Karateka

Released

1984-12-05

User rating

3.40 / 5

Genres

Arcade, Action

Platforms

PC, iOS, Android, NES, Apple II, Commodore / Amiga, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST

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Game details · IGDB

Karateka is a 1984 beat'em up video game by Jordan Mechner, and was his first game created while attending Yale University. It was originally programmed for the Apple II, and was later ported to several other home computers and early gaming consoles. The game was published in North America by Brøderbund, and in Europe by Ariolasoft. The player controls an unnamed protagonist who is attempting to rescue his love interest, the Princess Mariko, from Akuma's castle fortress. The game exhibits a combination of a side-scrolling platform and fighting game elements. The player uses punches and kic…

Released

1984

Genres

Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Platforms

Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Android, Atari ST/STE, iOS, DOS, Apple II, Family Computer, Amstrad CPC

Game modes

Single player

Developer

Jordan Mechner

Publisher

Brøderbund Software, Dro Soft, Soft Pro International, Atari Corporation, DotEmu

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