History VideoGame / TheKarateKid

* SturgeonsLaw: This game could've been better if more thought and effort was put into its design. Such as lessening the difficulty, changing the controls, and making it longer. Based in some interviews with some Japanese programmers of the game, they weren't really interested in developing this game too much, since it was intended to be released in the U.S. only and not in Japan.

%% * WhenAllElseFailsGoRight

* NintendoHard: The very reason for the game's notorious reputation.

* RespawningEnemies: Chozen's goons will always respawn after a few seconds or when they're scrolled off the screen.
** Designer Imposed Cap: Only two enemies can be on-screen as any more than that would've made the game [[UnwinnableByDesign almost impossible]].
* SturgeonsLaw: This game could've been better if more thought and effort was put into its design. Such as lessening the difficulty, changing the controls, and making it longer.
** Based in some interviews with some Japanese programmers of the game, they weren't really interested in developing this game too much, since it was intended to be released in the U.S. only and not in Japan.

* ZeroEffortBoss: The boss of Stage 3 is a little girl stuck on the bell tower. Rescue her to complete the level.
** If you don't rescue the little girl immediately, Chozen and his goons will show up and constantly attack you until you do the good deed.

This game was reviewed by ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' in Episode 3 of his series.

** Averted in the first level where you can simply just kick every opponent and never take damage.
* LetsPlay: Danny of WebVideo/GameGrumps went through this game [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH1_qqUTs4M like it was almost nothing]].
** [=WiiGuy309=] of [=ST2K=] beat the game [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h5Fc8D5Hss almost a year before Danny did]] but the accomplishment went largely unrecognized due to the channel's obscurity.

** Based in some interviews with some Japanese programmers of the game, they weren't really interested in developing this game too much, since it was intented to be released in the U.S. only and not in Japan.

* WhenAllElseFailsGoRight

''The Karate Kid'' is a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on Parts I and II of the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid'', developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} and published by Creator/LJNToys in November 1987. This game is reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd in his third episode.

''The Karate Kid'' was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on Parts I and II of the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid'', that was developed by {{Atlus}} and published by Creator/LJNToys in November 1987. This game was reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd in his third episode.

* '''NintendoHard''': The very reason for the game's notorious reputation.

* '''SturgeonsLaw''': This game could've been better if more thought and effort was put into its design. Such as lessening the difficulty, changing the controls, and making it longer.

''The Karate Kid'' was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on Parts I and II of the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid'', that was developed by {{Atlus}} and published by LJNToys in November 1987. This game was reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd in his third episode.

** Danny of WebVideo/GameGrumps set the record straight once and for all: This game is impossibly hard for kids but easy for adults.

* PhallicWeapon: A special enemy that only appears in the last stage attacks you by holding a spear at crotch level. He even pushes and pulls the spear quickly back and forth to complete the illusion that "he is jerking off".

* NoExportForYou: Inverted: Despise being programmed in Japan, the game was not released there. Not that the programmers or the Japanese audience cared about the game anyways.

''The Karate Kid'' was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on Parts I and II of the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid'', that was developed by {{Atlus}} and published by LJNToys in November 1987. This game was reviewed by WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd in his second episode.

''The Karate Kid'' was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on Parts I and II of the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid'', that was developed by {{Atlus}} and published by LJNToys in November 1987.

* TheAngryVideoGameNerd: This game was reviewed in his second episode.

** If you don't rescue the little girl immediately, Chozen and his goons will show up and constantly attack you until you do the good deed.

''The Karate Kid'' was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES, based on the movie ''Film/TheKarateKid Part II'', that was developed by {{Atlus}} and published by LJNToys in November 1987.

The Karate Kid was a side-scrolling action fighting game for the NES that was developed by Atlus and published by LJN in November 1987.