Pre Mortal Kombat Karate Video Games

[scottnshelly]

I remember playing some really fun Martial Arts based video games a lot time ago, before Mortal Kombat. As good as these games were, I can't remember the names. Does anyone remember/know any of the original Martial Arts video games?

While we're on the subject, are there any modern Martial Arts video games that aren't all mystical powers and fictional characters?

Thanks.

[MizuRyu]

There was this old TKD game for the Atari I remember playing a looooong time ago. Forgot what it was called though. Terrible game lol.

A great series of modern MA fighting games is the Dead Or Alive series. It features real arts with real techniques and it can be REALLY fun with some other people. My personal favorite is Kristy.. the snake practitioner. She's a beast.

[Shotokan-kez]

There was this old TKD game for the Atari I remember playing a looooong time ago. Forgot what it was called though. Terrible game lol.

A great series of modern MA fighting games is the Dead Or Alive series. It features real arts with real techniques and it can be REALLY fun with some other people. My personal favorite is Kristy.. the snake practitioner. She's a beast.

Can this be found on the ps2?

[Shotokan-kez]

I remember streets as rage on the sega, i'm not sure but i don't think they had any magical powers. I loved that game. Unfortunatly when we were kids we wern't lucky enough to have any of the really old consoles. I can't really go much further back than the sega.

Kez

[NeoMstrSgt]

The DOA series is on the ps2

[melante]

For me, who am enough old to have started playing this kind of games back in the mid 80ies, two of the best were "The way of Exploding Fist" and "International Karate+" on the C64.

I still play them on an emulator sometimes and have great fun (IK+ had also a remake on the PlayStation and, I believe, even more recently on the GameBoy Advance)

cheers.

roberto

[lordtariel]

Let's not forget some of the side scrollers:

Double Dragon

Karate Champ

Final Fight

Shinobi

[Jiffy]

Wow, some classics there.

Don't forget "street fighter"

Also, "Kung Fu" on the original nintendo. Absolout classic.

[Jiffy]

I wish there were more games out there for PS2 and XBOX that were more realistic. I'm sick of all these ones that do 20 jumps and mystical powers that shoot ice balls out of their bare hands. Give me a basic old fight game with realistic movements and good graphics..... PLEASE!!

[cathal]

Let's not forget some of the side scrollers:

Double Dragon

Karate Champ

Final Fight

Shinobi

There's some memories bubbling up to the surface. Remember earning enough points to get another "heart" in Double Dragon? Then you can do those super-neat-o side kicks!