Kunio-kun football version on Famicom. Insane matches with explosive tackles and special shots. Fun co-op, sharp humor. The Nekketsu formula applied to football with the same joy.
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Category
Sports4 players3+
Co-op
Description
Zany football game featuring Kunio-kun characters using special techniques. Published by Technos Japan, released in Japan in 1988. Kunio-kun character teams with special shots and dribbles. Second Nekketsu sport in the Kunio-kun series on Famicom.
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - Soccer Hen review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,13 MB📅15/07/1988
Published by Technos Japan
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - Soccer Hen (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A Kunio-kun Famicom sequel oriented around football, Japan-exclusive, released by Technos Japan in 1990. This sports variant is markedly rarer than the original Dodgeball in boxed CIB form, and stands as an identifiable piece of the Kunio-kun sports sub-collection. The Japanese cote climbs hard, sustained by physical scarcity and the completion effect for Technos collectors who carry the line into Game Boy 'Goal!!'.
Better with friends
An unbridled arcade soccer where fouls are never whistled, leaving room for devastating tackles and acrobatic bicycle kicks all over the screen. The competition for up to four runs on spectacle: scoring matters as much as making your opponent bite the dust along the way. Accessible and explosive, it turns every game into a festival of goals and trash talk, ideal to restart for a mini-tournament among friends.
Is Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - Soccer Hen still worth playing in 2026?
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu - Soccer Hen is Kunio-kun in Famicom football, with zany matches, explosive tackles and special moves. The Nekketsu formula applied to football works as well as for dodgeball, with fun co-op and sharp humour. Japan-only but visually accessible, Technos's title is the direct precursor to the later Nintendo World Cup. Still a very recommendable detour today.
