991) - Game Boy 3:33 - Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club CD Soccer (1991) - PC Engine Super CD-ROM 3:48 - Go Go Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip And Slide Madness (1992) - Famicom 4:03 - Crash 'N' The Boys Street Challenge (1992) - NES 4:18 - Downtown Nekketsu March Super Awesome Field Day (1992) - PC Engine Super CD-ROM 4:33 - Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku Dokodemo Daiundokai (1992) - Game Boy 4:48 - Shodai Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun (1992) - Super Famicom 5:03 - Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club MD Soccer (1992) - Mega Drive Genesis 5:18 - Nekketsu Fighting Legend (1992) - Famicom 5:33 - Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League (1993) - Famicom 5:48 - Bikkuri Nekketsu Shin Kiroku Harukanaru Kin Medal (1993) - Game Boy 6:03 - Kunio-kun No Dodgeball Da Yo Zen'in Shugo (1993) - Super Famicom 6:18 - Nekketsu Street Basketball All Out Dunk Heroes (1993) - Famicom 6:33 - Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari Yakyu De Shobu Da Kunio-kun (1993) - Super Famicom 6:48 - Downtown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama (1993) - Game Boy 7:03 - Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (1993) - PC Engine Super CD-ROM 7:18 - Renegade (1993) - Master System 7:33 - Shin Nekketsu Koha Kunio-tachi No Banka (1994) - Super Famicom 7:48 - Kunio No Oden (1994) - Super Famicom 8:03 - Nekketsu Beach Volley Da Yo Kunio-kun (1994) - Game Boy 8:18 - Super Dodge Ball (1996) - Neo Geo 8:33 - River City Ransom EX (2004) - GBA 8:48 - Super Dodgeball Brawlers (2008) - DS 9:03 - River City Super Sports Challenge (2010) - DS 9:18 - River City Soccer Hooligans (2010) - DS 9:33 - Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun Special (2011) - 3DS 9:48 - River City Tokyo Rumble (2013) - 3DS 10:03 - River City Knights Of Justice (2014) - 3DS 10:18 - River City Super Sports Challenge All Stars Special (2015) - PS3 - PC 10:33 - Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki (2015) - 3DS 10:48 - River City Melee Battle Royal Special (2016) - PS4 - PC 11:03 - River City Girls (2019) - Switch - PS4 - Xbox One - PC - PS5 11:18 - River City Melee Mach (2019) - Switch - PS4 - PC 11:33 - Stay Cool Kobayashi-san A River City Ransom Story (2019) - Switch - PS4 - Xbox One - PC 11:48 - River City Saga Three Kingdoms (2021) - Switch - PS4 - PC 12:03 - River City Girls Zero (2022) - Switch - PS4 - PS5 - XONE - XBX - PC 12:18 - River City Girls 2 (2022) - Switch - PS4 - PS5 - XONE - XBX - PC 12:33 - River City Saga Three Kingdoms Next (2024) - PS4 - NS - PC 12:48 - Outro Game Evolution Playlist    • GAME EVOLUTION