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Author: randxian
Posted: March 20, 2010 (10:08 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Saw this in the looking for a good read box. Man, does this game bring back memories.
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Author: bloomer
Posted: March 21, 2010 (02:17 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Glad to be able to jog the memories. This review is about 10 years old so I'm not pining to re-read it, but I will take your compliment as reassurance that it's okay!
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Author: randxian
Posted: March 21, 2010 (09:18 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It's a good review. You did a great job of going into detail regarding the fighting mechanics, the two different stances, all the traps, and even that darn eagle.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: March 21, 2010 (12:02 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Funny anecdote on the super punch. I remember in Prince of Persia - a game that owes a lot to this predecessor - I worked out a sword trick that works on every last enemy in the game, simply because the AI apparently forgets to try and parry it.
"Deep in the earth I faced a fight that I could never win. The blameless and the base destroyed, and all that might have been. -- GK" |
Author: aschultz
Posted: March 23, 2010 (03:15 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I liked this game a lot better the second time I played it. I think this review encouraged me to do so. Yes, the bit at the end is terribly fun and, I think, maddened a friend's older brothers well before there were such things as emulators.
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Author: bloomer
Posted: March 23, 2010 (07:15 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I should do a youtube vid of the superpunch!
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Author: bloomer
Posted: March 26, 2010 (06:40 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The promised superpunching video:
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Author: zigfried
Posted: May 16, 2010 (09:06 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That was a cool superpunch video. Here are a couple Karateka fanarts I found on the internet. I did not make these, and I'm not sure who did (they were uncredited):
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Author: bloomer
Posted: May 17, 2010 (02:04 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for the comment and fanart.
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