Hadn't done one of these in a while...
Here's hot-blooded tough guy Gnu-kun!
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Nice, someone made a sprite hack of the original game to make it look like the rest of the series.
btw this is Hiroshi in the live action adaption, oh, poor Hiroshi!
I really like the basic structure of the first beat 'em up. You're not saving the proverbial damsel in distress but just protecting your friend Hiroshi who keeps getting beat up by thugs... so you, the hot-blooded tough guy, decide to go defend your friend!
It's not a common video game plot. Nobody needs rescuing. Your friend just needs help with bullies. And that help happens to come from your own fists.