Кунг-Фу Мастер: Аркаданың тарихы мен түрлері

The music and sound for the arcade game were composed by Masato Ishizaki. Nishiyama initially believed the game did not need any music, as it was a martial arts game and he thought it would sound more impressive to just have the sound effects. Ishizaki had a melody in mind for the game, leading him to suggest that two versions be made, with and without the music, and asked to see which sounded better. After hearing both versions, Nishiyama agreed that the music version sounded better and included Ishizaki's melody in the game. It was then released internationally as Kung Fu Master, in North America during late 1984 and in Europe by early 1985. It was released as Spartan X in Japan, before releasing internationally as Kung Fu in North America and PAL regions. The game was converted and published by Nintendo, with the port designed and directed by Shigeru Miyamoto. He led the Nintendo development team responsible for porting the Famicom port. He was interested in porting Kung Fu Master due to its side scrolling action gameplay, which was something he had in mind for the platformer genre, so he wanted to gain experience developing side scrolling games with Excitebike (1984) and Kung Fu. Koji Kondo also worked on the Famicom port, designing the sound effects. The game was ported to the Atari 2600 by programmer Dan Kitchen (brother of Garry Kitchen), shortly after he had ported Ghostbusters (1984) to the Atari 2600. This port of Kung Fu Master is considered a significant programming feat considering the technical limitations of the Atari 2600. |Allgame A2600 = 3.5/5
|Allgame C64 = 3/5
|Allgame NES = 2.5/5
|CVG ARC = Positive
|CVG NES = 9/10
|YSinclair ZX = 30%
|Z64 C64 = 79%
|rev1 = Commodore User
|rev1 C64 = 4/5
|rev4 = The Video Games Guide
|rev4 ARC = 5/5 through February 1984. It regained popularity in Japanese arcades following the release of the Famicom port later that year. In Europe, it was a major arcade hit in 1985. reaching number one on the US arcade earnings charts upon release, It was later the second top grossing upright arcade cabinet on the RePlay charts in November 1985 (just below Capcom's Commando). It ended the year as America's second highest grossing arcade game of 1985, below the Data East fighting game Karate Champ. Kung Fu Master was later also America's eleventh highest grossing arcade game of 1986, according to the annual RePlay chart. Claire Edgley of Computer and Video Games gave the arcade game a positive review in March 1985. She was positively surprised by the "hard hitting" action, the "very fast" and "breath taking" pace, and large number of enemies. She also praised the controls, referring to Thomas as "a whirling, kicking, jumping, fighting machine" controlled by an eight way joystick and two buttons, the "energy levels" which allow the player to "absorb a large number of hits" from enemies, the smooth "lifelike" picturesque graphics, and the catchy music jingles. She concluded that if "you thought that Karate Champ was good — wait 'til you try this one!" Mike Roberts also gave the arcade game a positive review in the May 1985 issue of Computer Gamer. He noted it was part of the "current craze" for arcade martial arts games, but said it had "more of a story line and game play" than others, noting the progression through five floors, simplified controls, abilities such as ducking and jumping, and multiple "standard baddies" followed by "super baddies" who are tougher to beat; he refers to the final opponent as the boss of organization X. Matt Fox later reviewed the arcade game in 2013, praising the gameplay, animation and innovation.

In Japan, the Famicom version sold 1.42 million copies. In North America, the NES version titled Kung Fu was the top selling video game in the United States during July 1986, and again in September. The NES version went on to sell 3.5 million copies worldwide. In Europe, the Commodore 64 port topped the UK Gallup software sales charts in February 1986, and went on to become one of the top five best selling Commodore 64 games of 1986. The ZX Spectrum version also sold well. In 2017, IGN ranked the NES port at number 62 on its list of top 100 NES games. They said that, despite being a "dumbed down port" compared to the arcade original, it was a fun game with rewarding gameplay, challenging boss battles and replay value. Commodore User gave the Commodore 64 version a positive review in February 1986. Rick Teverbaugh reviewed the Commodore and Apple versions for Computer Gaming World in 1986. He called it "a karate game with adventure elements thrown in" and said that it looked better on the Commodore than on the Apple.

The arcade version was later included along with the arcade versions of 10 Yard Fight and Zippy Race in IAC/Irem Arcade Classics for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn, released in Japan only in 1996 by Irem and I'Max. The arcade version was released to cell phones. The Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum versions of the game were included on the 1986 compilation They Sold a Million 3, along with Fighter Pilot, Ghostbusters, and Rambo. A remake of the game has been announced for release exclusively for the Intellivision Amico.

Dragon Wang is an action game made by Sega for the SG 1000 released in 1985 and was inspired by Kung Fu Master. The protagonist is Wang (inspired by Jackie Chan and/or his character Thomas) whose name means "King" in Chinese. My Hero was released by Sega for arcades in 1985 and for the Master System on January 1, 1986. The gameplay format is similar to Irem's Kung Fu Master. After designing Kung Fu Master, Takashi Nishiyama was later hired by Capcom. In 1990, the arcade game received a Game Boy sequel of the same name(s) as the 1984 original, which has similar gameplay to the arcade game, but with a completely different plot and setting with a new protagonist named "Bruce Leap" in the releases outside of Japan. In 1991, a sequel was released in Japan for the Famicom, titled Spartan X 2. It was originally planned to release in North America as Kung Fu II in the fall of 1991, but ended up not releasing there. Spartan X 2 did not receive a North American release until 2016, when it was included as a built in title for the Retro Bit Generations retro video game console under the name Kung Fu Master 2. Indie publisher and developer Toushiryoku Laboratory (闘志力研究所) released doujin games Tifa Tan X (ティファタンX) in 2004 and its sequel Tifa Tan X2 (ティファタンX2) in 2005 as light hearted homages and ecchi style parodies of Spartan X for PC and stars Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII as a playable character. Inspired heavily from Kung Fu Master, gameplay is similar across both titles with the second seeing improvement to overall gameplay, graphics, and sound. The second game also features other characters making cameos from other games as boss fights those being Lilith from Darkstalkers, Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury, Princess Athena from her own game, Abobo from Double Dragon, and a male Red Mage from Final Fantasy who is the main antagonist. On December 26, 2019, developer PiXEL released their doujin game Xiaomei and the Flame Dragon's Fist (焔龍聖拳シャオメイ, Fire Dragon Master Fist Xiaomei) for PC through DLsite and was later ported to the Nintendo Switch by publisher Leoful on March 31, 2023 as a digital only release. The game pays homage mainly to the original Kung Fu Master in terms of its hud, level layout, and overall game structure although the title includes other elements from other games of its type during the '80s and '90s. The plot features heroine Xiaomei, who embarks on a journey to save her older sister, Xiaoyin, from the evil influence of the Dark Dragon. The Switch version also comes with a new story from Xiaoyin's perspective in Xiaoyin Mode (after completing the main story), with new characters, and unlockables such as wallpapers and character illustrations. Players fight enemies on a single plane from left to right to reach and fight a boss at the end of each stage with a variety of moves including simple and kicks to jumping attacks along with more advanced moves such as a powerful downward strike and short ranged attacks among others. Moves can also be strung together into combos for extra damage and points. While fighting, item pickups can be available to restore health and augment the player's attacks. Enemies include the classic Gripper types the swarm and immobilize the player to drain health with flying birds and dragons attack them from above. Former Namco composer Norio Nakagata was brought onboard along with one time Sega sound designer Hirofumi Murasaki to do the game's music and sound effects. The game's illustrations and graphics are by Studio Vigor and character voices by Suika.

Kung Fu Master is regarded as the first beat 'em up video game in the world. According to Retro Gamer, Kung Fu Master invented the brawler genre. It established the "walk forward and beat up dudes" trend that influenced many games after it. According to Matt Fox, it "one hundred percent defined" the beat 'em up genre, with variations of its plot structure used in virtually every scrolling beat 'em up since. Other titles such as Technōs Japan's Renegade (1986) and Double Dragon (1987), Capcom's Final Fight (1989) and Sega's Streets of Rage (1991) evolved the beat 'em up formula established by Kung Fu Master with a belt scrolling format. serving as the prototype for most martial arts games during the late 1980s, developed by the same Nintendo team behind the NES port Kung Fu. Shigeru Miyamoto cited his development of the Famicom port as one of the key factors behind his creation of Super Mario Bros. According to Miyamoto, the concept of Super Mario Bros. came about as a result of the "technical know how" built up from Excitebike and Kung Fu, his work on which inspired him to come up with a game that would have the player "strategize while scrolling sideways" over long distances, have aboveground and underground levels, and have colorful backgrounds rather than black backgrounds, resulting in the creation of Super Mario Bros. Tooru Fujisawa, creator of manga and anime series Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO), is also a fan of Spartan X. The game also influenced a French film called Kung Fu Master (1988) directed by Agnès Varda. Despite the title, it is not an adaptation of the game, nor is it a martial arts film, but it is rather a drama film concerning a divorced mother falling in love with a 14 year old video game player. The film showcases many French arcade games and the characters interest in Kung Fu Master arcade game is a central plot device.