Jordan Mechner criou Karateka como estudante universitário no Apple II, entregando um dos jogos mais vendidos de 1984. Este documentário interativo da Digital Eclipse revela o processo de criação por meio de documentos de design, protótipos jogáveis e novo conteúdo em vídeo. Visite linhas do tempo interativas como em um museu para acompanhar o desenvolvimento do jogo.
Jogue as versões originais pixel-perfect de Karateka ao lado de protótipos iniciais, com save-anywhere, rewind, seleção de capítulos e comentário do diretor. Karateka Remastered traz conteúdo cortado e conquistas, enquanto Deathbounce: Rebounded transforma um protótipo inédito em um twin-stick shooter. Fãs de clássicos de ação e da história dos games descobrem animação por rotoscopia, cenas cinematográficas e escolhas de design influentes.
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 Deathbounce: Rebounded is a fast and frantic twin-stick shooter based on Jordan's unpublished prototype.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.
