The Karate Kid adapts the John G. Avildsen film on LJN NES with Daniel LaRusso learning Miyagi-Do karate to win the All Valley championships. The representation chains platform and fixed pattern combat with technique learning in a sport film license formula. Criticized for its gap with the film, curiosity of the 8 bit LJN catalog.
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Fighting1 player7+
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Adaptation of the Karate Kid film. Published by LJN, released in 1987 in the United States. Daniel-san strings together tournaments and bonus stages, breaking boards and catching flies. NES exclusive.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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An NES adaptation of the Karate Kid film published by LJN in 1987, an NES exclusive never ported elsewhere. The game itself carries the middling reputation typical of LJN licensed titles, yet nostalgia tied to the film sustains interest. Its distinctiveness lies in the gap between a tiny loose value and a very high sealed price, a sign of scarcity among sealed copies rather than gameplay desirability, common for Hollywood licences of the era.
