Atari XL/XE - International Karate [System 3] 1986

One of the best fighting games on Atari 8bit computers.
I was impressed by the graphics, good music, animations and especially by the digitized sounds...
The U.S. version is titled "World Karate Championship" published by Epyx.

Great game !

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[nopochoclos]

In Commodore 64 version, has more details, see the background,, fish moving in water, birds, now i testing my 3 Atari , see has no detail like C64 ... Sun reflexing in water with movement...

[StaxX28]

@nopochoclos,

sorry but...

you confuse with International Karate plus ! ( IK+) ;)

[nopochoclos]

@StaxX28 Maybe... but in IKplus on Atari if exist, has these animations too?

[StaxX28]

@nopochoclos,

yes !

look at:

youtube dot com /watch?v=bVEAbdyDdcs

this is a work in progress ! ;)

[SuperAudioboy]

Its quite funy watching everyone argue over which is best - c64 or atari 25+ years on! but what is good about them is that both atari 8 bit and c64 STILL have dedicated fans and the ole arguements will no doubt go on resulting in NOTHING. Its like 2 different cars, one is faster and the other handles better. Depends what you like.

[xmikerx666]

God this takes me back...mental loading times off tape...and you didnt care...

[Gamewitzer]

Too bad the music doesn't loop.

[Oldlard]

The knife always got me too :/

[P5BDeluxeWiFi]

@TheInformalstyle Way Of The Exploding Fist cough cough @graphics

[TheInformalstyle]

Archer Maclean was the best Atari 8-bit coder of that time. This and Dropzone were two of the best games on the system. He even did all the graphics himself.

[digimikeh]

@HinataChan30 - no haha, this is the oldest :P

[HinataChan30]

@digimikeh Wasn't there something a bit older than this?