Clear River Games The Making of Karateka

Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia, was still a college student when he created one of the year's most successful games in 1984: Karateka.

A new interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse now tells the story of how a teenager developed one of the most groundbreaking and influential games of all time using an Apple II.

Features:

• The origin story of a legendary game developer - An extensive archive of design documents, playable prototypes, and brand-new video features chronicles the creation of Karateka. Just like a visit to a museum, you can explore the interactive timelines at your leisure.
• Play the legendary originals - Enjoy authentic versions of the original Karateka and a whole range of previously unreleased prototypes. You'll have access to numerous quality-of-life features, such as the ability to save anywhere, a rewind function, chapter selection, and a developer commentary.
• Remastered versions of two games - Karateka Remastered is a brand-new version of the original game, featuring content that was not implemented at the time, a commentary, achievements, and more. Deathbounce: Rebounded is a fast-paced, hectic twin-stick shooter based on Jordan's unreleased prototype.
• A groundbreaking masterpiece - Discover how Karateka became one of the first games with cinematic scenes, a moving original soundtrack, rotoscope animations, and a Hollywood-style love story—thus significantly influencing video games for decades to come.