Karate Champ

1984

karate video game

Developer

Data East

Publisher

Data East

Platforms

Arcade

Released

1984-07-01

Karate Champ, originally known as Karate, is a 1984 fighting game released by Data East for arcades. The player utilizes dual-joystick controls to input various moves, in order to defeat enemies in a best-of-three matches format. The game was commercially successful, especially in the United States where it was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1985 and the best-selling home computer game up until 1989. It established and popularized the one-on-one fighting game genre, for which it is considered one of the most influential games of all time.

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