Re: *Karateka*

[adamb@triode.apana.org.au]

Quantum (c9422948@alinga.newcastle.edu.au) wrote:
: Eric S. Ford (ag471@yfn.ysu.edu) wrote:

: : In a previous article, c9422948@alinga.newcastle.edu.au (Quantum) says:

: : >Jeff Sobotka (jeffs@donald.cc.utexas.edu) wrote:
: : >: Do you remember the old Apple ][ game Karateka? Well, this may not be the 
: : >: right place to post this, but does anyone know where I can get Karateka for
: : >: IBM...(does it even exist?)
: : >
: : >: Thanks,
: : >
: : >: -Jeff-
: : >Why would you want it..  It has to take out the record for the all time 
: : >worst game. A total insult to the power of the Apple II I think.

: : Hmmm, reads like flame bait to me.

: No, definately not flame bait.  I'f were talking about the same karateka 
: with only six moves + stand up/walk/run then I will continue to say that 
: its hopeless.  It has a good story-line and that, but the game play is 
: pretty poor.  If they put it out on a more powerfull computer with better 
: graphics (although for the IIe, the graphics were perfect) and more moves 
: it has the potential for a top game.

: I liked the bird that sat on the bad-guys shoulder, and the tried to tear 
: you to pieces.

: Hope were talking about the same karateka.
: P.S. whats on the flip side.


On my copy the flipside was exactly the same game with the picture 
inverted and left and right swapped. Which is one way of filling up an 
unused disk side.

BTW - how the hell do you get through the door/porticullus thing that 
keeps on chopping me in half?

With Prince of Persia I could spot Jordan Mechner's game style without 
reading the credits, nice game


Adam