silly romp." John Krewson of The A.V. Club said that, while not as good as "other films the three principals have made", "it's right at the top of Hong Kong cinema's second tier". David Poplar of The Digital Fix rated it 8 out of 10, describing it as a "vintage Jackie Chan slapstick comedy featuring some astonishing choreography". The final fight between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez is considered one of the greatest fight scenes of all time. The climax leading up to that, involving Thomas climbing a Spanish castle to rescue Sylvia (with the help of Moby and David) and fighting enemies along the way, has been compared to Bruce Lee's Game of Death (1972). Awards and nominations 1985 Hong Kong Film Awards: Nominated: Best Action Choreography Home release On 30 January 2006, DVD was released in a two disc platinum edition at Hong Kong Legends in UK in Region 2. Unlike the majority of Chan's later films, the standard DVD release of Wheels on Meals does not contain the usual outtakes over the final credits. However, a VHS release of the film did exist in the mid-1980s under the title Spartan X, which has the outtakes intact. Spartan X franchise Video games The film was adapted into an arcade video game called Spartan X (the film's Japanese title), developed by Irem in 1984. It is a loose adaptation of the film's final part, which involves Thomas climbing the castle to rescue Sylvia. The game also borrows heavily from the Bruce Lee film Game of Death (1972). It was re-titled Kung-Fu Master for Western markets without using the film's license. The arcade game laid the foundations for the beat 'em up genre, and inspired Super Mario Bros. (1985), Street Fighter (1987), the French film Kung Fu Master (1988), and the Red Ribbon Army saga in the manga and anime series Dragon Ball. The game was ported to the Famicom/NES console in 1985 as Spartan X in Japan, and released as Kung Fu in Western markets. The Famicom/NES version sold 3.5million cartridges, including 1.42million in Japan and 2.08million overseas. At a retail price of , the game grossed an estimated () in Japan. Internationally, at a retail price of US$24.99, the game grossed an estimated overseas, bringing the game's estimated worldwide retail sales revenue to approximately . The game had two sequels. Vigilante was released for arcades in 1988. Spartan