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* BlobMonster: One of the enemies is a purple blob that drops down from a ceiling and then crawls around.
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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Enemies include, but are not limited to, tigers, crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statue.

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Enemies include, but are While some of the enemies make sense (Sorcerer's minions, wildlife like tigers), others do not limited to, tigers, such as rats and toucans. There's also a crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statue.
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* RoaringRapids: The second half of stage 5 takes place at a shallow river with water currents.

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* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage takes place in an environment where lights flicker on and off.

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* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage takes place in an environment where lights flicker on that's dark, often lit by fire-wielding enemies and off.background fires.



* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Present in fifth stage.

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* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Present Some sections in the fifth stage.stage have conveyor belts.



* SolidClouds: Aside from the second half of Stage 4, solid clouds can be found in bonus stages as well.



* SpikesOfDoom: Present in some levels.

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* SpikesOfDoom: Present Spikes are present in some levels.the first level. Getting hit by them propels Jackie upwards.



* TemporaryPlatform: They are here and there.

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* TemporaryPlatform: They are here and there.In Stage 2, rock platforms crumble when Jackie stands on them for too long.

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* PrehensileHair: One of the enemy types in PC Engine version uses hair as a whip.



* WhipItGood: One of the enemy types in PC Engine version uses hair as a whip.

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%%* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage.
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%%* DeathMountain: The first part of the fourth stage.

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%%* * BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage.
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stage takes place in an environment where lights flicker on and off.
* BonusStage: Certain areas sent Jackie to areas with minigames. There he can restore health, attacks or even gain extra lives.
* DamselInDistress: Josephine acts as a damsel, getting captured. She gets rescued before the final fight.
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DeathMountain: The first part half of the fourth stage.stage takes place on a mountain. It starts off grassy and then gets snowy.



* {{Fireballs}}: Monks in the second stage fire waves of fire.



* FloatingPlatforms: The game features platforms that move around the level. Some come in form of rocket-powered kappa shells. Some mid-air platforms just stay still.



* GiantSpider: The FinalBoss turns into one.
%%* HailfirePeaks: The second stage.

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* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: One of the enemy types is a floating pufferfish.
* GiantSpider: The FinalBoss turns into one.
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HailfirePeaks: The first half of the second stage.stage takes place in a lava cave. The second half in an icy cliffs.



%%* HyperactiveMetabolism: Rice bowls heal 2 bars.

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%%* * HyperactiveMetabolism: Rice Collecting rice bowls heal 2 bars.life points instantly.



%%* LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage.
%%* LevelInTheClouds: The second part of the fourth stage.
* MercyInvincibility: It lasts a very short time.

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%%* * LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage.
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stage takes place in a lava cave.
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LevelInTheClouds: The second part of the fourth stage.
stage takes place in clouds where everything is bouncy.
* LivingStatue: Stage 5 features statues that jump around.
* ManEatingPlant: One of the enemies in PC Engine version is a plant with lips and teeth.
* MercyInvincibility: It lasts a very short time.Jackie is briefly invulnerable after getting hit.



* ShowsDamage: Some bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged, oftentimes at the exact time they [[TurnsRed Turn Red]].

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* ShowsDamage: Some ShowsDamage:
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bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged, oftentimes at the exact time they [[TurnsRed Turn Red]].Red]].
**Mid-boss in stage 5 in PC Engine version loses bits of armor when damaged.


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* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: Solid clouds in stage 4 act as springboards.


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* WhipItGood: One of the enemy types in PC Engine version uses hair as a whip.

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* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage.
* BonusStage
* BubblyClouds: The second part of the fourth stage.
* DeathMountain: The first part of the fourth stage.

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* %%* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage.
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* BubblyClouds: The second part of the fourth stage.
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%%* DeathMountain: The first part of the fourth stage.



* HailfirePeaks: The second stage.

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* %%* HailfirePeaks: The second stage.



* HyperactiveMetabolism: Rice bowls heal 2 bars.

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* %%* HyperactiveMetabolism: Rice bowls heal 2 bars.



* LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage.

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* %%* LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage.
%%* LevelInTheClouds: The second part of the fourth
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* FlashOfPain: Present in the TurboGrafx16 version.

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* FlashOfPain: Present in the TurboGrafx16 UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 version.
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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16. The game stars Creator/JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.

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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft.Creator/HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16. The game stars Creator/JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.
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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the TurboGrafx16. The game stars Creator/JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.

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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the TurboGrafx16.UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16. The game stars Creator/JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.
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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the TurboGrafx16. The game stars JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.

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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the TurboGrafx16. The game stars JackieChan Creator/JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.



* KamehameHadoken: JackieChan can do "psycho wave" attacks for a limited number of times.

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* KamehameHadoken: JackieChan Creator/JackieChan can do "psycho wave" attacks for a limited number of times.



* SuperDeformed: JackieChan and Josephine.

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* SuperDeformed: JackieChan Creator/JackieChan and Josephine.



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* LawOfOneHundred: In [=TurboGrafx16=] port, collecting 100 balls refills the health and psycho waves. It's not the case in NES version.

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* LawOfOneHundred: In [=TurboGrafx16=] port, collecting 100 balls refills the health and psycho waves. It's not In the case in NES version.version, it happens at 40.

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* FlashOfPain: Present in PC-Engine [=TurboGrafx16=] version.

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* FlashOfPain: Present in PC-Engine [=TurboGrafx16=] version.the TurboGrafx16 version.
* FlyingOnACloud: The Master flies around standing on a cloud, on which he gives Jackie a ride to the {{Bonus Stage}}s. Jackie gets a cloud of his own for the final battle in the sky.

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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The bosses of the first, third and fourth stages.



* ShowsDamage: Some bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged.

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* ShowsDamage: Some bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged.damaged, oftentimes at the exact time they [[TurnsRed Turn Red]].
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* HilariousOuttakes: The montage at the end of the NES version is meant to recall this tradition of Jackie's films (basically Jackie doing goofy faces in front of the various backgrounds of the game).

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* LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage.



* RiseToTheChallenge: The last section of the first half of the second stage has rising lava in it.

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* RiseToTheChallenge: The last section of the first half of the second stage LethalLavaLand has rising lava in it.
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* HurricaneKick: A variant in the Tornado Attack, a continuous mid-air somersault.


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* RoundhouseKick: Jackie can do 180-degree and 360-degree spin kicks.
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* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage.


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* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Present in fifth stage.


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* RiseToTheChallenge: The last section of the first half of the second stage has rising lava in it.


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* TemporaryPlatform: They are here and there.
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* BubblyClouds: The second part of the fourth stage.
* DeathMountain: The first part of the fourth stage.
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: The first boss in the fifth stage in [=TurboGrafx16=] version.


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* HailfirePeaks: The second stage.


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* SpikeBallsOfDoom: In NES version, greenish spikeballs are present, floating up and down.

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* BonusStage
* EssenceDrop: Enemies drop some sort of energy balls.



* SpikesOfDoom: PresentInSomeLevels.

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* SpikesOfDoom: PresentInSomeLevels.Present in some levels.

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Enemies include, but are not limited to, tigers, crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statues.

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Enemies include, but are not limited to, tigers, crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statues.statue.
* FlashOfPain: Present in PC-Engine [=TurboGrafx16=] version.


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* HyperactiveMetabolism: Rice bowls heal 2 bars.


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* LawOfOneHundred: In [=TurboGrafx16=] port, collecting 100 balls refills the health and psycho waves. It's not the case in NES version.
* MercyInvincibility: It lasts a very short time.


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* ShowsDamage: Some bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged.
* SpikesOfDoom: PresentInSomeLevels.

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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem and TurboGrafx16. The game stars JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.

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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft HudsonSoft. Originally released in 1990 for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem and NintendoEntertainmentSystem, a slightly expanded version was released a year later for the TurboGrafx16. The game stars JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.


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* SaveThePrincess: Josephine is either Jackie's twin sister or girlfriend, but he's out to save her either way.
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* KamehameHadoken: JackieChan can do "psycho wave" attacks for a limited number of times.
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''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by HudsonSoft for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem and TurboGrafx16. The game stars JackieChan as a kung fu fighter who battles an evil power which has kidnapped Josephine and taken over China. Jackie is assisted by his master's training and items given to him by various frogs.
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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Enemies include, but are not limited to, tigers, crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statues.
* GiantSpider: The FinalBoss turns into one.
* SuperDeformed: JackieChan and Josephine.
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