No-commentary gameplay of Knuckle Joe (set 1). Difficulty set on hardest. Game completed (1 loop) with 1 credit. Played with MamePlus 0.134, no tools, cheats, autofire, or save states were used.
A rather obscure arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu (Raiden saga, Dynamite Duke) and licensed to Taito in 1985. It is some kind of primitive beat'em up game with a mixture of platforms, set on a post-apocalyptic world similar to the Hokuto no Ken one.
You can punch, kick (not especially useful) and block if you press both buttons at the same time. You can jump if you press up in the d-pad. Your goal is to kill every enemy on screen before the time runs out.
There are 4 levels with 3 screens each, making a total of 12 screens (a full loop). There is a boss at the end of every level and a motorcycle stage (some kind of bonus stage) between levels.
The game can be regarded as quite hard the first time you play. Once you know how to defeat enemies without being hit too much (passing through them) the game gets easier. Anyway, beating a full loop without dying depends also on luck and can be really frustrating.
I don't know if the game is endless. The world record finishes the game 13 times, so I don't know if the game ends there or it continues endlessly. So if anyone knows this info please tell me.
Maybe is not a masterpiece, but I find Knuckle Joe a very addictive game and really enjoyable. It has many flaws, but it is a quite innovative game for 1985. In my opinion, you should try it :)
29 авг 2024
