Shao-Lin's Road
Encyclopedia
Shao-Lin's Road is a 1985 arcade game
released by Konami
. This game is also known as Kicker. The game was ported to several early home computers. It has also been featured in classics compilations: Konami Arcade Classics
in 1999, Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
in 2007, and most recently as a game you can purchase on Microsoft
's Game Room
in 2010. The game is a spiritual successor to Konami's other Kung Fu inspired game Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
When all the enemies are kicked, the player rises up with a smile and yells "GUTS!".
The enemies try to put their hands on their knees and bounce down to the other platform as a way to try to attack.
Game Room
service for its Xbox 360
console and for Windows-based
PC
s on March 24, 2010.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
released by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
. This game is also known as Kicker. The game was ported to several early home computers. It has also been featured in classics compilations: Konami Arcade Classics
Konami Arcade Classics
Konami Arcade Classics is an arcade compilation released in 1999 for the PlayStation. It was originally released in the arcades as Konami 80's AC Special. It contained ten games; Pooyan, Scramble, Yie Ar Kung-Fu, Roc 'N Rope, Shao-Lin's Road, Circus Charlie, Super Cobra, Road Fighter, Time Pilot...
in 1999, Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits, released as Konami Arcade Collection in Japan and Konami Arcade Classics in Europe and Oceania, is a collection of 15 classic arcade games by Konami for the Nintendo DS.-Lineup:...
in 2007, and most recently as a game you can purchase on Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's Game Room
Game Room
Game Room is a gaming service for the Xbox 360 video game system, Microsoft Windows PCs, and Windows Phone 7. Launched on March 24, 2010, Game Room lets players download classic video games and compete against each other for high scores...
in 2010. The game is a spiritual successor to Konami's other Kung Fu inspired game Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
Gameplay
The player has to try to kick all the enemies, which if in contact with or attacked by four times, a life is lost. When all lives are lost, the game ends.When all the enemies are kicked, the player rises up with a smile and yells "GUTS!".
The enemies try to put their hands on their knees and bounce down to the other platform as a way to try to attack.
Ports
Shao-Lin's Road was made available on Microsoft'sMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Game Room
Game Room
Game Room is a gaming service for the Xbox 360 video game system, Microsoft Windows PCs, and Windows Phone 7. Launched on March 24, 2010, Game Room lets players download classic video games and compete against each other for high scores...
service for its Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
console and for Windows-based
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s on March 24, 2010.