Champion Kendo

Released by Sega in 1986, Champion Kendo is a sports game for the SG-1000 produced in the My Card format. Based on the traditional Japanese martial art, the game captures the importance of strategy in a simple yet intense manner, standing as one of the early titles that explored the fundamental appeal of competitive fighting games on home consoles. This ambitious attempt to recreate the essence of kendo—strikes to the head (men), wrist (kote), and torso (do)—within the constraints of limited hardware remains an essential and precious record in the history of 8-bit gaming.

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