Description

Here is a Karate Champ arcade game for sale.  This was the first one on one fighting arcade game.  It was made by Data East in 1984.  It is a Karate match, and you can play against the computer or another player.  The controls are 2 joysticks for each player to make all of the different Karate moves.  You can get a 1/2 point or a full point.  The game starts with an optional practice round.  There are 12 different tournaments with different scenarios that you have to win in order to become the champion.

The following is from the Arcade Museum

The first of many karate fighters. A single player competes against a computer opponent using two joysticks to perform a variety of moves. The best two matches, out of three, wins.

Karate Champ was produced by Data East in 1984.

Data East released 235 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Data East was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Data East during the time period Karate Champ was produced include: Pro Bowling, Cluster Buster, Bega’s Battle, Boomer Rang’r, Night Star, Cobra Command, Karate Champ – Player Vs Player, Haro Gate Ball, Fighting Ice Hockey, and Battle Wings

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