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Karateka (1984) (Broderbund) (1984)
Karateka is a 1984 beat'em up video game by JordanMechner, and
was his first game created while attending YaleUniversity. It was
originally programmed for the Apple II, andwas later ported to
several other home computers and earlygaming consoles. The game was
published in North Americaby Brderbund, and in Europe by
Ariolasoft.
The player controls an unnamed protagonist who isattempting to
rescue his love interest, the Princess Mariko,from Akuma's castle
fortress. The game exhibits acombination of a side-scrolling
platform and fighting gameelements. The player uses punches and
kicks to defeat
Akuma and his guards and make his way deeper into thefortress.
The game, as with most at the time of development,lacked
checkpoints or the ability to save the game, making it
a challenge to complete in a single sitting.
Karateka has been well-received, particularly for its realistic
animations used for the game's characters. The game wasconsidered a
breakthrough success for Mechner, and would eventually result in
his development of the Prince of Persiafranchise. A high-definition
remake, spearheaded by Mechner, was released as a downloadable
title for the Xbox 360,Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 3, with
planned ports for the iOS and Wii U systems.
Karateka uses gameplay elements found in both side-scrolling 2D
platformers and fighting games.
The player is introduced to the unnamed hero as he ascends a
mountain into Akuma's fortress to rescue Princess Mariko.[1] As the
player directs the hero into the fortress, various foes appear and
attempt to stop him. Once in a fighting stance,the player delivers
blows, punches, and kicks at the enemy while dodging the enemy's
attacks. The player's health,shown by a bar on the bott om of the
screen, diminishes with every hit he takes, though health is
recovered slowly by notengaging in combat. Should the player lose
all his health, the game is over, requiring the player to start
again. Theenemy's health bar is shown on the screen as well once
this is drained, the player has defeated him and can
progressforward.
In addition to human enemies, Akuma occasionally sends his
trained hawk to attack the player, which can be deflected
with well-timed punches. There are some environmental hazards
that the player can come upon, such as a fallingportcullis or an
open cliffside, which end the game immediately if not avoided.
Throughout the game, cut scenes areshown, displaying such scenes as
Akuma ordering his men to attack the player and Mariko nervously
awaiting her fate.
Eventually, the player will reach and face Akuma in a final
conflict. Once Akuma is defeated, the player is able to
rescueMariko. Once Mariko is freed, she and the player leave the
fortress together.
This item is part of the collection:Historical Software
Collection
Identifier: Karateka_1984_BroderbundDate:
1984Mediatype:software
Year: 1984Publicdate: 2013-10-20 03:27:29Addeddate: 2013-10-20
03:27:29Language:English
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Reviewer:FiendishDisputant - - December 28, 2013Subject: Fear
does not exist in this dojo
Ah...the halcyon days of the A pple IIe came rushing back to me.
Good quality 2D game play with smooth motion.Watch out for the damn
eagle!
Reviewer:realisticusername - - November 1, 2013Subject: GoodI
first played the shit out of Karateka on an Apple II+ in the mid
2000s. Seeing it featured at archive.org with an in-browser
emulator makes me feel at home.
Reviewer:Tyler - - October 28, 2013Subject:great to see this
here!I (like most kids of the 80s) played Karateka on my Apple IIe
back in the mid-80's. it was a classic. revisiting it onarchive.org
is a great trip back in time. The MESS/JSMESS emulator worked great
in my Firefox browser (v24).However, it would have been great to
have a short instructions on how to play. Trial and error gave
me:
q - High Puncha - Mid Punchz - Low Punchw - High Kick
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