Play Downtown Special - Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! (Japan) Online

Downtown Special - Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou! came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, developed by Technos Japan. It was part of that late NES era where developers were still finding clever ways to push the hardware, and this one took the familiar Kunio-kun cast into a full-on samurai adventure.

You control Kunio and his friends through screen by screen exploration in a feudal Japanese setting, brawling with thugs and rival gangs using swords, bows, and your fists. The main goal is to rescue a kidnapped girl, which involves traveling across the map, beating up enemies, and occasionally delving into enemy strongholds. Signature mechanics include the series' trademark weapon pickups and throwing enemies into obstacles; the pacing is brisk, and the difficulty can spike with some tricky enemy patterns. It feels like a natural, if quirky, extension of the beat 'em up action the series was known for.