Kung Fu Fighting (Apr 30, 2001 prototype)

Kung Fu Fighting (Apr 30, 2001 prototype)
Build date Apr 29, 2001 17:42:46 Dump status Released Dumped by CVLT OF OSIRIS Released by CVLT OF OSIRIS File release date December 2, 2019 Origin Memorex Black Recordable CD-R Game Kung Fu Fighting System PlayStation 2 Genre Fighting Release date Unreleased

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An early prototype of the unreleased Kung Fu Fighting for the Sony PlayStation 2.

Notes

• Kung Fu Fighting was pitched as a game recreation of 70s martial arts action films, with a target release date in 2002 under the EA Sports label.
• The game binary includes debug symbols.
• The PRES0.PPZ file in the PROMO folder is actually a zip file. Use 7-zip to unpack it to view the game pitch PowerPoint slideshow and videos inside. (Some assets are shown below).

Development

Game Studio/Game Engine:

Developed by "Rogue Samurai" (a production group at EA Canada)

An "EA BIG" title

Powered by: EAGL (EA Graphics Library)

Built on: 4/29/2001 @ 16:42 (Although the disc/case is labelled as a May 2001 demo)

Earliest File on Disc: 11/15/2000

Developers:

(Found through digging through the files on the disc).

Producer: Kris Hatlelid

Engine & Scripting: Blaine Hodge

Software Engineer @ Electronic Arts Canada

Jun 1999 – Dec 2002 - 3 years 7 months

"Designed and implemented initial game prototype for an unannounced title.

Designed and implemented core gameplay AI engine: gameplay, input, animation, locomotion, physics, and coordinated group AI/choreography.

Worked closely with animators on gameplay design and to create motion tree."

Animator: Felix Hamaguchi

Files on Disc

/PROMO/PRES0.PPZ

As mentioned above, this file is basically a .zip file and can be opened to extract the Powerpoint that the developers used to try and pitch the game, as well as the assets included within it.

/PROMO/README.TXT

Although this file suggests there is a demo build for the PC somewhere out there, it sadly is not included on this disc.

Contents:

Kung Fu Fighting Concept Material 02-April-01

1) The PowerPoint

If you don't have power point, you can install a viewer by running ppview97.

Now that you have a method of viewing power point presentations, just run setup,

and choose a location that has at least 80 megs free.

Bonus Materials::

2) The Demo

You can try and run the PC demo of the one to many fight mechanic.

I recommend a TNT-2 or GForce level video card and a P-600 or higher.  You'll

need GL drivers which you probably have if you've played any games on your

computer.  If you don't, your video card vendor has them on their website.

You all also need a dual analog joystick, like a Hammerhead or a WingMan Rumblepad.

You use the left analog stick to move and aim blows.  A button puches, B button kicks.

Look for the PS2 demo May 8th! <shameless plug>

The demo is located in Demo\kungfu.exe

Contact::

Producer:

   Kris Hatlelid (*EMAIL REDACTED*)

  *PHONE NUMBER REDACTED*

Characters

Here is a list of all the characters in the demo, starting with their internal names, then their names as shown in-game, and lastly their names as shown in the intro video.

All of the enemies are listed as "Henchman" in-game, even when playing the Versus Mode with a second player (the second player is automatically selected as "Paul Lee" aka bruce).

Internal Name	Intro Video Name	In-game Name
jones	Damon Jones	Black Belt Jones
bruce	Paul Lee	Henchman
carlos	Mace Kawaguchi	Henchman
charlie	Bad Guy 1	Henchman
jimmy	Bad Guy 2	Henchman
ninja	N/A	Henchman
chang	N/A	Henchman
wang	N/A	Henchman
kwan	N/A	Henchman

Missing Characters:

There are some characters that are included in the promo assets but are missing from the actual PS2 build.

• Jack Hammer is named on the mock-up of the character selection screen and is shown in one rendered image.
• The promo assets also feature some renders using a different alternate ninja character model.
• An unknown enemy character is shown fighting the main character alongside Jack Hammer and some alternate ninja models.

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  Jack Hammer

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  Jack Hammer and an alternate ninja model

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  Unknown character

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  Unknown character being attacked by the main character

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  alternate ninja model 1

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  alternate ninja model 2

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  alternate ninja model 3

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  alternate ninja model 4

In-game Models:

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  Main Character "Black Belt Jones" (Damon Jones)

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  Boss #1 "Mace Kawaguchi" aka carlos

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  Boss #2 "Paul Lee" aka bruce

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  Henchman - "Bad Guy 1" aka charlie

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  Henchman - "Bad Guy 2" aka jimmy

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  Henchman - Ninja

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  Henchman - Wang

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  Henchman - Chang

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  Henchman - Kwan

Promotional Character Renders:

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  jones 1

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  jones 2

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  jones 3

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  jones 4

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  bruce 1

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  bruce 2

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  carlos 1

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  carlos 2

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  jimmy 1

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  ninja 1

Promo Assets

Game Logo:

Promotional Inserts (images taken from the included Powerpoint):

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Promotional Renders:

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) kicking Paul Lee (bruce)

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) surrounded by a group of Ninjas (ninja)

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) kicking Bad Guy 2 (jimmy)

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) standing over a defeated Mace Kawaguchi (carlos)

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) beating up a group of enemies

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) in a stand off with a group of enemies

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  Black Belt Jones (jones) taking out 2 ninjas at once

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  Mock up character select screen (edited Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 character select)

Screenshots

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  Gameplay 1.

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  Gameplay 2.

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  Gameplay 3.

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  Gameplay 4.

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  Gameplay 5.

Origin

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  Disc front.

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  Case insert.

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  Insert 1.

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  Insert 2.

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  Insert 3.

See also

Original release on Archive.org.