Karateka (1984) Intro and Demo in BEAR-O-VISION™ (MS-DOS) (4K)
6Once I tried to Karate the bear. It did not work. He knew Karate too. Let's not get into details.
Karateka, released in 1984 and designed by Jordan Mechner, is a pioneering martial arts-themed video game that showcases Mechner's early talent for fluid animation. Set in feudal Japan, the game follows the protagonist, a skilled martial artist on a quest to rescue Princess Mariko from the evil warlord Akuma. Players navigate through the fortress, overcoming adversaries with well-timed punches and kicks. Notably, the game introduced cinematic elements to gaming, employing animated cutscenes to advance the narrative and heighten the overall experience. With its innovative animation techniques, atmospheric music, and side-scrolling martial arts action, Karateka left a lasting impact on the gaming industry, establishing Mechner as a noteworthy game designer.
What is BEAR-O-VISION™?
It's the visual quality standard preferred by bears, specifically rendered in VGA per-pixel at 4K resolution. It's among the highest quality output available for old games at the time of publish.
Dosbox output is OpenGL
Scaler is Normal3x
GLshader is crt-fakelottes-flat
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