On this episode of Shack's Arcade Corner, we are taking a look back at Karate Champ. One of the first classic arcade fighting games, Karate Champ hit U.S. arcades in 1984. The game was developed by ...

Arcade Archives: Karate Champ is a port of the action game Karate Champ. Players train a variety of karate skills with a combination of stick operations, to be a champion of competitions. At the time, ...

Revisit the origin of one of gaming's most popular genre's with DATA EAST'S KARATE CHAMP, the first one-on-one fighting video game. Released in 1984, Karate Champ quickly became a worldwide arcade hit ...

In 1987, when arcades still dominated the videogame landscape, KARATE CHAMP could often be found standing next to Punchout. Chances are, you've heard of Punchout. Don't let the fact that you may have ...

In 1985, the idea of mashing buttons next to your friend while two digital characters pummeled each other wasn’t exactly commonplace. While 1976’s arcade game Heavyweight Champ and 1984’s Karate Champ ...