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The Making Of Karateka
''Karateka'' is a 1984 martial arts action game for the Apple II by Jordan Mechner. It is his first published game and was created while he was attending Yale University. The game was published in North America by Broderbund and in Europe by Ariolasoft. Along with ''Karate Champ'' and ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' (both also released in 1984), ''Karateka'' is one of the earliest martial arts fighting games. It was inspired by Japanese culture (Ukiyo-e art, Akira Kurosawa films, and manga comics) and by early Walt Disney Pictures, Disney animated films and silent pictures. An influential game of its era, it was one of the first to use cinematic storytelling and sound design, and Rotoscoping, rotoscoped animation. The player controls an unnamed protagonist attempting to rescue his love interest, Princess Mariko, from Akuma's castle fortress. The character walks and runs from left to right through a linear, side-scrolling level, dealing with attackers and obstacles, while moving deeper into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Mechner
Jordan Mechner (born June 4, 1964) is an American video game designer, author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and former video game programmer. A major figure in the development of cinematic video games and a pioneer in video game animation, he began his career designing and programming the bestselling 1984 martial arts game ''Karateka (video game), Karateka'' for the Apple II while a student at Yale University. He followed it with the platform game ''Prince of Persia (1989 video game), Prince of Persia'' five years later; it was widely ported and became a hit. Both games used rotoscoping, where actors shot on film by Mechner were drawn over to create in-game animation. ''Prince of Persia'' has become the basis for a long-running franchise, including a Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film), 2010 live-action film released by Walt Disney Pictures and an ongoing Prince of Persia, series of video games published by Ubisoft. Mechner is the recipient of many accolades, including the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
