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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Amiga Karate	Eidersoft (Paradox)	1987
Karate King	Kingsoft	1987	[22]
Ninja Mission	Mastertronic (Sculptured Software)	1987	He walks alone: NINJA in the land of death. His timeless quest: to rescue the Princess Di-Di. pearl of the Orient, who is a prisoner in the Palace of Pearls. And he must gather idols she has dropped to prove his worth. As well as fists of thunder and feet of iron NINJA is granted weapons: a slashing Samurai sword, spinning death stars and a throwing dagger. But these weapons are also given to his fierce evil Ninia opponents who guard the doorways and the idols. As he rises through the levels his opponents multiply, his strength drains but his resolution grows. NINJA: It blasts the black belt off all other martial arts games!!* [186]* [182]* [77]* [57]*** [52]
Thai Boxing	Anco	1987	Combines fast and furious action of Karate and lethal punches of Boxing. 6 spectacular backdrops. 1 or 2 players.
The Karate Kid Part II	Microdeal	1987
The Way of the Little Dragon	Axxiom;reLINE Software (Parsec Software)	1987
International Karate +	System 3 (Software Studios)	1988	[85]* [1]* [52]***I never played a karate game better than International Karate+, and I still think it's the king. Archer Maclean did all versions of games himself.
Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death	Paragon Software (Three Rivers Software)	1988
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony	Origin Systems (MicroMagic)	1988
Street Fighter	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1988	These are the streets. And there are no rules when you do battle here. STREETFIGHTER is strictly survival of the fittest against 8 of the baddest dudes from around the world. Watch out for flying scissor kicks, lethal Ninja weapons, and other evil tricks. Block their attacks while you counter with jabs and roundhouse kicks. Don't drop your guard cause these guys aren't just b-b-b-b-bad. They're "Bad to the Bone."* [97]* [83]* [2]* [80]* [83]* [4]* [76]* [33]* [57]* [22]* [1]* [52]*** [47]
Bangkok Knights	System 3 (Soft Culture)	1989	BANGKOKKNIGHTS From the humble peasant farmers of Thailand came one of the world's most devastating forms of combat, Thai Boxing — the fastest, meanest and most exciting full contact sport in the world of martial arts. In this unique simulation of Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) you must fight your way from the cliff ledge above your village, through the jungle and into the streets of Bangkok. Only after defeating all the street-wise opponents will you be granted the right to fight in the famous Lumpini stadium, here you will encounter the greatest exponents of the sport, the Bangkok Knights. By using unique and innovative programming techniques you will have to combat the largest, cartoon-like, animated characters ever seen and with the action set against eight way smooth scrolling backgrounds plus state of the art music and digitised sound effects. But beware, the Bangkok Knights are not known for their chivalry. They will often surprise you with comical cheat moves and you might die laughing.* [142]* [99]* [33]* [102]* [23]* [83]* [22]* [52]
Chambers of Shaolin	Thalion;Grandslam (Thalion)	1989	In the first part of this game, you will have to train your character in the various chambers of Shaolin. Each exercise, which includes balancing on trees, kicking a pendulum and dodging objects coming towards you, will improve your skills like stamina and strength. The better you do in the chambers, the easier it will be for you in part two. Part two is a more traditional 2D fighting game where you have to advance from level to level by beating your opponents up.* [23]* [49]* [102]* [33]* [83]* [22]*** [52]
Chinese Karate	Turtle Byte	1989	Chinese Karate is a one vs. one fighter. Like the title suggests, the fights are restricted to hand-to-hand combat as well as flying kicks. The game consists of a tournament with six fights in which the player, in the role of the combatant with the white robe, battles against an opponent dressed in red. The goal of each fight is to bring the opponent's health bar to zero before the own health runs out. If no fighter manages to KO the enemy after two rounds of 99 seconds, the guy with the most remaining health wins. Each fight takes place in another area with a new background image and progresses in difficulty. Between fights the player gets to engage in a bonus game in which items, e.g. flying balls or vases, have to be destroyed for bonus points.* [102]* [33]
Human Killing Machine	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1989
Windwalker	Origin Systems (Micro Magic)	1989
Budokan: The Martial Spirit	Electronic Arts	1990	Martial arts meets graphic arts! The most fluid, detailed, and realistic graphics ever designed for a computer game. Authentic Japanese/Okinawan martial arts - all arts and weapons based on real life. Extensively researched and developed by qualified martial artists. Plus more...* [23]* [97]* [105]* [24]* [99]* [17]* [49]* [106]* [102]* [23]* [33]* [22]* [1]* [52]*** [37]
Oriental Games	MicroStyle	1990
Panza Kick Boxing	Loriciel (Futura)	1990	Best of the Best Championship Karate is a realistic fighting game. After you choose your fighter for his parameters (strength, stamina and resistance), you can choose from 55 different moves. You can now train your fighter at a gym before the real fights. To master the game, one must alternate training and fights, as training improves stamina, strength and resistance. Be careful, losing a fight reduces those parameters, so you have to be ready before getting in the ring!* [23]* [142]* [118]* [49]* [23]* [106]* [105]* [102]* [33]Best of the Best [22] [22]* [37]* [37]*A very good reality-based kickboxing game. This game was endorsed by a (somewhat) famous French kickboxer from the 80s, Andre Panza. It features a multitude of moves (35+), a training section, and a great control system. Combined with some excellent (for its day) captured animation of Andre Panza, this all makes the game very enjoyable. Note that the renamed Megadrive/Genesis cart is easier to play due to the three-button joypads!
Full Contact	Team17	1991

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