The Making of Karateka
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August 29, 2023

AVERAGE PLAYTIME 2 HOURS

The Making of Karateka

About Game

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner was a college student when he created one of the biggest-selling games of 1984: Karateka. Now, in a new interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, the story of how a teenager with an Apple II created one of the most groundbreaking, influential games of all time.Discover how Karateka was made through an exhaustive archive of design documents, playable prototypes, and all-new video features. Like walking through a museum, you can explore the interactive timelines at your own pace.Enjoy pixel-perfect versions of the original Karateka games and a variety of never-before-seen early prototypes, with rich quality-of-life features like save anywhere, rewind, chapter select, and director's commentary.Karateka Remastered is an all-new version of the original game featuring cutting-room-floor content, commentary, achievements, and more. Deathbounce: Rebounded is a fast and frantic twin-stick shooter based on Jordan's unpublished prototype.Discover how Karateka became one of the first games to include cinematic scenes, a moving original soundtrack, rotoscoped animation, and a Hollywood-style love story, influencing the decades of games that followed.New from Digital Eclipse (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration), the Gold Master Series presents iconic games in an innovative "interactive documentary" format, putting the shared history of games and their creators into one comprehensive package.

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Achiement Game

Feather in Your Cap

Defeat the bird in Karateka Remastered

The Original

Complete Karateka (Apple II version)

Modern Hero

Complete Karateka Remastered

Deathbouncer

Destroy your first core in Deathbounce: Rebounded

Karate Master

Earn all goals in Karateka Remastered

BounceMaster

Earn all goals in Deathbounce: Rebounded

Minimalist

Make it to the inner castle after fighting only 4 guards in Karateka Remastered

Hit the Target

Complete Karateka (Atari 800 version)

The Sound of Victory

Complete Karateka (Commodore 64 version)

Work In Progress

Complete Karateka (Jordan’s Prototype)