THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Sho Nuff on October 01, 2012, 06:59:57 PM

Title: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 01, 2012, 06:59:57 PM
WHAT UP MOTHERFUCKERS, REMEMBER THIS SHIT?

(http://i.minus.com/iPMAZNGSFyjDf.jpg)

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

(http://blog.motarion.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/karateka.png)

Kiyaaaa! Defeat the evil warlord Akuma (which means DEMON in JAPANESE) and rescue the hot girl, Princess Mariko (but don't let her kick you in the junk).

WELL THERE'S A NEW ONE COMING OUT

(http://download.xbox.com/content/images/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841128c/1033/boxartlg.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ShuIB.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/hsgS4.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/HOQjE.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/yeImD.jpg)

Oh well, at least we still have KARATEKA 2: WRATH OF DUDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYhICoGTT2Q
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Shuri on October 01, 2012, 07:14:52 PM
That logo is incredibly bad-ass! I miss this kind of boxart. That remake looks wtf-bad ..

fake edit: SERIOUSLY LOOK AT IT
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: parallax on October 01, 2012, 07:15:07 PM
what the fuck? who the hell asked for this?
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 01, 2012, 07:26:43 PM
That original box art is seriously one of the most fuckin awesome things to ever sit on a computer store shelf. It looks like Drew Struzan painted it.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 01, 2012, 09:06:19 PM
LOL @ the new one
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: originalz on October 01, 2012, 09:16:09 PM
The original game was bloody tough.  Nice touch on how the opponent would always return your bow, though.  Twas a cultured fight!
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: iconoclast on October 02, 2012, 01:45:19 AM
At least it looks slightly better than the upcoming Double Dragon II remake
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 02, 2012, 02:34:27 AM
Double Dragon Neon wishes it was half as fuckin awesome as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM

THE LOST '80s MASTERPIECE OF TAEKWONDO ANTI-SANITY RETURNS

I am going to see this in theatre DAY ONE

Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 02, 2012, 09:18:11 AM
Why did we stop putting ninjas in movies? Truly the moment this country started going downhill.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: parallax on October 02, 2012, 01:48:29 PM
Double Dragon Neon wishes it was half as fuckin awesome as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM

THE LOST '80s MASTERPIECE OF TAEKWONDO ANTI-SANITY RETURNS

I am going to see this in theatre DAY ONE

is this shit real?
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: brob on October 02, 2012, 02:01:53 PM
Hope there is some facial animation ala Street Fighter 4, but that dude what is about to lay down a bitch slapping seems awfully stoic about it...

either way, china and japan are basically the same thing, so the change doesn't bother me.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 02, 2012, 02:03:20 PM
That shit IS real, it's as real as the DEADLY KILLING POWER OF TAEKWONDO
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 02, 2012, 02:05:11 PM
Double Dragon Neon wishes it was half as fuckin awesome as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM

THE LOST '80s MASTERPIECE OF TAEKWONDO ANTI-SANITY RETURNS

I am going to see this in theatre DAY ONE

I need to see this SO BAD.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 02, 2012, 08:58:06 PM
I played the original a ton back in the day on the Apple IIe.

Is there a reason that the game looks like it's set in China?

Karate is Japanes- oh fuck it.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: chronovore on October 10, 2012, 01:16:55 AM
what the fuck? who the hell asked for this?

Me.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: parallax on October 10, 2012, 01:40:11 AM
what the fuck? who the hell asked for this?

Me.

then you are a horrible person
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: chronovore on October 10, 2012, 02:56:52 AM
what the fuck? who the hell asked for this?

Me.

then you are a horrible person

Likely true.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Huff on October 10, 2012, 07:19:04 AM
Man the first game was hard as shit.

This and Fung Fu were some of my favorite NES games
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: chronovore on October 10, 2012, 03:10:04 PM
I played it on Apple //e, same as Herr Gundam.

I remember the first time I cleared the last enemy, and approached the princess. I didn't know to not stay in a fighting stance, man, I couldn't believe what happened. :lol
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 10, 2012, 03:57:48 PM
I remember at the very beginning of the game, when you climb up the cliff onto land, starting your journey, you can turn around and plummet to your death. My friends and I thought that was pretty funny.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: bork on October 10, 2012, 04:25:41 PM
Apple II (via the IIgs) for me too.  Thought the game was hard as hell and never did beat it.

Then later on this new game called "Prince Of Persia" came out and I wondered why the Karateka guy was in ancient Persia.   :P
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Sho Nuff on October 10, 2012, 07:52:02 PM
Shit, it looks like Jordan Mechner is actually involved as opposed to just rubber-stamping it.

You all should read his book, it's awesome as fuck.

http://jordanmechner.com/ebook/ (http://jordanmechner.com/ebook/)
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 10, 2012, 08:15:30 PM
Jordan Mechner was also involved in the Prince of Persia movie. Just sayin'.
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Himu on October 10, 2012, 09:11:09 PM
Double Dragon Neon wishes it was half as fuckin awesome as this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM

THE LOST '80s MASTERPIECE OF TAEKWONDO ANTI-SANITY RETURNS

I am going to see this in theatre DAY ONE

oh my god :o
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Huff on October 10, 2012, 11:30:24 PM
Jordan Mechner was also involved in the Prince of Persia movie. Just sayin'.

eh it wasn't bad

Jack Gyllenhaal  :heartbeat
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2012, 07:57:29 PM
Demo was like Infinity Blade.  You move forward, fight dude in Punch Out rhythm style combat, move on to next dude.

I like that the game opens by telling you to turn off video processing junk to reduce input lag.  I wish all games had something like Rock Band to calibrate for whatever lag the display introduces.  Um Jammer Lammy is nigh unplayable on the PS3 (due to the PS1 emulator, I think).
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 08, 2012, 09:31:15 PM
got my stick modded for this game

(http://i.imgur.com/kwLjg.jpg)


jk this game looks like asssssss.  but I thought DD Neon looked pretty bad until I played it. 
Title: Re: HI-YAAAA~~~! Time for...KARATEKA
Post by: chronovore on November 09, 2012, 01:05:06 AM
got my stick modded for this game

(http://i.imgur.com/kwLjg.jpg)


jk this game looks like asssssss.  but I thought DD Neon looked pretty bad until I played it.

 :lol :lol :lol

OMG, I used to have that joystick. It really sucked. It had little trim adjusters under it, IIRC. It was always becoming misaligned.