Legend of Success Joe
Legend of Success Joe is a boxing video game developed by Wave Corporation and released for the 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.
Also recorded as Tomorrow's Joe Legend · Ashita no Joe Densetsu
Legend of Success Joe
- Date
- 1991
- Publisher
- SNK
- Genre
- beat 'em up · boxing video game
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Legend of Success Joe is a boxing video game developed by Wave Corporation and released for the 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.
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The game had a home system launch price of approximately US$200.
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• Title — Legend of Success Joe • Developer — Wave Corporation • Publisher — SNK • Producer — Teruo Ohira • Designer — Kenichiro Matsumoto Koji Tomoto • Programmer — Hirofumi Sakaue Takashi Iehara • Series — Ashita no Joe • Platforms — Arcade, Neo Geo AES • Released — ArcadeJuly 1991 Neo Geo AES30 August 1991 • Genre — Beat 'em up, fighting, sports • Modes — Single-player • Arcade System — Neo Geo MVS
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot 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.
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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, outperforming titles such as Hat Trick Hero. It received negative reviews and is widely considered one of the worst games for the Neo Geo, with common complaints being poor controls, graphics and animation on a system that was touted as not having these problems.
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- 1.Ashita no Joe Densetsu. arcade-history.com.
- 2.Legend of Success Joe European marquee.
- 3.Tokuma Shoten. Neo Geo オールカタログ. Gēsen Tengoku. 1. 50. September 25, 1993.
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- 5.Demoly, Jean-Marc. Tests - Neo Geo - Legend of Success Joe. Joystick. Anuman Interactive. 20. 132. October 1991.
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- 8.Daniel, François. Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Legend of Success Joe. Player One. Média Système Édition. 15. 104. December 1991.
- 9.Amusement Press, Inc. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos). Game Machine. 409. 25. 15 August 1991.
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- 12.Cyril Lachel, Review of Legend of Success Joe , DefunctGames.com, Accessed Apr. 23, 2006
- 13.OverClocked: Mystery Videogame Theater 3000 presents: Episode #11 - Legend of Success Joe, OverClocked.org, Feb. 28, 2000, Accessed Jun. 24, 2006
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- 16.5 worst games you ever played?, Neo-Geo.com, Aug. 23, 2000, Accessed Apr. 23, 2006
- 17.Worst Neo Geo Game of All Time , SNK-Capcom.com, Sept. 27, 2003, Accessed Apr. 23, 2006
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