Karateka
Released 1984 on Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS and 9 more
- Developer
- Jordan Mechner
- Publisher
- Broderbund
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Themes
- Action
About Karateka
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 kicks to defeat Akuma and his guards and make his way deeper into the fortress.
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Release dates
| Apple II | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Commodore 64 | 1985 |
| Atari 8-bit computers | 1985 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | 5 December 1985 |
| MS-DOS | 1986 |
| Atari 7800 | 1987 |
| PC-98 | 1 November 1988 |
| Atari ST | 1988 |
| Amstrad CPC | 1990 |
| ZX Spectrum | 1990 |
| MSX | 1990 |
| iOS | 3 May 2013 |
| Android | 16 May 2013 |
| PC | later, date unknown |
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