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1	''Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu'' is an action platform game by 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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3	!!Tropes:
4	* AdvancingBossOfDoom: The first boss in the fifth stage in [=TurboGrafx16=] version.
5	* BlackoutBasement: One of the sections of the fifth stage takes place in an environment that's dark, often lit by fire-wielding enemies and background fires.
6	* BlobMonster: One of the enemies is a purple blob that drops down from a ceiling and then crawls around.
7	* BonusStage: Certain areas sent Jackie to areas with minigames. There he can restore health, attacks or even gain extra lives.
8	* DamselInDistress: Josephine acts as a damsel, getting captured. She gets rescued before the final fight.
9	* DeathMountain: The first half of the fourth stage takes place on a mountain. It starts off grassy and then gets snowy.
10	* EssenceDrop: Enemies drop some sort of energy balls.
11	* EverythingTryingToKillYou: While some of the enemies make sense (Sorcerer's minions, wildlife like tigers), others do not such as rats and toucans. There's also a crab under a rice bowl, river kappas, and animated Buddha statue.
12	* {{Fireballs}}: Monks in the second stage fire waves of fire.
13	* FlashOfPain: Present in the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 version.
14	* 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.
15	* 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.
16	* FlyingSeafoodSpecial: One of the enemy types is a floating pufferfish.
17	* GiantSpider: The FinalBoss turns into one after being defeated.
18	* HailfirePeaks: The first half of the second stage takes place in a lava cave. The second half in an icy cliffs.
19	* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The bosses of the first, third and fourth stages.
20	* 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).
21	* HurricaneKick: A variant in the Tornado Attack, a continuous mid-air somersault.
22	* HyperactiveMetabolism: Collecting rice bowls heal 2 life points instantly.
23	* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt: Some sections in the fifth stage have conveyor belts.
24	* KamehameHadoken: Creator/JackieChan can do "psycho wave" attacks for a limited number of times.
25	* LawOfOneHundred: In [=TurboGrafx16=] port, collecting 100 balls refills the health and psycho waves. In the NES version, it happens at 40.
26	* LethalLavaLand: The first half of the second stage takes place in a lava cave.
27	* LevelInTheClouds: The second part of the fourth stage takes place in clouds where everything is bouncy.
28	* LivingStatue: Stage 5 features statues that jump around.
29	* ManEatingPlant: One of the enemies in PC Engine version is a plant with lips and teeth.
30	* MercyInvincibility: Jackie is briefly invulnerable after getting hit.
31	* PrehensileHair: One of the enemy types in PC Engine version uses hair as a whip.
32	* RiseToTheChallenge: The last section of the LethalLavaLand has rising lava in it.
33	* RoaringRapids: The second half of stage 5 takes place at a shallow river with water currents.
34	* RoundhouseKick: Jackie can do 180-degree and 360-degree spin kicks.
35	* SaveThePrincess: Josephine is either Jackie's twin sister or girlfriend, but he's out to save her either way.
36	* ShowsDamage:
37	** Some bosses change color palette or appearance when damaged, oftentimes at the exact time they [[TurnsRed Turn Red]].
38	** Mid-boss in stage 5 in PC Engine version loses bits of armor when damaged.
39	* SolidClouds: Aside from the second half of Stage 4, solid clouds can be found in bonus stages as well.
40	* SpikeBallsOfDoom: In NES version, greenish spikeballs are present, floating up and down.
41	* SpikesOfDoom: Spikes are present in the first level. Getting hit by them propels Jackie upwards.
42	* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: Solid clouds in stage 4 act as springboards.
43	* SuperDeformed: Creator/JackieChan and Josephine.
44	* TemporaryPlatform: In Stage 2, rock platforms crumble when Jackie stands on them for too long.

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