Spartan X 2...arcade version?

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Thought this might be of interest to some. Everybody knows that the original Spartan X is a port of Irem's arcade title Kung Fu Master, right? Well, it was recently discovered that Irem was working on a direct sequel to that. There's video footage of the prototype here. It's very similar to the first game. The board was apparently acquired from an ex-Irem employee. The development was halted when Irem decided they wanted a more americanised game, and made Vigilante instead.

The game's roms have been submitted to MAME team, so it might be playable some time in the future.

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Although very similar it looks like a an improvement in at least graphics and some new enemies. It seems Thomas is invincible though? I guess dying wasn't coded in the prototype yet. I look forward to playing it in MAME.

Everybody knows that the original Spartan X is a port of Irem's arcade title Kung Fu Master, right?

I think the arcade version was also called Spartan X in Japan (since the Jackie Chan movie was called that in Japan).