<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
using	O
the	O
dual-joystick	O
controls	O
using	O
a	O
best-of-three	O
matches	O
format	O
like	O
later	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
and	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
home	I-Application
computer	I-Application
game	I-Application
up	O
until	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
established	O
and	O
popularized	O
the	O
one-on-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
as	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
(	O
the	O
original	O
single-player	O
version	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
two	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
execute	O
24	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
two	O
dimensional	O
fight	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
karateka	B-Application
wearing	O
a	O
white	O
gi	O
who	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
player	O
one	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
karateka	B-Application
wearing	O
a	O
red	O
gi	O
who	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
either	O
player	O
two	O
or	O
the	O
CPU	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
various	O
bonus	O
rounds	O
for	O
the	O
successful	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
—	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
is	O
distinguished	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
has	O
the	O
characters	O
fighting	O
it	O
out	O
over	O
girls	O
in	O
twelve	O
different	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
SNK	O
's	O
Street	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
by	O
Berkeley	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
conversion	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Player	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
cartridge-based	O
Family	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hamster	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Oretachi	O
Geasen	O
Zoku	O
Sono	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulated	O
version	O
from	O
Hamster	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
compilation	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
Oretachi	O
Geasen	O
Zoku	O
Sono	O
,	O
was	O
officially	O
distributed	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
platform	O
by	O
developer	O
Revolutionary	O
Concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
visually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
1984	O
arcade	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
—	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
remake	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
emulation	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
through	O
a	O
gaming	O
network	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
XL	O
,	O
again	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolutionary	O
Concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
XL	O
is	O
basically	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
's	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
additional	O
attributes	O
over	O
its	O
phone	O
counterpart	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
split-screen	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
and	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
by	O
Dreamgear	O
LLC	O
under	O
its	O
"	O
My	O
Arcade	B-Application
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
mini	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
featuring	O
34	O
Data	O
East	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
was	O
released	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
mini	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
handheld	O
device	O
that	O
includes	O
300	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
the	O
referee	O
's	O
digital	O
voice	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
were	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
is	O
unedited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
My	O
Arcade	B-Application
's	O
releases	O
are	O
single-player	O
only	O
,	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
—	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
edition	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
of	O
34	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
returned	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Data	O
East	O
Collection	O
1	O
"	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
blockbuster	O
,	O
selling	O
10,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
within	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
becoming	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second-most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
before	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
by	O
August	B-Application
15	I-Application
,	I-Application
1984	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
also	O
listed	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
—	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1984	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth-most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
generating	O
significant	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
had	O
shipped	O
30,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
by	O
April	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
during	O
Summer	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth-top-grossing	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
on	O
the	O
monthly	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
in	O
November	O
1985	O
,	O
when	O
each	O
cabinet	O
was	O
selling	O
for	O
about	O
$	O
2,400	O
and	O
earning	O
an	O
average	O
coin	O
drop	O
revenue	O
of	O
$200	O
per	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
in	O
route/street	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
home	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
floppy	O
disk	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
SPA	O
)	O
in	O
July	O
1987	O
for	O
sales	O
above	O
100,000	O
units	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
Award	O
"	O
for	O
over	O
250,000	O
sales	O
in	O
February	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
a	O
"	O
Diamond	O
Award	O
"	O
for	O
sales	O
above	O
500,000	O
units	O
in	O
January	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
"	O
Diamond	O
Award	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
SPA	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
best-selling	B-Application
computer	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Where	B-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
World	I-Device
Is	I-Device
Carmen	I-Device
Sandiego	I-Device
?	I-Device
)	O
</s>
<s>
opined	O
that	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
electrifying	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
entertaining	O
action-strategy	O
test	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
is	O
steep	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
when	O
the	O
joysticks	B-Device
are	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
two	O
practiced	O
gamers	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
games	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
computer	O
screen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
inspired	O
numerous	O
martial	O
arts	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
karate	B-Application
and	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
games	O
attempting	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Player	O
vs	O
Player	O
edition	O
of	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
allow	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
influenced	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Konami	O
's	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Beam	O
Software	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Tobias	O
cited	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
as	O
the	O
primary	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
began	O
taking	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
counterfeit	O
arcade	B-Application
manufacturers	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
later	O
brought	O
suit	O
against	O
Epyx	O
alleging	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
for	O
its	O
1986	O
game	O
World	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
was	O
again	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
case	O
,	O
Capcom	O
U.S.A.	O
Inc	O
.	O
v	O
.	O
Data	O
East	O
Corp.	O
,	O
in	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
defence	O
over	O
Capcom	O
's	O
allegations	O
of	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
plagiarizing	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
