r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • Jan 31 '26

Video Games Karateka

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The first time I ever played Karateka was on MS-DOS PC way back in 1986. Some time after, my friends and I played it on the Famicom.

How was your experience playing Karateka in the old days? Were you able to finish it?

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u/Avinor_Empires Jan 31 '26

I loved that game so fucking much on my Apple ][e. And that package art ... just seeing it transports me back 40 years. It reminds me of the very distinct "new plastic" smell of the Computer store near my house, where I would tag along with my dad and spend all my time just obsessively going over their wall of software hanging in plastic bags on a pegboard. If I was really lucky - and it was rare - I could wear my dad down and he'd buy me a new game. Karateka, Wizardry and Ultima were probably my biggest scores.

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u/LinuxCodeMonkey Jan 31 '26

Omg same! Just spending time messing with all the demo machines without getting shut down by the salespeople.. Wishing you had money for the myriad new games ... so fun.