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A [[Beat 'Em Up]] that is the spiritual predecessor to the first ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' game, '''''Karateka''''' is a game originally developed for the Apple II system by Jordan Mechner, and employed rotoscoping technology for suprisinglysurprisingly realistic movements. ''Karateka'' puts you in the role of a heroic karate expert who must infiltrate the fortress of Akuma, who has kidnapped the lovely Princess Mariko. To do this, he must initially climb a mountain and get through the bodyguards who hold the entrance. Once inside the fortress, he must fight still more bodyguards and Akuma's eagle and pass the infamous death gate, before fighting Akuma himself.

An instant hit for creator Jordan Mechner and producer [[Broderbund]], it was ported to a variety of platforms and was a well known game in the '80s. Its influence is seen in ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', whose sprites look very similar. It[[YTMND]] isusers moremight wellbe knownfamiliar in modern times aswith an in-site [[Memetic Mutation|Internet meme]] [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ninja-works-it featuring] the titular hero dancing to MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This".

* [[Mooks]]:

* [[Press Start to Game Over]]: The game starts near a cliff, and the protagonist cannot ''run'' backwards. But you can still use the combat stance to walk back and fall to your death. Alternately, if you haven't learned the controls yet, you may start running forward straight into the first [[Mook]]'s foot, which is a [[One -Hit Kill]] while running.