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River City Girls Zero
Developer WayForward
Join Kunio, Riki, Misako, and Kyoko for bone-crunching, 16-bit, co-op beat-'em-up action - newly translated and released outside of Japan after 28 years! The original 1994 graphics, soundtrack, and gameplay are augmented with new motion-comic cutscenes, a new animated intro, and new music! From the Steam store page
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60 of 80 · most liked firstRiver City Girls - ZERO Animated Trailer directed by @dsloogs.com
unlabelledView post →I'm gonna be straight up right off the bat, don't buy this game if you aren't prepared for a lot of unfair combat and a fair amount of frustration. This is a modern re-release of a game that comes from the era of old school trial by fire. It doesn't care about being fair, and it doesn't care how many times you lose. If you want to know more, read on. The biggest issue that this game has is unfair enemy behavior. You'll often find yourself spamming punches and kicks, that in any other game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't really recommend this game in its current state, since there isn't really much for it to offer than the two script options. As for the game itself... The translation creates a false dichotomy where the game makes you choose between two English options. You have English (Original) and English (RCG). In plain terms, one is an actual attempt at localization and the other is a cynical phone in that is truer to the premise of the original game but EXTREMELY cynical. If you know any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got a protective case for my signed River City Girls Zero VHS by my buds @dsloogs.com and Bannon at @wayforward.bsky.social 👊
unlabelledView post →If any release exemplified Wayforward's tendency to attach to an existing franchise and deliver a halfassed product, it is this release right here. To start with, this is NOT a "River City Girls" game, so those of you who don't know a thing about the franchise's origins and are expecting another romp similar to that title are going to be hugely disappointed. This game is nothing more than a simple translation patch for an ancient Super Nintendo game, and I'm not at all making that part up --…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →River City Girls Complete Edition (Switch) first print physical release import is up for pre-order at VGP, PNP Games, and Play-Asia: bit.ly/3TBrHR8 $49.99 USD Includes - River City Girls Zero - River City Girls - River City Girls 2 - River City Girls 2: Double Dragon DLC
unlabelledView post →In 1994, two hot-blooded teens were sent to prison by a juvenile court for a crime they didn't commit. These boys promptly escaped from a minimum security stockade to the city underground. Today, that adventure, River City Girls Zero, is 50% off. Switch: bit.ly/RCGZero_NOA Steam: bit.ly/RCGZero_Stm
unlabelledView post →Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka / River City Girls Zero Box Art
unlabelledView post →While the original Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-tachi no Banka is an oldschool beat 'em up masterpiece, its rerelease as "RCG Zero" is the definition of tone-deaf. For Kunio-kun purists, who love this game for its Japanese delinquent/yanki/bosozoku culture aesthetics and amazing plot which gives it that yakuza film feel, this is a miss, because the new cringey "RCG" content is being an eyesore which heavily breaks the immersion and the serious tone of the original. Plus, the official English…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A modern day re-release of the last entry for the Nekketsu Koha series in the Kunio-kun franchise placed into the River City Girls spinoff series. This release was a split project between WayForward who handled all of the translations & newly added visuals wrapped around the game with Limited Run Games handling the original game itself. WayForward chose to take this project on as a way to serve as an origin story for Misako & Kyoko's playable debuts in the franchise with many of the events &…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The translation is good, the new cutscenes and extras are good. But I kind of expect a bit more from Wayforward remakes. For example, the Wonder Boy series was an amazing, super-responsive remake with original and updated graphics. If you didn't go out of your way to switch to retro music and graphics, you wouldn't even know the game was as old as it was. That remake polished an old classic and showed how great the source material was. But look at this trash. I mean, this is the same company…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the reason this never got ported to other regions is because they realized it is a very bad game. Do not go into this expecting it to be an improvement on River City Ransom, it is a step backwards in every conceivable way. Gone is the buttery smooth combat of the NES version. Movement and attacks are jerky, unresponsive and — worst of all — unreliable. You will lose count of how many times you try to do a particular move and the game does something else. One of the worst…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Arcade Bundle 3 Steam Games for $4.95 Features great games like River City Girls Zero, Braid and 9 Years of Shadows. www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-...
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unlabelledView post →How come I'm the only person reviewing this thing? Anyway, no beat em up should take an hour of cutscenes to just start playing and the audio is delayed by like 20 seconds, making it almost unplayable. I really like some of the Kunio-kun games and both river city girls but can't recommend a poorly-made port. The intro is very pretty and the cutscenes seemed promising but not enough to spend money on this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, look. I'm not COMPLETELY against rereleases that are just emulated. At least if they bother adding extra things like sleek menus/UIs, standard emulation features, or cool extras. Mega Collection type stuff. I don't HATE the game itself. And it's cool that they added extra cutscenes, those look absolutely GORGEOUS with WayForward's usual animation magic. ...But WHY in the name of everything that is good is this rerelease lacking basic features like being able to remap your controls??? Or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off: There are 2 possible translations possible in English. An original adaptation to make it flow better with river city girls 1 and a new one which is a close translation to the Japanese. The devs listened to feedback and provided extra options which is to be commended. What is this game? This is a very old school brawler. This was a "graphical update" from the nes sprites of the original and I the only game in the "kunio" or "river city ransom" series that seems to use these sprites.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BE WARN THE FINAL OUTRO DOESN'T PLAY THE GAME CRASHES EVERY TIME AFTER ORIGINAL GAME's EPILOGUE. IF YOU WANT TRUE NEW OUTRO ENDING PLAY SWITCH VERSION AND IGNORE THIS BROKEN4SS VERSION. If you got this game in a bundle with the other 2 games great if not just download the rom snes version (which already has an english patch) and play that version instead. Straight up the sound BREAKS sometimes when u save and quit (which is the only way to "save state" the game) forcing u to restart the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enemies are way too stronger than player characters, and like other players noted, game play is absolutely unfair. While you can give them 2 punches, they can easily throw you back 4 punches AND a couple of stomping. Extremely tough to play and simply just irritating. Game system is also messed up and easily get confused at how to figure out how to restart the game at where you were left off. Also, there is not option to change the screen setting. Almost there is NO setting you can change in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasn't really that fun to play, characters don't feel good to control and bosses are very cheap with alot of attacks, 2 mistakes and you're pretty much dead. I know its an SNES game but this one that hasn't really aged well. The actual port is fine but charging 15 dollars for this is crazy, I got this on a sale and I still think I paid too much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You might be checking this game out because you played and loved the mainline "River City Girls" games, which are awesome. Alas, this one has nothing to do with them. In terms of story, although it's kinda neat to see where these characters originated from, this is explicitly an "in-universe videogame" and so not canon - you miss nothing by skipping it. Which is good news because the gameplay is beyond frustrating. Remember all the cool things about RCG, all the combos and moves you could…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love retro games but this game is AWFUL, just play River City Girls 1 & 2 and please skip this one... unless you're a masochist, in that case go ahead. It has it all: - Awful collision boxes - I've lost how many times I've punched/kicked through an enemy (by the graphics' look) but it didn't register any hit. - Laggy/non-responding inputs - You'll question if your controller is broken. - AI unbalanced af - They either stare motionless at you or performs like 3 combos at turbo speed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have a degree, you know? In strategic design. I have worked for Lab Zero and Future Club. My name is on the credits of Skullgirls, Indivisible and River City Girls Zero! And I cannot get a job in the animation industry. I have translated multiple games and can't get a full time translation job.
unlabelledView post →An adorable game that leaves a warming, nostalgic feeling with you upon finishing. Do note that this is pretty much the very base game from the original with just some slight tweaks in the settings, translations and cut-scenes, so with it, comes incredibly difficult gameplay that is pretty barebones, a difficulty spike that infuriates you, and a challenging game due to how simple the controls are, making combat that much more complex- in a way. The controls will get annoying due to how slow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🆕 NEW SHIT 🆕 🏍️ River City Girls Zero 👊🏽 EVO 2024 recap 🍑 Peach Pepsi live taste test 🃏 Baten Kaitos Origins 7️⃣ Suda 51 talks Killer7 🔥 Burger King Fiery Menu review ❓ And more… ⬇️ Fine Time Is On The Air ⬇️ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4dn1c9K Spotify: spoti.fi/3WwcxgQ Web: bit.ly/FNTM62
unlabelledView post →I wish I could rate this as a "meh". The main game itself isn't that bad, it's a tough as balls SNES game where the CPU has a total advantage over you most of the time so you have to cheese them, which works with everyone except the bosses. The story's actually pretty okay, the River City Girls localization isn't an issue at all. The big issue is with the frontend itself; no way to remap controls, a really weird savegame system where you have to save and quit (instead of just saving), over 4…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decently alright, if frustratingly difficult Super Famicom beat-em-up wrapped up in one of the WORST emulators I have ever experienced. Or at least, I think it's the emulator, this could just be a bad port issue but it is still an awful experience because of these technical issues. The game itself is a great idea, bringing forward an official translated version of the game that pretty much inspired the River City Girls games to get made. The story bookends uses River City Girl's manga style…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a lack of a Neutral choice. This game is... bad. Not gonna lie to you here, it is bad. The story suxx, some stages are bad. you cannot attack and control the bike at the same time, even with two players. (and the bike stages are annoying and a waste of time) There is a glitch with the ending. i forgot what caused it exactly but it's language related. in one of the languages, the ending will crash the game midway. On the other language everything works fine (but i forgotr which is which,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one's only for the River City/Kunio die-hards and the history-curious. It's a repackage of an old 16-bit Japanese-exclusive game, and the gameplay just isn't that great. The original game "Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka" was released in 1994, yet the gameplay is somehow is more primitive than the original Final Fight from 1990. It has none of the fun of the original NES RiverCity Ransom, let alone River City Girls. There are no items or health pickups, the moveset is awkward…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a beat em up, but not a very good one. +Graphics. +Soundtrack. +Story. +Achievements are straightforward, (just beat the game). +Save states will help you a ton. +Unlimited continues...I think. -Combat is slow and clunky. -Enemies constantly interrupt your attacks. -"Bosses" do some massive damage. -The 2 motorcycle stages are horrible. -Constant issues of sound going out in game, yet the emulator sounds work fine and the only way to fix is to reboot the game. Only buy this if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game but too hard at the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A poor port of Kunio-tachi no Banka, wrapped with a River City Girls UI/Theme. Not a great port. Emulation is missing basic QOL features, and the port itself has issues (sound, control). Bonuses are two translations (a self referential one, and a more "faithful" one), a manual scan, and some decent animated intro/credit sequences. Even with all it's flaws... I absolutely adore the original game, but you're really better off just "playing" this elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an old game, don't expect it to hold your hand. It lets you beat em up alright, but it is a little stiff in comparison to recent releases. Loved it's soundtrack and tone,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Introductory video clip - Everything else ) Wooden controls Terrible graphics There is no way to adjust the picture to modern monitors, you need to play in the window The hitboxes are worse than in dark souls, but where is it worse? ) There is no normal recording It makes no sense to play on a light one, as the game is cropped for this difficulty. Terrible motorcycle racing 5/10 Only if you're really a Beat ’em up fan and want to watch a retro game. Otherwise, Bare Knuckle 3 is better,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's not a very good beat em up. props to Wayforward for cobbling this together (or whoever pulled up to get it localized) but you would be better served by just... playing any other beat em up. even from that era, there's better. it just feels clunky and your move array is very limited and not satisfying to pull off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a port of an old beat 'em up, what did you expect. Some fights are fun, others are challenging others are really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ unfair.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice piece of gaming history but not for everyone. If you like old-school Beat'em ups or are a fan of River City Girls you're probably gonna like this game if only to see the first apperance of Misako and Kyoko. I also think that it's important that older games are accessible to a main-stream audience without having to resort to piracy or spending a ridiculous amount of money.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are two main reasons to play this game: an interest in game preservation or a sincere love for the River City series. RCGZ does faithfully bring back 2D Brawler action of the 90s, complete with clunky movement and graphics of the time period. The music is fantastic and the dialogue is fun, whether it is 90s camp or leaning hard on the fourth wall. This said, the difficulty and clunkiness of controls do not make it a great time to play. The difficulty can be mitigated through a save state…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you, Wayforward.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad but leans more into the cheap side (enemies are beatable if you feed them cheese) and you don't get to play the last 2 levels if you play easy. I also had issues pulling of specials and i'm not sure if it was my controller or the game. I do feel there's a strict input timing for the 3 buttons you need to press at once and has a bit of a cooldown after each use. Gameplay is your normal fighting game stuff so whats different here? Well you have a back attack and can hit enemies when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is terrible. Originally released in Japan in 1994 as Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, this so-called “classic” has not aged well—if it was ever good to begin with. Honestly, this thing could have its own AVGN episode. Every annoying flaw of old-school gaming—cheap enemy design, clunky controls, unfair difficulty—is alive and thriving here. I ended up unlocking every achievement by skipping most of the game with the password system, just to finish it and uninstall.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot recommend this game. This game is a prime example of marketing. Slap a new coat of paint on an old idea and sell it with the price of a new idea. This game isn't good, this game is an F tier. They went really backwards with this title vs the NES version of River City Ransom. This game plays closer to Renegade then RCR, but at least Renegade was a D tier. There's no items to pick up, there's no "open world" or whatever you wanna call it, there's no engaging gameplay. You wanna beat this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought River City Girls Zero on Steam, because it's "just" an emulation of a Super Famicom game and yes. The ROMs are in the game files! Yes ROMs. One ROM per language. So when I get an Everdrive for my SNES I can play this game in German on original hardware!
unlabelledView post →Old School beat 'em up, won't recomand if you are used to only modern games since these kind of games tend to be janky and not smooth for the modern standards. Little fun fact: it emulates a set of NES games ROMS and if you go to the game folder and swap one of the SFC files with another game for the NES it will just launch it. You can even put those said ROM into a potable console if you have one and nobody gonna complain since you paid for them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Kunio-Kun. I love Wayforward. However, this release stinks. It's a poor port of a poor game. The best I can say about it is that it's more story-driven than is typical for a SNES game, with some cool setpieces like a battle on the roof of a crumbling school. However, as far as the actual gameplay, it's got stiff controls and makes up for its short length by having ludicrously unfair bosses that hit every checkmark in the bull***t 90s beat-em-up design list. From reading your inputs, to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Emulation without remap option with awful default settings
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 awful port audio is off + works on windows 7
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am a Kunio-Kun fan for over a decade and i have played many good classic Kunio-Kun games through out these time. "River City Girls Zero" or what i like to call "Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Tachi no Banka" it's one of good games from the SNES, and personally i think this game is the game Kunio-Kun Game from the SNES library because of it gameplay, graphic design, soundtrack, story, everything. saddly this game like many kunio-kun games didn't go outside of japan during that time and many people…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is extremely unfair and frustrating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, genuinely, I think the original game holds up very well! That ain't the issue here. The issue here is that I bought a retro game to support the release of retro games, and I got a motion comic cutscene that went "man nobody cares about old games without things like motion comic cutscenes getting added!" This is a solid game in a release by people who are BAFFLED at the idea that someone might want to just play it without three hundred layers of irony on top of it. I definitely think you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel this game is more charming than River City Girls 1&2. Maybe because of the tone of story. Maybe because of the hardcore& challenge fight.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is a lot of fun. takes me back to my snes days. I did find that it stutters quite a bit. easy fix hopefully. i'm still recommending this game. Love the music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxM3pVrsIWQ&t=8s
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →River City Girls Zero is being pushed to next week. My co-op partner is sick. Instead, I'm playing Aladdin since it's one of the retro games my Discord voted I play this year. twitch.tv/tilplays youtube.com/@tilplayslive
unlabelledView post →wonder if it's worth checking in w/ @modernvintagegamer.com since he was the lead dev for the switch ports of Shantae and River City Girls Zero & built the Carbon Engine for those titles. I don't recall videos from him working on GBA titles but he might have additional direct contacts.
unlabelledView post →Carbon Engine is a mishmash of several emulators glued together with flour paste. And it's not the first time they've used it, either. River City Girls Zero had an incredibly broken emulator build that they never bothered to get fully working anywhere.
unlabelledView post →River City Girls Zero is a fascinating release precisely because it exists at the crossroads between eras. Although WayForward packaged and presented it as part of the River City Girls line, the game itself is a 1994 Super Famicom title—Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka—localized for the first time and introduced to audiences who may know Kunio, Misako, Kyoko, and Riki only through their modern reinterpretations. This gives the game an inherently archival quality: it’s both a retro…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About to do English commentary for Final Fight and River City Girls Zero with @bahamutx.bsky.social from RTA in Japan! www.twitch.tv/englishrestr...
unlabelledView post →Belt Scroll Action Fighter from the makers of 4.6 Billion Year Story E.V.O., Shien: The Blade Chaser, Shin Nekketsu Kōha: Kunio-tachi no Banka (fuck the River City Girls Zero name!), Cyber Brawl: Cosmic Carnage and Wonder Project J & J2. Ex-Technōs Japan alumni at Almanic/Givro in a nutshell!
unlabelledView post →Classic port, classic problems. Too hard to be fun, too hard to control. This game feels like it was designed to eat quarters. Even looking up strategies I failed to execute the right inputs 80% of the time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, haven't played any of this yet. The audio cracking with the stock emulator is so bad it hurts. All versions provided are literally .SFC ROMs. How do you screw up SFC/SNES emulation in 2022 (release), let alone 2024? If you really need to play this and don't care about Steamworks features (achievements, cloud save, remote play) or the WayForward fluff (cutscenes, english dub, overlay menu), point your favorite flavor of SFC/SNES emulator at the install directory for a much better…
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