| International Karate |
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| Release Date | 1985/Nov |
| Original Publisher | System 3 Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo |
| Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
| Original Price | £6.50 |
| Features | Beeper Speech |
| Controls | Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Themes | Martial Arts |
| Other Platforms | Amiga (unofficial), Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX |
| Average mag. score | 68.67% (6 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 70.4% (25 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - Endurance Games (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £6.50 | |||
| #2 - Endurance Games (UK) | (1987/Sep/01) | ||
| * Release price: £2.99 |
Review Awards
| "C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52 - 1986/Feb | page 14 |
Publication
| The title was going to be released on August 19, 1985. However, a robbery took place at System 3 offices, and the game was delayed until December 1985 (according to Crash #23). |
Series "InternationalKarate"
| 1. | International Karate | (1985) | by System 3 Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | IK+ | (1987) | by System 3 Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | 6-Pak Vol 2 | (1987/Sep/14) | by Hit-Pak (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Now Games 5 | (1988) | by Virgin Games Ltd (UK) | ||
| Full version in | Pack of Aces | (1987) | by Paxman Promotions (UK) |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
| InternationalKarate.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English | ||
| InternationalKarateSide1.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - side 1 | |
| InternationalKarateSide2.z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | - side 2 | |
| InternationalKarate(SideA).z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - with AY register data | |
| InternationalKarate(SideB).z80.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - with AY register data | |
| InternationalKarate.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| InternationalKarate(EnduranceGames).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (SpeedLock 1) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| InternationalKarate.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| InternationalKarate.gif | 6,353 | Original | Running screen | |||
| InternationalKarate.jpg | 433,669 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| InternationalKarate_2.jpg | 424,373 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| InternationalKarate.ay.zip | 2,856 | Original | Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format | |||
| InternationalKarate.txt | 5,560 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| InternationalKarate(MULTI-LANG).pdf | 192,553 | Original | Instructions | Multi-language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | ||
| InternationalKarate.png | 47,048 | Original | Game map | |||
| InternationalKarate.jpg | 148,709 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| InternationalKarate_2.jpg | 244,863 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| ikarate.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by mike_myers and Daren | ||
| International Karate (1985)(System 3 Software).pok | 210 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| InternationalKarate(EnduranceGames).jpg | 114,152 | #1 | Inlay - Front | |||
| InternationalKarate(EnduranceGames)_2.jpg | 89,969 | #1 | Inlay - Front |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #52-1986/Feb | page 14 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #24-1986/Jan special "Christmas Special 1985/86" | page 23 | - Review: 68% | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 39 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again | |
| MicroHobby | issue #61-1986/Jan | page 15 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| MicroHobby | issue #166-1988/Mar | page 28 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #51-1985/Dec/19 special "week#3" | page 20 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #46-1986/Jan | page 21 | - Review: 5/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #67-1987/Oct | page 29 | - Review: 4/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #2-1986/Feb | page 28 | - Review: 7/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 64 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #53-1990/May | page 27 | - Review - Your Sinclair - Article Re-review: 74% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #8-1988/May | page 70 | - Feature - Double Trouble (two-player games) | |
| Computer Gamer | issue #6-1985/Sep | page 4 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 9 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #23-1985/Dec | page 16 | - Preview | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #26-1986/Mar | page 116 | - Tips | |
| MicroHobby | issue #66-1986/Feb | page 30 | - Tips - Micromania | |
| MicroHobby | issue #164-1988/Mar | page 22 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial" | page 17 | - Tips - Tokes | |
| MicroHobby Especial | issue #7-1987/Dec special "Especial" | page 20 | - Feature - Informe | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #42-1986/Oct/16 special "week#3" | page 6 | - News/Note | |
| Sinclair User | issue #47-1986/Feb | page 26 | - Tips | |
| The Games Machine | issue #1-1987/Oct | page 15 | - News/Note | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #9-1986/Sep | page 26 | - Tips | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #53-1990/May | page 27 | - Feature - Complete Guide to Beat-em-ups | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #21-1985/Dec | page 3 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
Related Magazine Reviews
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 109 | - Review (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Now Games 5) | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.6 #38-1987/Sep/25 special "week#4" | page 60 | - Review (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #68-1987/Nov | page 104 | - Review: 8/10 (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 64 | - Review: 9/10 (6-Pak Vol 2) |
Related Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #73-1987/Nov | page 12 | - News/Note (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (Now Games 5) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 103 | - Preview (Now Games 5) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #76-1988/Jul | page 48 | - CompoEntry (Now Games 5) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #79-1988/Oct | page 73 | - CompoResult (Now Games 5) |
Related Magazine Advertisements
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #71-1987/Sep | page 13 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #72-1987/Oct | page 3 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #44-1987/Sep | page 19 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #45-1987/Oct | page 2 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #50-1988/Mar | page 29 | - Advert (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 22 | - Full-page ad (Now Games 5) | |
| The Games Machine | issue #7-1988/Jun | page 11 | - Full-page ad (Now Games 5) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #22-1987/Oct | page 17 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #23-1987/Nov | page 2 | - Full-page ad (6-Pak Vol 2) | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #30-1988/Jun | page 70 | - Full-page ad (Now Games 5) |
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