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Karate (Atari 2600)
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Karate is a video game for the Atari 2600
produced by Ultravision
and released by that company and later by Froggo. Designed by black belt
Joseph Amelio, the game was released in late 1982 for NTSC systems. The Froggo release is more widely available and better known, so many sources miscredit Karate as an original Froggo title. Karate is widely considered to be one of the worst Atari 2600 games of all time.
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
produced by Ultravision
UltraVision
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and released by that company and later by Froggo. Designed by black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
Joseph Amelio, the game was released in late 1982 for NTSC systems. The Froggo release is more widely available and better known, so many sources miscredit Karate as an original Froggo title. Karate is widely considered to be one of the worst Atari 2600 games of all time.