Karate Champ (カラテ・チャンプ, Karate Chanpu), originally known as Karate Dō (空手道, "The Way of the Empty Hand"), is a fighting game developed by Technōs Japan...
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controversy for its similarities to Karate Champ (1984), which led to Data East filing a lawsuit against Epyx. International Karate +, a successor which expanded...
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The first video game to feature fist fighting is Heavyweight Champ (1976), but Karate Champ (1984) actually features the one-on-one fighting game genre...
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Karate (空手) (/kəˈrɑːti/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] ; Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati]), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed...
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nationwide in January 1985 and then internationally in March. Along with Karate Champ (1984), which influenced Yie-Ar Kung Fu, it is one of the games that...
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mid-1980s. Karate Champ, Kung-Fu Master and Commando were the top three highest-grossing arcade games of 1985 in the United States. Karate Champ was the...
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including Renegade, Super Dodge Ball and River City Ransom) as well as Karate Champ, The Combatribes and Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer. As of June 2015, Arc...
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Retrieved 2024-02-11. Ross, Winston (October 25, 2017). "Meet the Ex-Karate Champ Who Built an International Coffee and Juice Chain Around a Cult of Bros"...
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It adapted combat mechanics similar to single-screen fighting game Karate Champ (1984) for a side-scrolling format, along with adapting elements from...
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new titles such as 1942, Boulder Dash, Cobra Command, Jet Set Willy, Karate Champ, Kung-Fu Master, Yie Ar Kung-Fu and Punch-Out!! The year's highest-grossing...
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Fist. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were Hang-On and Karate Champ in the United States, and Commando in the United Kingdom. The year's...
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their copyright in Karate Champ was infringed by World Karate Championship, a game created by Epyx. Data East released Karate Champ in arcades in 1984...
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(1984) Cobra Command (1984) Kamikaze Cabbie (1984, a.k.a. Yellow Cab) Karate Champ (1984) Kung-Fu Master (1984) Liberation (1984, a.k.a. Dual Assault) Mysterious...
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Retrieved July 25, 2021. King, Susan (April 18, 1993). "Chuck Norris: Karate Champ Turned Action-film Actor Turned Series Star?". Los Angeles Times. Archived...
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influenced by the earlier fighting games from 1984 – Karate Champ and Yie Ar Kung-Fu. The gameplay of Karate Champ, Kung-Fu Master and Yie Ar Kung Fu provided...
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Heavyweight Champ (1976), which is viewed from a side-view perspective like later fighting games. However, it was Data East's fighting game Karate Champ (1984)...
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Karateka (video game) (category Karate video games)
North America by Broderbund and in Europe by Ariolasoft. Along with Karate Champ and Yie-Ar Kung Fu (both also released in 1984), Karateka is one of the...
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where courts ruled that Epyx's game World Karate Championship did not infringe Data East's game Karate Champ, because none of the similarities were protected...
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Basketball (Commodore 64) International Karate (World Karate Champ) International Karate + International Karate + Gold International Soccer (1983 computer...
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highest-grossing arcade game of 1985, below the Data East fighting game Karate Champ. Kung-Fu Master was later also America's eleventh highest-grossing arcade...
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arts action games eventually emerged in the mid-1980s, with Data East's Karate Champ (1984) establishing the one-on-one fighting game subgenre. While Japanese...
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Protector" alongside Jackie Chan and Danny Aiello. Wallace played a tough ex karate champ bodyguard (for a criminal boss), who has an extended fight scene with...
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Fighter II. It features two human fighters who greatly resemble the Karate Champ fighters who fight in a single arena. Players can kick, punch, throw...
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India's karate champ". Vogue India. Retrieved 2023-05-16. Karate 2020 Results. World Karate Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-06. "Karate champ dedicates...
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fighting was Sega's boxing game Heavyweight Champ (1976), but it was Data East's fighting game Karate Champ (1984) which popularized martial arts themed...
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King, Susan (April 18, 1993). "At Home on a New Range : CHUCK NORRIS: KARATE CHAMP TURNED SERIES STAR?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 1, 2011. Smith...
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(Track & Field) (38,000 in Japan) Donkey Kong Jr. (30,000 in the US) Karate Champ (30,000 in the US) Mr. Do! (30,000 in the US) Tempest (29,000) Q*bert...
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first with a camera angle. Return of the Jedi is released by Atari, inc. Karate Champ is released by Data East and is the first one-on-one arcade martial arts...
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Street Fighter II on the project. According to Tobias, who cited 1984's Karate Champ as an inspiration, they intentionally worked on making a game different...
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(NES) Fighter's History (SNES) Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (SNES) Karate Champ (NES) Magical Drop II (SNES) Midnight Resistance (Genesis) Side Pocket...
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