Sports / Sports - Boxing / Martial Arts · 1986

World Karate Championship

Published by Epyx

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Information

Genre: Sports - Boxing / Martial Arts
Language: Machine Language
Controls: Joystick
Players: 1, 1 vs. 2, Demo
Programmer(s): Maclean, Archer
Sound: Hubbard, Rob
Year: 1986
Publisher: Epyx
Country: USA
License: Commercial
Medium: Disk
Rarity: 7
Serial: 19204D

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 8.0/10 · Votes: 91 · Downloads: 10,703 · Hits: 31,874

Additional Comments

US release of International Karate.

Screenshots (8)

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Cover Art (3)

Instructions (7)

Trivia (1)

Excerpts from an interview with Archer Maclean by James Hague...

JH: "What was the inspiration for International Karate?"

AM: "The first karate game happened because I was asked to help out with improving the graphics in the early development game being handled by a team. I ended up taking the whole project over and redoing most of it from scratch."

JH: "Was there ever any thought to reviving either of the International Karate games?"

AM: "I understand that there is something happening along those lines by the original development house but I have no part in any of it whatsoever, despite any publicity you might read. I would quite like to do my own new karate-themed game but unlike any of the normal design ideas. Sure, it will use state of the art technology and motion capture but a whole lot more gameplay and ideas than currently seems to be the norm."

Comments (3)

Punkydudester — 12 Dec 2014
This game is in my top 3 favorites of the Atari 800. It is superb, the music is awesome, the control is great. A must have in your collection.
Cimelek — 4 Dec 2007
I remember hours spent playing this game. Jump kick was my favourite
kris — 3 Oct 2007
Oh my gosh, what a classic. One of the very first fighting games ever, this was great head-to-head or against the computer. The flying double-leg kick and the accompanying sound effect of your opponent taking them in the face was the most memorable moment, followed closely by getting a drop punch in the nards.