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    Samurai

    Game » consists of 2 releases. Released March 1980

    Samurai is the first known hack & slash brawler, released by Sega in 1980. The player character is armed with a sword and simultaneously faces multiple opponents in an arena before facing a boss opponent.

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    Samurai last edited by AlexB4tman on 12/11/21 03:32AM View full history

    Overview

    The game ran on the Sega Vic Dual arcade system board.

    It was the first known brawler, featuring a single opponent fighting against multiple opponents in melee martial arts combat. This predated the first beat 'em up, Kung-Fu Master (1984).

    It was also first known hack & slash brawler, pressing a sword button to slash enemies with the samurai player character's katana blade.

    It was also the first known action game to feature a boss fight with a boss opponent, predating other arcade games such as Sasuke vs Commander and Phoenix later on in 1980.

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