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title: "Karateka Classic - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "A side-scrolling karate classic from 1984! The first game by the creator of Prince of Persia, Karateka arrives on iOS with all the challenge and charm of the original Apple II experience. Fight as the"
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# Karateka Classic — United States

![Karateka Classic App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple126/v4/0f/a9/16/0fa916f5-fe1d-11bd-cae2-2508c0c80495/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [DotEmu](https://apptail.io/developer/dotemu-DGo)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 4.3/5 (87 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.karateka.karatekaclassic
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.11 (released 2021-12-23)
**Original Release:** 2013-05-16
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id636777828)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/united-states)

## Karateka Classic Description
A side-scrolling karate classic from 1984! The first game by the creator of Prince of Persia, Karateka arrives on iOS with all the challenge and charm of the original Apple II experience. Fight as the lone hero to save the princess from the evil warlord Akuma. His relentless guards and pesky hawk will challenge your skill whether you remember the original, have played the remake, or are experiencing Karateka for the first time.

## Karateka Classic Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple126/v4/24/66/a1/2466a156-e03a-5616-51ee-89743678b59a/mzl.yylxleuk.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple116/v4/ed/76/5c/ed765c7d-2f2d-aa6e-8ad7-c0e6ba81f46f/mzl.jriwsfig.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple126/v4/21/3d/ab/213dabfa-54f3-e3f1-ad2b-635025fe754f/mzl.cwvfvzpy.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple116/v4/6b/82/92/6b8292f5-7665-f961-d508-c341028237e7/mzl.zjthtvdt.png/960x640.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple116/v4/62/d5/18/62d51867-9a6d-5578-1d44-49b69eeca19a/mzl.cbavjymf.png/960x640.png)

## Karateka Classic Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 63 (72%)
- 4 stars: 7 (8%)
- 3 stars: 4 (5%)
- 2 stars: 2 (2%)
- 1 stars: 11 (13%)

## Karateka Classic Reviews in United States

### ***** "Awesome Tribute To A Classic"
This was a very faithful remake of the classic Apple II game. It even included the sound of an old floppy disk drive as it loaded the game! That’s a sound I haven’t heard for a very long time.

   In case you’re not old enough to have played the game before, be sure to try taking a fighting stance as you approach the princess. Also, at the very beginning of the game, try moving to the left instead of the right to see what happens.

   The only part of the original game that can’t be duplicated now was the easter egg that resulted if you put the program disk in upside down. The game would load, but the screen was flipped. The fights took place upside down at the top of the screen.

   Thanks to the developer for making it possible to relive playing a great old game.
-- Mike Curl, 2023-01-11

### *---- "Doesn’t display anything on either iOS or macOS on M1"
Unfortunately I didn’t know this existed until 9 years after it came out (I was an 80’s teen), but now am disappointed that the graphics are just black :/ Please have a look and update, devs!
-- pmarreck, 2021-12-02

### *---- "what is wrong with my screen I can’t see anything"
why is this happening to my screen?
-- dcnross, 2021-11-17

### *---- "Doesn’t work on iPhone 13 pro max 😩"
I couldn’t believe that this game existed again!!! So excited!!! Mwa mwa mwaaaaa!!!! All I got was a black screen!
-- Numberonesuperstar, 2021-11-09

### *---- "Not working for IOS 15"
This is not working after the latest OS update. Please update the App.
-- Vit1w, 2021-10-10

### ***** "Needs update for iOS 15"
Was working great on iOS 14.8. No longer works on iOS 15.0. It loads, I can hear sounds, but screen is mostly just black. Please update, thank you!
-- Pianodirt, 2021-10-01

### ***** "Please update for ios15"
All worked well up to ios 14. Please update app to be compatible for ios 15. Thank you!
-- Unknown1234567890!, 2021-09-29

### ***** "Sound issues"
For some reason I lose sound on the game
-- swhite4784, 2019-07-25

### **--- "Low Star Rating because they abandoned the other version"
While it is appreciated that somebody at DotEmu finally pulled their head out, and updated this free version (many thanks!) for 64-bit compatibility, it makes no sense that they have seemingly abandoned the high-res updated version.

Obviously, they understand how to press a button (so to speak) and recompile into 64-bit, so why not do it for the modern version?

Developer doesn’t respond to any attempts to communicate with them.
-- hzink, 2018-12-17

### ***** "Thank you for the 64-bit update!"
Thank you very much for the 64-bit update. I was worried this would be lost along with other excellent classics.
-- Oddj0bs, 2018-03-14

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## Karateka Classic Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Poland | Games | #201 |


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## Karateka Classic Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/united-states)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/australia)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/germany)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/taiwan)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/poland)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/spain)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/new-zealand)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/hungary)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/estonia)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/armenia)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/karateka-classic-yfUi/saudi-arabia)

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