Jordan Mechner entwickelte Karateka als Student auf dem Apple II und schuf damit eines der meistverkauften Spiele von 1984. Dieser interaktive Dokumentarfilm von Digital Eclipse beleuchtet den Entstehungsprozess mit Design-Dokumenten, spielbaren Prototypen und neuem Video-Material. Erkunden Sie interaktive Timelines wie in einem Museum und verfolgen Sie die Entwicklung des Spiels Schritt fĂĽr Schritt.
Spielen Sie pixelgenaue Originalversionen von Karateka neben frühen Prototypen - ergänzt um Save-anywhere, Rewind, Chapter Select und Director's Commentary. Karateka Remastered bietet zusätzlich geschnittenes Material und Erfolge, während Deathbounce: Rebounded einen Twin-Stick-Shooter aus einem unveröffentlichten Prototypen liefert. Fans von Action-Klassikern und Spielegeschichte entdecken Rotoscoped-Animationen, kinematische Szenen und wegweisende Design-Entscheidungen.
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.
THE ORIGIN STORY OF A LEGENDARY GAME CREATOR
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.
PLAY THE ACCLAIMED ORIGINALS
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.
TWO REMASTERED GAMES
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 Deathbounce: Rebounded is a fast and frantic twin-stick shooter based on Jordan's unpublished prototype.
A GROUNDBREAKING MASTERPIECE
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.
THE GOLD MASTER SERIES
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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