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Yie ar kung fu 128

morcarmorcar
edited January 2014 in Games
how rare is this game ?

I am getting a ZX Spectrum +2 and would love to own the original but cant seem to find it.

What other games are hard to come by as well ?
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  • zx1zx1
    edited January 2014
    Some microdrive games are really hard to find, so are a few early releases by companies such as Ultimate.
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • ghbearmanghbearman
    edited January 2014
    Yie Ar Kung Fu 128 was only released on a compilation.

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012358

    zx1: The only early Ultimate that can plausibly be classed as rare is the first edition of Jetpac.
  • zx1zx1
    edited January 2014
    ghbearman wrote: »
    Yie Ar Kung Fu 128 was only released on a compilation.

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012358

    zx1: The only early Ultimate that can plausibly be classed as rare is the first edition of Jetpac.

    Or Mire Mare:smile:
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • HairyHairy
    edited January 2014
    Today I learnt there is a 128K version of Yie Ar Kung Fu.

    Time for a game :)
  • FrankTFrankT
    edited January 2014
    I had it back in the day. I seem to remember it being a bit bugged compared to the 48k version though. I preferred to play the 48k version.
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited January 2014
    It's good it adds missing characters and a couple of different backgrounds I think, but it's really easy compared to the 48k version.

    It is a bit twitchy at times as well.
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  • pmsrpmsr
    edited January 2014
    Hairy wrote: »
    Today I learnt there is a 128K version of Yie Ar Kung Fu.

    I only found out a few days ago while reading the Ocean the History book. Was also surprised.

    /Pedro
  • HairyHairy
    edited January 2014
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    It's good it adds missing characters and a couple of different backgrounds I think, but it's really easy compared to the 48k version.

    It is a bit twitchy at times as well.

    I just came back here to ask if it was easier than the 48k version.

    On my 4th time round now, can't see me ever losing all my lives at this rate.
  • MartynCMartynC
    edited January 2014
    Some interesting comments about the game from the author, here.

    It appears it was meant to be one of the updated games Ocean provided for the 128 launch (International Match Day presumably being the other). In the end just Supertest and Neverending Story were bundled, with the other two appearing on that Stars on 128 compilation linked above.
  • RalfRalf
    edited January 2014
    I'm surprised that many people here don't know about 128kB Yie Ar Kung Fu.

    It has quite a lot of differences compared to 48 kB version: AY music, new font, more enemies...

    I also believe that the fight algorithms itself were changed and 128kB version is easier. Would be interesting if somebody could confirm it or deny it.
  • MuigMuig
    edited January 2014
    The original 48k backdrops were redrawn for the 128k version. The new versions looked nicer, but they introduced horrendous colour clash! That wasn't well thought through...

    Re. the Spectrum 128k bundle mentioned by an earlier poster; I got Supertest 128k and International Match day with mine. I got Stars on the 128k later as a free gift included with a Your Sinclair subscription.
  • HairyHairy
    edited January 2014
    I've given up playing it now. Maybe if you didn't get extra lives it would be better. It is just far too easy, I'll be playing forever, and I'm not even trying really.

    48k version is a much better game, the 128k version looks and sounds nice, but it's not a good game.

    I'm a bit dissappointed TBH.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited January 2014
    Hairy wrote: »
    I've given up playing it now. Maybe if you didn't get extra lives it would be better. It is just far too easy, I'll be playing forever, and I'm not even trying really.

    48k version is a much better game, the 128k version looks and sounds nice, but it's not a good game.

    I'm a bit dissappointed TBH.

    Careful I said something similar about 6 years ago and a few people on here went mental on me :lol:

    I said something about it being shockingly easy and twitchy as f**k, or words to that effect.......*whispers I think one of the people who worked on it was here and he got a little miffed at what I said ;)
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  • HairyHairy
    edited January 2014
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Careful I said something similar about 6 years ago and a few people on here went mental on me :lol:

    I said something about it being shockingly easy and twitchy as f**k, or words to that effect.......*whispers I think one of the people who worked on it was here and he got a little miffed at what I said ;)
    Nice that 128K Kung Fu got released, it was my 1st full commercial assembler
    project entirely written by myself so I was quite pleased with it..looking
    back am sure it was rubbish but everyone liked it at the time.

    He knew it was crap :)
  • SwainySwainy
    edited January 2014
    Interesting that Apprentice was finished but never released.
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