An official sequel to Hong Kong 97 is on its way to Steam; dubbed Hong Kong 2097, the game is co-developed by the original creator.
As announced via one of the co-developers on Reddit (in the Cinemassacre sub no less):
Hey fellow AVGN lovers, I'm the guy who bought a real copy of Hong Kong 97 and later interviewed the creator, Kowloon Kurosawa. For the past year we've been secretly at work on a sequel, and we just made the Steam page public. The title is Hong Kong 2097, and it's a direct sequel with the same protagonist "Chin". The idea was to make something with an equally offensive story and utterly nonsensical graphics, but this time have the amount of gameplay you would expect when paying money for something. It's a static screen twin stick shooter this time, inspired by stuff like Smash TV. The twist is that the player has a shield they can rotate around them and use to block/absorb certain enemy bullets to power up their weapons. There may be some cameos by celebrities as well...
Since the announcement a Steam page has also gone live, with the following official description.
The greatest kusoge ever made is finally getting an OFFICIAL sequel! Hong Kong 2097 is the direct follow up to Hong Kong 97 for the SNES, the game that made the "big N" cry.
Chin is back and more powerful than ever. Fight your way through the fictional country Amurikkka and complete your mission from God himself to wipe out the population and build a utopia.
To set itself apart from the prequel, Hong Kong 2097 is a static-screen, twin stick shooter made up of five worlds, each with multiple substages and a boss waiting at the end (possibly more...). Chin is also equipped with a shield which can absorb certain types of enemy bullets to increase his weapon power. Mastering the shield mechanic will be key to beating the later stages.
While Hong Kong 2097 is a much more fleshed out game than the original, you can still expect the tasteless story, haphazard character design, head-scratchingly random environments and 7 second music loops that made Hong Kong 97 so "great". One minute you'll be shooting down dancing hot dogs on a ranch in Texass, and the next you'll be fighting off flasher Uncle Sams in Idahoe.
And if that wasn't enough, Hong Kong 2097 also allows you to build your dream card collection of soiled undies. Can you collect all 20?
With multiple difficulty settings, several weapons to choose from, items with random effects, surprise cameos and unlockable modes, this is truly the sequel of the century.
In a world of encroaching censorship and social media algorithms crushing our freedom of thought, Hong Kong 2097 and its disrespect for all that is sacred is a breath of fresh air.
Chin is ALIVE
The original Hong Kong 97 was an unlicensed SNES game released in 1995. It was developed and published by HappySoft, and had a limited print due to its unlicensed nature. The game would go on to form a cult following, but its popularity really took off after Cinemassacre released an Angry Video Game Nerd episode covering the title.
The sequel Hong Kong 2097 will release this December.
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