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The Making of Karateka
Play the history. Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, with archival materials, video features, and more. Experience pixel-perfect versions of this legendary game, with all-new features.
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- Released
- August 28, 2023
- Developer
- Digital Eclipse
- Publisher
- Digital Eclipse
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The Making of Karateka Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
The Making of Karateka is a step forward for game’s preservation and interactive documentaries. Digital Eclipse has given us an inkling to what might turn into a new age of storytelling, adding up to far more than just a remaster. Combining remade videogames, interviews, and original documents, this offering is a masterclass in how to incorporate an audience into a narrative.
The Making of Karateka is a fascinating release I didn't know I needed. It adopts the interactive timeline approach seen in Digital Eclipse's Atari 50: The Anni
Everything you wanted to know about Karateka, but was afraid to ask, is here. Digital Eclipse has done it again. The bonus reimagined games are cool too. Go save the girl, and shoot down some alien bats. If this is the first in the series, I'm ready to get kicked in the face, multiple times.
The Making of Karateka is not for everyone, and most of its appeal will lie with older gaming generations. If you’re a student of historical gaming flash points, however, it’s a package that delivers the goods, and in fine form. It doesn’t have anywhere near as much unique gaming content as Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, a fact that will limit its appeal. Despite this, the two remasters are solid, the prototypes intriguing, and the content comprehensive. If you were a fan of Atari 50, The Making of Karateka will find you well.
Digital Eclipse has seemingly graduated from just doing (excellent) remaster collections. Last year’s Atari 50 felt like a new chapter in the company’s history, being more than just a bunch of updated ROMs in a cheap package. It was a virtual tour, a documentary, a museum which both entertaining and taught you something. The fact they have decided to start a brand new series called The Gold Master Series is proof of that: a series of smaller interactive documentaries containing the whole ...