Sporadically, a syringe appears as a power-up, which grants Chin temporary invincibility. The game shows static photos as the background, which alternate between pictures of Maoist propaganda, Guilin, the logo for Asia Television, the logo for Chinese Coca-Cola or Mao Zedong in monochrome.

Once he is defeated, the game repeats itself. After thirty enemies have been defeated by the player, the final boss, the 'ultimate weapon' Tong Shau Ping appears. After a while, cars start appearing from the sides, moving horizontally across the screen as obstacles.

When shot, the enemies explode in mushroom clouds, leaving behind a flashing corpse and items for instant death or temporary invincibility. The player controls Chin, who must shoot and evade the Chinese populace and police officers moving downwards from the top of the screen. The player's score, shown in Chinese characters, is displayed at the top.

The background uses the former logo for Asia Television. In retrospect, it is considered by critics and journalists to be among the worst games ever made.Ĭhin (bottom) firing at incoming soldiers and police officers. Hong Kong 97 sold around 30 copies due to its underground bootleg release, and it has since gained a cult following for its notoriously poor quality. After defeating Tong Shau Ping, the game is repeated indefinitely until Chin dies. At the same time, the deceased Tong Shau Ping is resurrected by a secret project conducted by the Chinese government as an 'ultimate weapon'. Facing increased crime rate due to immigration from Mainland China, the Hong Kong government hires Chin, a super-powerful relative of Bruce Lee, to kill the entire population of China. The game takes place in China in 1997, during the handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom. Designed by the Japanese game journalist Kowloon Kurosawa, who claims the game is a satire of the video game industry, Hong Kong 97 was made in two days with the help of his friend. It was released in Japan in 1995, being sold as cartridges and floppy disks. Hong Kong 97 is an unlicensed shoot 'em up video game developed and published by HappySoft, a doujin game developer, for the Super Famicom.

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