Let me know what you think of these two new NES reviews!
Karate Champ is a 20-year update, with the same grade. Wolverine is new, and it's a pleasant surprise all things considered.
2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
Karate champ is one of the worst games ever. I never had a instruction book for it, and part of me is relieved that it wasn’t much help. There was no hope for this game!
It would be hilarious if nintendo included one of those characters in a Smash Bros DLC.
It would be hilarious if nintendo included one of those characters in a Smash Bros DLC.
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
The arcade game isn't any better.
This game for the C64 which is a clone of Karate Champ plays much better (and Data East sued over it!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Karate
This game for the C64 which is a clone of Karate Champ plays much better (and Data East sued over it!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Karate
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
Yeah, Karate Champ is not much of a game. I wouldn't call it the worst ever, but you can pretty much run through the whole thing by sitting there, waiting for your opponent to come to you, and then crotch-punching him when he does. Its carcass was picked clean of exciting gameplay before we got to it.
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
goldenband wrote:...you can pretty much run through the whole thing by sitting there, waiting for your opponent to come to you, and then crotch-punching him when he does.
Well, I mean, Van Damme did play the Karate Champ arcade machine with his biker buddy in Bloodsport, sooooo... maybe there's some sort of connection there??
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
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Interestingly Karateka for the Atari 8bit has aged much better than Karate Champ and it’s a year older!
You gave it an A- in your review, what would you say made the difference, the controls?
Interestingly Karateka for the Atari 8bit has aged much better than Karate Champ and it’s a year older!
You gave it an A- in your review, what would you say made the difference, the controls?
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
I'd say EVERYTHING is better in Karateka - the graphics, controls, sense of progression...
By the way I need to rewatch Bloodsport. That's one of my all time favorite but the arcade scene is a little fuzzy. That's for posting that picture.
By the way I need to rewatch Bloodsport. That's one of my all time favorite but the arcade scene is a little fuzzy. That's for posting that picture.
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
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and everyone else Data East's Karate Champ was a twin stick fighting game and it was easy to pull off the moves in the arcades. That is why they are talking about the levers. The NES was great at some games but I think that way of the exploding fist did the same idea better and it has no need to twin sticks as it was a c64 game.
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and everyone else Data East's Karate Champ was a twin stick fighting game and it was easy to pull off the moves in the arcades. That is why they are talking about the levers. The NES was great at some games but I think that way of the exploding fist did the same idea better and it has no need to twin sticks as it was a c64 game.
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
Funny. Back in the mid 80s my dentist's office had a Karate Champ. If two players knew what they were doing with the twin stick controls, it could actually get quite intense. The NES port couldn't hope to match that level of tension with it's two button controller. I remember giving it another go with my old neighborhood best friend back in 2010. After about 20 minutes gathering our bearings, it ended up being a BLAST as waiting for the other to make the first move made for intense gameplay. When the other player makes a sudden jump at you, it can be startling as you try to plot the precise time to counter his attack, or jump backwards to dodge. If you play it under the right circumstances in the arcade, it can seriously be a fun time.
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Re: 2021/7/13: NES: Karate Champ, Wolverine
I hate the NES port of Karate Champ with a purple passion. But this screen always makes me smile. Like, how did he get up on top of that tree? And more importantly, how is he keeping his balance....
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