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Karateka

5.00

Fair

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description Karateka Overview

Karateka, released in 1984 for the Apple II, is a martial arts action game developed by Jordan Mechner during his time at Yale University. The title utilized rotoscoped animation and cinematic storytelling techniques, pioneering features influential within its era of fighting games. It was distributed internationally by Broderbund and Ariolasoft.

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Country	United States
Year	1984

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What is Karateka?

Karateka, released in 1984 for the Apple II, is a martial arts action game developed by Jordan Mechner during his time at Yale University. The title utilized rotoscoped animation and cinematic storytelling techniques, pioneering features influential within its era of fighting games. It was distributed internationally by Broderbund and Ariolasoft.

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Karateka scores 5.00/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Video Game category.

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