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The Ridiculous Chronology of the River City / Kunio-kun Series
🕑 Added 2021-08-10 17:18:38 +0000 UTChttp://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-ridiculous-chronology-of-the-river-city-kunio-kun-series/
We’re finishing up HG101 Presents The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1, which focuses on the works of Technos, Capcom, and Konami, plus Sega’s Streets of Rage. One of the most important franchises in the genre is Technos’ Kunio-kun series, originally localized for the West as Renegade, and its offshoot, Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, localized as both River City Ransom and Street Gangs. There’s actually a fairly complicated chronology behind the series, something that most English speakers probably aren’t aware of, even though it played a big part in 2019’s River City Girls. Let’s explain!
