The intro music and the cutscenes in general scared the shit out of me was a kid! It took some months before I could find courage to play it on my own!
Karateka, a classic! I used to play it with friends, usually at night to give it ambiance and mystery 🥲 And to think that such simple games made us so happy and today's kids are not satisfied with hyper-realistic games, mein Gott! 🤔 It's the same with movies. If only we had a time machine!
I remember getting a pirated version of this game for my 130XE on a floppy from a kid in my junior high cafeteria. The flip side of the disk had strip poker lol
Never knew this game was released on the Atari. I think this is about the time I started transitioning to the PC world, and I played this on my IBM PC Jr... LOL Remember that? And I thought it was so amazing with the fluid body movement. Unlike anything you would have seen back in the day.
se attaccavi la principessa anche con 1 solo pugno, dopo aver sconfitto l'armata delle tenebre, BOSS compreso, ccu un timbuluni t'arramazzava 'nterra murtu! :D
I used to play the hell out of this, Bruce Lee, and the Last Ninja. My brother is a huge Commodore 64 collector. I think he owns almost every game and bunch of 64 hardware. Sucks he lives in Texas. So we can't get together and get our game on.
At the time, this was really something special. Today, the extreme lag on controls will frustrate all but the most stubborn gamers. If the speed was a little faster and the buttons more immediate, I would still highly praise Karateka.
I had a pirate version vor the ATAI800XL, and the fight with Akuma didn't work. The game was corrupted or something. I could play that final fight in 2001, when i got the emulator.
Prologue: "High atop a craggy cliff, guarded by an army of fierce warriors stands the fortress of the evil warlord Akuma. Deep in the darkest dungeon of the castle Akuma gloats over his lovely captive, the princess Mariko. You are one trained in the way of karate: a Karateka. Alone and unarmed, you must defeat Akuma to rescue the beautiful Mariko. Put fear and self-concern behind you. Focus on your will and objective, accepting death as a possibility. This is the way of the Karateka." Epilogue: "And so this adventure ends. The evil Akuma lies vanquished, the beautiful Mariko safe in your arms. For the first time in memory, the village basks in the sunlight of peace. But beware: for the true Karateka, there is always a next time..."
I don't remember well, the game is 40 years old. To the best of my memory if you run into her, she'll kick you in the groin and you'll die. The player probably slowed down at the very least moment.
