[Coco] Suggestions?

[Bill Loguidice]

I wouldn't worry about Mechner. He was flattered by the incredible Prince
of Persia port to the C-64 a few years back, and those rights are certainly
not reverted. While it's true that Karateka is an active IP, since this is
not a commercial project, I'm sure like Lode Runner, it will happily slip
under the radar like the vast majority of these homebrew efforts do,
regardless of platform. Even those that are sold only occasionally get
cease and desists, and only when someone goes out of their way to report it
(like Princess Quest, aka, Super Mario Bros., for the Atari 2600).

As for Karateka's gameplay, I'd argue that its gameplay is just as well
remembered as its cinematic qualities. As long as you approach Karateka
like something of a strategic fighting game rather than a button masher
(which you really can't anyway), then I think it's very easy to appreciate
the gameplay. There's a reason why the modern day Karateka for systems like
the Xbox 360 and iPad is all timing-based rather than a free-form fighter.
It's a completely refreshing experience to almost every other type of
fighting game we've ever gotten.

-Bill

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On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Ronivon Costa <ronivon.costa at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Karateka would be a fantastic addition to the coco world.
> I only think it must take into consideration that Jordan Mechner is still
> active and developing for other platforms.
> He has recently released Karateka for XBOX 360, and he may claim author
> rights in the game?
>
>
> On 22 June 2014 10:47, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
> > On 22/06/2014 12:11 AM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
> >
> > I'll respond in general to this thread here in Bill's post...
> >
> > Firstly, thanks for the suggestions!
> >
> >  Karateka, as mentioned, is a good one. It was ported to countless
> >> computers
> >> and consoles, and a good martial arts-style game is definitely missing
> (as
> >> far as I know) from the CoCo's catalog, particularly since The Last
> Ninja
> >> was never completed. Prince of Persia is another one (it recently
> received
> >> a stellar port to the C-64).
> >>
> >
> > Karateka and Prince Of Persia are popular requests, and for good reason.
> > They're both certainly iconic games, though I'd venture to suggest that
> > Kareteka is more remarkable for its cinematic quality than its gameplay.
> > None-the-less, it would be an impressive port. Truth be told, I have
> > considered both of these already.
>