Karateka (1984 Apple II By Broderbund). Karateka is a 1984 martial arts action game by Jordan Mechner, and was his first published game, created while attending Yale University. The player controls an unnamed protagonist who is attempting to rescue his love interest, the Princess Mariko, from Akuma's castle fortress. The game exhibits a combination of a side-scrolling platform and fighting gameelements similar to a beat 'em up. #karateka #fightinggames #fighting #martialarts #broderbund #apple #apple2 #appleii #1984 #computer #computergame #pcgame #computergames #computergaming #classic #computergamer #computergamers #pc #pcgaming #pcgamer #pcgames #retro #retrogames #retrogaming #videogaming #classic #favoritevideogames #oldschoolgaming