Urban Champion

I just purchased Urban Champion from the Video Game Price Guide. Up until now I never thought much of the game, and don't ever recall playing it. However a friend pointed out that it looks like two bums fighting. Could it be that this game was the inspiration for InDecline's Bum Fight movies?

An excerpt from the manual sums it up:

Don't let the bully of the block push you around. Fight for your right to walk the street. Him 'em high or hit'em low, but don't forget to dodge or block his punches. Avoid being taken away by the Police or bonked on the head by a flower pot in your fight to hold your head up high.


Just look at this chaos:



In the first scene blue bum takes on the green bum. It's not surprising that they are fighting infront of a bar (even though its a snack bar.) I can only assume at this point they are fighting for a sandwich. Anyways, blue bum punches green bum so hard he rolls away to the next scene which is the book store. This is significant because bums usually get their bedding from old newspapers.

Finally they end up at the barbershop. This too is significant because bums eat hair. Or so I'm led to believe by this highly accurate portrayal of "bum life." If there was a Bum Life or Bum Time magazine I'm sure this game would have been featured in it.

Oh well, this is just another black label Nintendo Game towards completing my NES Collection.

I also learned today that GameRepair where I showed you the Super Mario Bros. 2 mural, has Yobo's in stock. I may have to check them out.