Karateka

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Karateka

System(s): PC-9801 VX

Developer: Masternet

Original system(s): Apple II

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988	¥6,5006,500

Non-NEC versions
Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 7800 Atari 8-bit family Atari ST Commodore 64 Game Boy IBM PC MSX Nintendo Entertainment System ZX Spectrum

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Karateka (カラテカ) is a martial arts game originally developed for the Apple II by Jordan Mechner in 1984 as his first published game. The game saw various ports to consoles and home computers in the years that followed, including a PC-9801 VX port in 1988.

Story

High atop a craggy cliff, guarded by an army of fierce warriors, stands the castle of Akuma, an evil warlord who has captured the princess Mariko and is keeping her in the darkest dungeon of the castle. A Karateka, a nameless warrior trained in the way of karate, must infiltrate the castle, defeat Akuma and save Mariko.

Gameplay

Production credits

Team Leader: Katsuhiko Kubota
Project Manager: Jun'ichi Ohta
Supervisor: Yoga Tanaka
Technical Engineer: Tatsuya Aoyama, Itaru Naruumi, Hideto Nakamura, Masahiro Shiboya, Takashi Kan, Ken'ichi Yokoyama, Akihiko Hariki, Shin'ya Ikeuchi
Art Director: Shingo Ozaki
Art Engineer: Yoga Tanaka, Mitsuyo Matsumoto, Maki Suminaka
Music Director: Ichiro Okuyama
Music Composer: Sanae Okuyama
Sound Engineer: Hiroshi Yoshida, Naoyuki Minorikawa, Yoshinari Fujimoto
and also special thanks: Steven Dunphy, Tatsuro Ishikawa, Kyo Saito, Mitsuru Hamaji
Director & Producer: Tatsuya Aoyama

Licensed by Brøderbund Software

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In-game credits

Physical scans

PC-9801 VX, JP (2DD)

PC-9801 VX, JP (2HD)

References