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Karate Champ (Video Game)

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Karate Champ ("Karate Dou" in Japan) is one of the earliest examples of the one-on-one fighting game, published by Data East Corporation in 1984 and originally developed by a company full of former Data East employees known as Technos Japan. The game featured a voice chip for both the sensei to make calls, and for the fighters to Kiai.Gameplay consists of two fighters (one in a white gi and another in a red gi) using karate moves to score successful hits against each other. There is no Life Meter; a player can only win a round by scoring two "points" against his opponent, with the referee judging whether or not a hit is worth a half-point or a full point.note In other words, it plays more like what you would see at actual karate tournaments...well, ones that don't use kumite rules, anyway. The winning player gets to participate in a minigame, and then face off against progressively harder opponents.A sequel called "Karate Champ: Player vs. Player" ("Taisen Karate Dou") was later released. While the single player-only first game took place largely in a karate dojo, the second game had a variety different locations, and allowed two players to play against each other.
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Martial Arts Uniform
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Martial Arts Uniform: Both opponents wear a white and red gi respectively.
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Cock Fight
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Cock Fight: In the sequel, the two opponents are presented as rivals for a girl's affections. The one who wins gets a Smooch of Victory from the impressed lady.
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Boring, but Practical
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Boring, but Practical: Using basic front-kick and leg-sweep motions as your primary attacks got you a long way in the game.
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Mini-Game: There is one where you break random objects heading for you.
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Brutish Bulls
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Brutish Bulls: And one that comes in and rushes towards your character in a mini-game!
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SNK Boss
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SNK Boss: The computer opponent, once a player reaches 8th Degree Belt level.
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Ur-Example: One of the earliest one-on-one fighting game, predating the original Street Fighter by three years.
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Moveset Clone
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Moveset Clone: Both opponents have the same attacks, same body, and the same clothing, not accounting the color.
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Brick Break
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Brick Break: The other mini-game in the game itself.
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Scoring Points
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Scoring Points: There are two kinds: one which determines the outcome of the match, and another traditional point-scoring system for the leaderboards, which doesn't have a direct effect on gameplay.
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Kiai: In both games, these are done with digitized voices.
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