From: tsr@www.komkon.org (|tsr)

NES-HO-USA

Fist of the North Star(tm)

Instruction booklet

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The story

Ken must battle his way through eight scenes to rescue his people from the
tyranny of the Emporer Heaven. Using his bear fist, shooting power, and Gento
Karate, Ken must confront and defeat eight vicious enemies who will attack
him with Smokeballs, Fireballs, Clenching Claws, White Light Bombs, and the
Deadly Sliding Kick.

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Controller and operating instructions

Control Pad
Up: Jumping
Left: Move to the left
Right: Move to the right
Down: Crouching

Select Button
Select 1 PLAYER and VSMODE by pressing the Select Button

A Button - Punch
B Button - Kick

Start Button
Press this button to begin.

Pause function
The game stops with the sound of a chime when you press the Start button.
Press the Start button again to resume the game.

Shooting attack
Ken shoots in the direction he is facing. Press the A button and B button at
the same time when you want to use the shooting attack.

The next room
You can go to the next room at times during the game.
Press the A button and B button at the same time and then press the right side
of Control Pad after moving to the entrance of the room.

Control pad
Ken moves to the left and right by pressing the left and right sdie of the
button.

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How to play

Vs Mode
Before beginning the game, you can practice fighting the enemies in the first
four stages. This allows you to understand more about your enemies.

Power Up
When you knock down certain enemies, you may see a star like this *, which
increases Ken's strength 1 to 4 times. This star (black *) increases his
strength 5 to 7 times.

Shooting Power
When you have knocked down twenty enemies, you will get the power for a
shooting attack.

Additional Ken
With every 100,000 points you score, you will get another Ken.

Progress of the game
Use the Control Pad to explore the screen by moving from left to right or up
and down.

Power Up Items
The flag of "Hokuto" allows you to regain Ken's lost energy.
When you see Yulia's necklace (silver) it allows you to regain shooting power.
When you see Yulia's necklace (gold), you will be able to use Gento Karate,
which makes you transparent so that enemies and objects will pass right
through you without hurting you.
When the time meters indicates '0', you lose one Ken.
Continuation Mode: effective from stage 1 to stage 4. Press both the A button
and Start button at the same time when you see "Time Over" on the screen.

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Characters

Stage 1
Bask, whose power is nowhere near that of Ken's, is his first opponent and
offers Ken a good chance to prove himself capable of defeating his enemies.
Bask attacks with the Kazan Prison Clenching Claws as his weapon and jumps,
but his moves are slow compared to other enemies. You can score 10,000 points
by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weak point.

Stage 2
Gayler is a hideous, fat man whose supernatural power allows him to shoot
Smokeballs and Fireballs. His supernatural power is his specialized attack,
which is called "Illusion Spinning." You can score 10,000 points by knocking
him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 3
Tiger, one of the Big Four Generals of Gento, is the evil ruler of the
concentration camp for people who he considers Traitors. Tiger is called
"Green Light General" because of his green-colored armor. His weapons are the
White Light Bombs and a deadly kick. You can score 10,000 points by knocking
him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 4
Solia, is called "Purple Light Solia" because of his purple colored armor.
You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding
and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 5
"Blue Light Bolts," one of the Big Four Generals of Gento is very agressive
and his excellent concentration allows to him to shoot successive blasts of
White Light Bombs (three bombs per blast). You can score 10,000 points by
knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 6
Like Ken, "Red Light Bronza" can also use the ultimate fighting method, "Gento
Karate" and at the same time fire "White Light Bombs." He is very dangerous,
so use extreme care. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and
50,000 points by finding and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 7
A master of Gento Karate, the most powerful fighting method, which boasts a
history of 2,000 years, "Gold Falco" is one of Ken's most fearful enemies.
His weapons are Gento Karate, plus "White Light Bombs" and a deadly sliding
kick. You can score 10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by
finding and hitting his weakest point.

Stage 8
A fighter from a nation constantly at war, Shula has survived many fierce and
bloody battles. The main reason for his survival is a deadly sliding kick
which he executes with the precision of a well oiled machine. You can score
10,000 points by knocking him down and 50,000 points by finding and hitting
his weakest point.

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