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Legend Of Success Joe
''Legend of Success Joe'' is a boxing video game developed by Wave Corporation and released for the Neo Geo (system), Neo Geo arcade and home system. The game is based on ''Tomorrow's Joe'', a manga created by Tetsuya Chiba and Asao Takamori in the early 1970s that was also adapted into several anime series. The game is also the first Neo Geo title developed by a third-party company. The game had a home system launch price of approximately US$200. Gameplay The player stars as Joe Yabuki, an aspiring boxer, as he goes from an unknown kid from the rough side of town to a boxing champion. The game follows the traditional beat 'em up format, with some portions taking place inside a boxing ring and others taking place in the back alleyways, as Joe trains, fights thugs, and then fights in the boxing ring. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Legend of Success Joe'' on their August 15, 1991 issue as being the tenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashita No Joe
is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man named Joe Yabuki and his boxing career as a Bantamweight. ''Tomorrow's Joe'' was first serialized by Kodansha in ''Weekly Shonen Magazine'' from January 1, 1968 to May 13, 1973 and was later collected into 20 tankÅbon volumes. During its serialization, it was popular with working-class people and college students in Japan. It has been adapted into various media, including the ''Megalo Box'' anime, a futuristic reimagining of the original that was made as a part of the 50th anniversary of ''Tomorrow's Joe''. The manga is considered by many to be a very influential manga series, with many anime and manga referencing it. Plot Joe Yabuki is a young drifter who has a chance encounter with Danpei Tange, a former boxing trainer, while wandering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |