Hot on the heels of the wonderful Atari 50 compilation, Digital Eclipse has revealed The Gold Master Series, a range of self-published games that will act as interactive documentaries.
The first of these is The Making of Karateka, which will be available on Switch and other platforms later this year. It will dive extensively into the history of the game and allow players to check out design documents, playable prototypes, and never-before-seen video features.
Not only that, but players will also get to check out the brand-new Karateka Remastered, which will feature cutting-room-floor content, commentary, achievements, and more. In addition, a second playable game called Deathbounce: Rebounded will be available and is based on creator Jordan Mechner's unpublished prototype.
"Created when Jordan was a teenaged college student, Karateka made major innovations in cinematics, soundtrack, and animation. It was a revolutionary leap in how games told stories, inspiring a generation of game designers. Through rare archival documents, playable prototypes, video interviews, and much more, The Making of Karateka will delve into the story of this landmark release to a depth that no video game has ever gone before."
We'll have more information on The Making of Karateka for you, including its eventual release date, as soon as we hear. Digital Eclipse has also said the second game in its Gold Master Series is already in production, with more details coming later this year.
Will you be adding this to your Switch collection? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
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This is awesome! I’ve never heard of or played Karateka, but I def want to get this. I love gaming documentaries, like the history of gaming one on Netflix. So not only do I get the history of the game, commentary and all that, I also get the game as well. Yup, I’m down. More games should be made like this!
Ground breaking title of its time.
So excited for this one!
Never played the game . If the price is not to high I will definitely check it out. I like the concept.
I remember really wanting that PS3/360 Karateka Remake from long ago, but never got to it. Would be really neat if that was included.
I remember getting Karateka for my C64 as a kid, and to this day it's still one of my favorite games. I can't wait for this release, and I love the idea of this new series by Digital Eclipse.
This is an incredibly novel way of displaying a games history, very big fan and I might pick this up if the price is reasonable!
I'm a sucker for history, and I've actually seen a friend play the original on Atari.
I was playing it in Amstrad CPC 6128 as a kid. I liked it but of course I liked waaay better Prince of Persia!
It should include the original ROM for it to be complete, right? I hope it will. This is a game that we can't buy currently.
Would certainly prefer the remake version of Karateka on iPhone which was a beautiful game. Seems to be available on PS3 as well. This “new one” appears to be way different.
Well... What's about including a 2012's remake with the same name?
@Moroboshi876 «This is a game that we can't buy currently.»
Huh? Karateka(original game) port for Android is still available on Google Play, if I don't confuse.
@Moroboshi876 the trailer seems to infer that the package includes four different versions of the original as well as a remaster.
Used to play this game with my buddy down the street. Very excited to revisit, and with Digital Eclipse at the helm it’s gonna be solid 👊
I remember waiting 10 minutes for the game to load on the C64. When it finished, the hero ascended the cliff to a heroic fanfare and went into battle stance. I wondered if the game would let you fall off the cliff...it did!
Had to wait another 10 minutes for the game to reload...
This game exuded atmoshere. Despite it being slow and stiff, it was a cool game at the time.
@Vyacheslav333 I didn't know about that, but I don't usually take mobile phones into account as consoles.
Thanks for the info anyway.
@Moroboshi876 Ah. Okay.
Oof I remember this game!! Brutally impossibly difficult for me, and the graphics were (nay, are) insane!!
@PlasmaticSnake I would love to hear him narrate about the time travelling dolphin and the flying dolphins xD
This is a great way to release a historically-significant but badly-aged game like Karateka today. I imagine most modern players would find Karateka to be sluggish and clunky. Making it available as an interactive documentary is a much more appealing way to experience it!
I got this game on NES flash cartridge which I play on my AVS console from time to time. It's not a very action intensive game like Yie-Ar Kung Fu, Double Dragon, or Battletoads but it is still a very fun game to get through if you had the patience to plan your strategy. I had so far only play and beat this twice as fighting Akuma was kinda sluggish. If only Ryu had special moves in this game.
I have a nostalgia for Karateka, but I have a suspicion this is going to be priced above what I'd be willing to pay to play Karateka, again.
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