Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantou-hen Play Online

Summary

Double Dragon II on the Game Boy is actually a Western re‑skin of Technōs Japan’s 1990 Japanese title Nekketsu Kōha Kunio‑kun: Bangai Rantō Hen – the first Kunio‑kun game for the handheld. It carries the bright, Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari art style that fans recognize from River City Ransom, but swaps the protagonists for Billy and Jimmy. The combat is stripped down: a punch‑kick combo followed by a straight punch or high kick sends foes crashing, a simultaneous A + B lets you kneel, and a button press while kneeling launches an aerial uppercut. Instead of hair‑grabs you get a collar grab, letting you hammer faces or shove enemies, and a jumping knee drop finishes standing foes. There’s no weapon‑pickup despite armed attackers. The adventure is split into three missions across ten stages, with the Easy mode restricting play to the first mission only. The Japanese version features different graphics, music and characters, and even the stage‑8 boss was re‑drawn from a wrestler into a ninja with a claw and smoke bombs.

Storyline

In Nekketsu Kouha Kunio‑kun: Bangai Rantou‑hen, commonly referred to simply as Kunio‑kun Bangai, you step into the shoes of the hot‑headed student Kunio. The story kicks off when Kunio’s friend Hiroshi is brutally beaten by Yūji Munakata, the sole son of the powerful Munakata Industries chairman. Determined to avenge Hiroshi, Kunio must confront Yūji, who is also terrorizing the rival Hanazono High School. If a second player connects a Game Link Cable and has another copy of the game, Riki can join the fight, but only as the second player; the first player is always Kunio and remains the sole character in single‑player mode. Both fighters share identical moves, and the title uses the same graphics style as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, though it never lets you choose between Kunio or Riki.

Edited by Maya Carter