Comments on: Karateka http://jordanmechner.com Video game design tips from the creator of Prince of Persia, plus news and information about his projects. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Luposian http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-51526 Luposian Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:41:11 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-51526 Karateka and Prince Of Persia (nowadays, it would be called "Prince of Iran" (laugh)) are two eternal classics, bar none. POP II: Prince & The Flame was a favorite of mine on my Power Mac 6100/60. I loved the graphics of Karateka on the Atari ST, too. To be able to revisit some of these classics, on today's platforms, would be a great thing. Karateka and Prince Of Persia (nowadays, it would be called “Prince of Iran” (laugh)) are two eternal classics, bar none. POP II: Prince & The Flame was a favorite of mine on my Power Mac 6100/60. I loved the graphics of Karateka on the Atari ST, too.

To be able to revisit some of these classics, on today’s platforms, would be a great thing.

]]> By: Prince of Persia Source Code — Posted! | jordanmechner.com http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-51508 Prince of Persia Source Code — Posted! | jordanmechner.com Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:44:27 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-51508 [...] some dating back to high school. The source code to all my early games was in there: Deathbounce, Karateka. But no [...] [...] some dating back to high school. The source code to all my early games was in there: Deathbounce, Karateka. But no [...]

]]> By: Raiders of the Lost Archives | jordanmechner.com http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-51371 Raiders of the Lost Archives | jordanmechner.com Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:12:53 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-51371 [...] friend said that David’s older brother was working on a new game to follow up his big hit Karateka. I asked what it was about, and he said it was something about Persian princes and acrobatics. I [...] [...] friend said that David’s older brother was working on a new game to follow up his big hit Karateka. I asked what it was about, and he said it was something about Persian princes and acrobatics. I [...]

]]> By: Deathbounce Kickstarter: Fully Funded! | jordanmechner.com http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-50703 Deathbounce Kickstarter: Fully Funded! | jordanmechner.com Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:52:46 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-50703 [...] my PAX keynote yesterday, I mentioned that although Karateka is the game that launched my career, I actually had just as high hopes for the Apple II game I made [...] [...] my PAX keynote yesterday, I mentioned that although Karateka is the game that launched my career, I actually had just as high hopes for the Apple II game I made [...]

]]> By: Michael Pohoreski http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-50063 Michael Pohoreski Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:50:15 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-50063 Hi Jordan, You don't know me but I've been a BIG Apple ][, Karateka, and Prince of Persia fan for a long time. In my spare time I work on AppleWin -- an Apple ][ //e //c emulator for Windows. Anyways, back in the day "Nibble" magazine published an article called "Nibble Duet" demonstrating how to fake 2-voice music out of the Apple's "squeaker". I loved the Karateka end music so much that with that article I was able to "reverse engineer" the notes and produced a .MIDI file in Cakewalk years later. =) http://peopleofhonoronly.com/michael/music/Karateka_End_Theme.mid Thanks for all the pleasure and gaming years with Karateka and Prince of Persia. Michael "Code Poet" Pohoreski Hi Jordan,

You don’t know me but I’ve been a BIG Apple ][, Karateka, and Prince of Persia fan for a long time. In my spare time I work on AppleWin -- an Apple ][ //e //c emulator for Windows.

Anyways, back in the day "Nibble" magazine published an article called "Nibble Duet" demonstrating how to fake 2-voice music out of the Apple's "squeaker". I loved the Karateka end music so much that with that article I was able to "reverse engineer" the notes and produced a .MIDI file in Cakewalk years later. =)

http://peopleofhonoronly.com/michael/music/Karateka_End_Theme.mid

Thanks for all the pleasure and gaming years with Karateka and Prince of Persia.

Michael “Code Poet” Pohoreski

]]> By: T Schmidt http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-48289 T Schmidt Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:22:46 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-48289 Could not have recalled the name with a gun to my head but I remember the graphics oh so well. Great game. Could not have recalled the name with a gun to my head but I remember the graphics oh so well. Great game.

]]> By: DavidM http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-47925 DavidM Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:42:05 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-47925 I got past the gate on my Atari 8 bit by kicking underneath it, which made it drop. Then I ran under as it went up. I got past the gate on my Atari 8 bit by kicking underneath it, which made it drop. Then I ran under as it went up.

]]> By: Jim http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-47924 Jim Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:17:11 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-47924 I played this on the Commodore 64, and I enjoyed it immensely. I eventually beat it, too. Remember the bird?? I played this on the Commodore 64, and I enjoyed it immensely. I eventually beat it, too. Remember the bird??

]]> By: Game Designer Jordan Mechner, Creator of Prince of Persia and Karateka, Returns to His Indie Roots http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-47900 Game Designer Jordan Mechner, Creator of Prince of Persia and Karateka, Returns to His Indie Roots Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:06:23 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-47900 [...] downloadable later this year on XBOX 360® and Playstation3™.Mechner developed Karateka in his dorm room at Yale. Published by Broderbund in 1984 for the Apple II,Karateka was one of the [...] [...] downloadable later this year on XBOX 360® and Playstation3™.Mechner developed Karateka in his dorm room at Yale. Published by Broderbund in 1984 for the Apple II,Karateka was one of the [...]

]]> By: Jordan Mechner Confirms Remake of Karateka in Development | Almost Nerdy http://jordanmechner.com/karateka/#comment-47867 Jordan Mechner Confirms Remake of Karateka in Development | Almost Nerdy Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:37:00 +0000 http://localhost/jordanmechner/wp/?page_id=62#comment-47867 [...] developed Karateka in his dorm room at Yale when he should have been studying. Published by Broderbund in 1984 for the [...] [...] developed Karateka in his dorm room at Yale when he should have been studying. Published by Broderbund in 1984 for the [...]

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