Synopsis
by Scott Alan Marriott
Become a karate master in this home conversion of Data East's hit arcade game. Choose from two punches and eight different kicks to defeat your red gi-clad opponent in nine outdoor settings. Each one-on-one fight involves earning points within a 30-second round by landing clean hits. Score two points in each round to win the best-of-three match. A referee appears in the background to award full and half-points by lifting a flag and saying the word "point." Test your mettle in three mini-games that have you knocking down a series of moving objects. Compete against the computer or challenge a friend with the two-player option.
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Extra Creditsby Brad Cook
Martial arts games have always been popular given the celebrity of Bruce Lee during the 1960s and 1970s. Karate Champ laid the groundwork for future fighting games such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
The movie The Karate Kid, which was about a teenager who learns karate from a master so he can fight back against the bullies, also came out in 1984 and may have had some influence on this game.
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Apple II
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1985
Arcade
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1984
Arcade
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1984
Commodore 64/128
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1987
Extra credits by Brad Cook
Martial arts games have always been popular given the celebrity of Bruce Lee during the 1960s and 1970s. Karate Champ laid the groundwork for future fighting games such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.
The movie The Karate Kid, which was about a teenager who learns karate from a master so he can fight back against the bullies, also came out in 1984 and may have had some influence on this game.
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Apple II
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1985
Arcade
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1984
Arcade
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1984
Commodore 64/128
Data East USA, Inc.
Data East Corp.
1987
Controls: Joystick/Gamepad
Warnings: Animated Violence
Flags: Based on an Arcade Game