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Bushido: The Way of the Warrior

Bushido: The Way of The Warrior is a martial arts side view PC DOS game made in 1983. It could very well be considered the first of all later-day 2D fighting games.

31 December 1983

Bushido: The Way of the Warrior is a fighting developed by Ebenel Enterprises, released 31 December 1983 on DOS.

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What Bushido: The Way of the Warrior is

Bushido: The Way of the Warrior is a fighting game developed by Ebenel Enterprises and released in 1983. It was published by Advanced Computer Products. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bushido: The Way of The Warrior is a martial arts side view PC DOS game made in 1983. It could very well be considered the first of all later-day 2D fighting games.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bushido: The Way of the Warrior launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Bushido: The Way of the Warrior come out?
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior was released on 31 December 1983 for DOS.

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