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The following is an old hacker file that explains how to beat Karateka by
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Broderbund. If anyone knows of pertinant changes, just let me know.
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From: vincent.hancock@twsubbs.twsu.edu
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[ HOW TO WIN KARATEKA ]
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[ WRITTEN BY: ?SYNTAX ERROR ]
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This file is written in order to teach you how to win the game "Karateka," by
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Broderbund.
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Unlike an adventure walk through, you still have to learn the moves. I will
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explain what to do to win the game, after that, it is up to you.
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I consider the game in 3 levels. The first level is outside of the castle,
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the second level is inside, and the third is under the first level. Each level
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has its own group of fighters, although the third level is somewhat
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intermixed.
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You must have complete mastery of the controls in order to win this game. If
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you can't control your man, practice. It is not too difficult, using the
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joystick of course.
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LEVEL ONE
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When you start this level, you have just climbed the castle and you are
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standing in front of an enemy. Notice this man's head. It is by the head, or
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mask, that each fighter is distinguished from the other.
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Against these fighters of level one, there are two strategies you can use.
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1. Kick in the foot method
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This method is almost "cheap." These fighters will move towards you
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constantly. All you have to do is stand back and whenever they move forward,
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do a downward kick three times. If you do this a sufficient number of times,
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the man will die. You might suffer a few blows, but that is no problem. You
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will kill all the guards.
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2. Banzai method
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The other strategy you can use on the first level guards is the so
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called banzai method. All you do here is press both buttons all the time while
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moving forward. By pressing both buttons, you will be kicking and punching
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randomly, thus confusing and killing the guard. This method will not work on
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any other level, I guarantee it.
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Hints: Remember that the first level guard will always be moving forward.
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Take advantage of this be remembering that he will be on the wrong
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foot for an attack.
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After you kill the first guard, run immediately. After the internal
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display, an enemy guard will begin to run to you. Keep running when the
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screen switches back to you. When it switches back to the guard, and then to
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you, count to two and let up. You will be in perfect position for an attack.
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LEVEL TWO
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(The bird appears in this level.please see the explanation of the bird in the
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third level)
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Note that the first guard encountered in the second level is a first level
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guard!
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This level is much like the first, except that the guards do not move forward
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all the time. This eliminates the "kick in the foot" method. Also, the
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banzai method will not work because the guards are often waiting for an
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attack.
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When you encounter a level two guard, he will usually, after the usual tangle
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and seperation, begin a kicking sequence. By saying the "usual tangle and
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seperation," I am alluding to the fact that you will rush up to him, fight a
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bit, and then back off or be knocked off. Anyway, when you seperate, the
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guard will do several 1-kicks, and then either move forward or being doing
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3-kicks. A 1-kick is a single kick, while a 3-kick is a series of 3 kicks.
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Here is what you can do: When the guard does a 1-kick, as soon as his foot
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begins to retreat, move forward and punch. I usually prefer to punch downward
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in this attack, but it is not that important. Now, you might be asking what
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if he is doing a 3-kick and I think it is a 1-kick? The answer is that you
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will get knocked several times. Knowing that the first several times are
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1-kicks, you can either wait until he begins 3-kicks or just guess and hope.
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If you guess wrong and the blows start falling, pull out because you are in a
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bad position to kick, your legs are crossed, and you can not benefit out of a
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1 for 4 trade off.
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If the guard begins to charge at you, the kick in the foot method will not
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always work, mainly because the guard comes at you with a kick already going.
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What you should do here:
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1. Hope he is doing a 1-kick and get knocked but the punch him
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or--
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2. Pull back quickly, wait until his foot is releasing, and then go in for
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the kill.
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If you are losing the fight, I would recommend the second method.
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The falling gate:
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When you get to the end of the second level, there is a gate. If you run or
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walk through the gate, it falls on you and you die. Always. This is what you
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do. Walk very slowly up to the gate and get right next to it. Then quickly
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move forward and the back. You must do this fast of you will die. The gate
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will then fall, but, not on you. As the gate begins to rise, run into it.
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Notice I said, run, not walk. You will lose a point every time your head hits
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the gate, but keep running and start early so you have time. As you run
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through the gate, you get to the third level.
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LEVEL THREE
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The level three guards are not stupid and are fast. They will not charge
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foolishly towards you, and will wait for the kill. Also at this point, you
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have very few points compared to the guards, so be careful and watch how many
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points you have.
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The basic strategy that I employ when fighting level three guards is this:
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1. Wait until the start doing kicks.
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2. Move in quickly and hit them with a punch, maybe two if you are
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lucky. If they stand there, kick them, if they move back, that is
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fine. You just inflicted 1 or 2 points on them at no cost to your-
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self.
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3. if they insist on fighting, your best bet is to punch. In the time
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that it takes to get a kick going, they will punch you away.
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Remember that if one kick nails you, more are coming, to get out of the
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way fast.
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The bird: The bird is very difficult to kill. However, once you get it down,
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it becomes easy.
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After you have killed 4 level 3 guards, you will suddenly get a large
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amount of points. You will get to a blocked door in front of you.
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When you go to kick it in, do an upwards kick. As soon as the door breaks
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in, wait a millisecond, and then do 2 more up kicks. This will knock the bird
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before it gets a chance on you.
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From here on, it is up to you. I prefer kicking the bird and it is easiest
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when it is on the top level. Just wait until the bird is 1 1/2 inches in
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front of you, and then kick 3 times. If you get it good, if not, try again.
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Akima himself: He really is no different than any other level 3 guard. Ignore
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the fact that he appears bigger and concentrate on getting in 1 or 2 punches
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after some kicks.
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Kill him, run into the room where the princess is standing. If you walk,
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she kills you. Just run right into her.
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One technique that I did not mention is spar fighting. In this method, just
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wait until he is not kicking, jump up and punch. There is a delayed
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reaction,so pull back right after you have hit the button. You might think
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you will not punch, but you will and usually hit. Sometimes you will get hit
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back, but not always. You can use this technique on the level 3 guards which
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can be difficult sometimes.
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