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Black Belt (USA)

Sega Master System
🇬🇧
Reviewed in
1987
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✪ Reviewed on August 2, 2024
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Black Belt is a Sega beat em up on Master System inspired by Fist of the North Star manga, with a hero facing colorful henchmen. The snappy pace and progressive difficulty make it a standout 8 bit genre title despite simplified animation. A Master System beat em up reference.

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Category
Action 2 players 7+
Description
Sega karate action adapted from Bruce Lee's Game of Death film, published by Sega in 1987 in North America and distributed in Taiwan outside official channels. Four towers to climb against specialist fighters, platform jumps, special moves and a pagoda-top boss.

Black Belt review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,08 MB 📅01/01/1987
Published by Sega

Black Belt (Master System) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $10 Q6 complete
 $26 Q10 new
 $88 !
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Other versions
Black Belt
Europe
01/01/1987
🇬🇧
Hokuto no Ken
Japan
10/08/1987
🇯🇵

Collector interest

The North American edition of Black Belt, Sega's karate action westernised from a Japanese title tied to Bruce Lee imagery. Its desirability rests on the singular story of its localisation, which replaced the original references, and an early run. Collectors seek this title for that adaptation context and its place among the early NTSC titles.

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