The Karate Kid (NES) Playthrough

[@eddied203]

As a kid I loved this game . The opening music always got me hyped lol

[@futurofracaso]

X2

[@selman-rn9qn]

00:56 it was wonderful song

[@danr2652]

Yes. A game that you must Keep for your correction.

[@artoabraham1501]

I was addicted to this game. I used to wake up early and finish this game before class. Thanks for bringing back those great memories.

[@robbiestockman8285]

I'll never forget the scene in "The Karate Kid Part II" during the typhoon when Daniel slaughters every bird in sight! What a great film!

[@sandrosoler4275]

Or fought so many enemies along the way

[@HardcoreRGProdigyXTR]

At least you get to rescue the trapped girl atop the tower at the end, for sure!

[@AmisAngelstreams]

It'll be in the special editions

[@prestochange-oh9243]

Why do you think it is called the " crane kick"? Wasnt because he looked posed like a crane, it was because daniel was a bird kicker!

[@sonartech7721]

My mom and grandmother were queens of buying me and my cousins horrid NES games but I don’t even remember this one. Seen the movie 32 billion times but never had this.

[@scottkamps1270]

Two interesting notes: 1. The ice block challenge uses your current health as the power meter. So if you showed up with barely any health(I came in with two bars once), you won't break any blocks, period. 2. If you fail to catch any flies in the chopstick catch challenge, a fly will land on Daniel's nose. Was an amusing moment during a frustrating time.

[@asteroido]

One of the best games i play! Good times... I remember the birds and woods flying with the strong wind at second stage. Watch this make my day better.

[@rjcupid]

“Man who catch fly with chopstick, accomplish anything.” “Man who beat LJN NES games also accomplish anything.” - Mr. Miyagi

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

RIP

[@bigduke5902]

I beat this game when I was eight, man

[@justanadams9430]

I had it when I was a kid and I beat it.

[@MadRespectTV]

BRILLIANT comment lol

[@rayray8917]

I had it when I was 7 I remember almost breaking it in half

[@ghostlover951]

In the 1980s and 1990s, purchasing a new Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) or Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game was a unique and memorable experience. The physical game box, still wrapped in its original packaging, held a tangible sense of excitement and anticipation. This tactile experience, now largely replaced by digital downloads, is fondly remembered by many gamers.

[@funnyguyx31]

Agreed 100%

[@dominicpaul1]

If you're not AI, you're one really weird dude. Nobody on planet Earth talks like that RoboDrone😊

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

We also had no clue if the game was good or not as the majority of the games sucked.

[@ghostlover951]

@dominicpaul1 The fact that you find people with an expanded vocabulary weird says a lot about you.

[@nosearches8340]

My dad used to take me to rent a new game every week from video 99 or blockbuster I miss those days This game was one of my fav back then too

[@feiwong3634]

The 9ft referee is the spotlight in the tournament, what a monster.

[@NintendoComplete]

That's a Pre-Hogwarts Hagrid right there

[@NintendoComplete]

The Karate Kid feels like a busted version of Kung Fu. Poor LaRusso just can't catch a break, can he?

[@nickbuis3307]

I got that same feeling with the similarities to Kung Fu

[@vgaoct91]

Like I said with that MLB game that Atlus commissioned for LJN, I wouldn't let even the Karate Kid make me shy away from the former company. After all, they would go on to make some pretty influential and fun JRPGs.

[@Dorian_Scott]

It really does. Even Vigilante on the Sega Master System was better than this.

[@9b8ll]

Yeah this game was disappointing. 😞

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

A busted version of Kung Fu?! I disagree completely.

[@jdk050507]

Can anyone honestly tell me there was anything better than gathering at someone's house on a snow day to play nintendo for hours on end?

[@dragonfireny]

There's a typhoon going on, and Daniel is stopping every 50 feet or so, to play mini games! Focus Daniel. The flies aren't important right now

[@ToroBullOne]

Ahh yes, the iconic final battle between Daniel and Chozen.... on Mars. I remember that.

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

Chozen in the tv show is awsome

[@TheJat36]

with 70 other guys

[@LovelyRottweiler-nn5ot]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@az_esteemed]

Classic LJN and enemies tossing themselves into the drink. Never gets old.

[@hueysharapova7175]

LJN is a publisher

[@hueysharapova7175]

@@reenthemonkaS Ok buddy one more time. You have a printing press. I pay you to publish a book. Are you reading it to make sure its good, or are you taking the money and printing the book?

[@jenshub523]

Bought this game with my own money as a kid. I was so excited. Loved using the NES Max controller for it. Good times.

[@evanhanley6437]

I actually enjoyed playing this game. It was decent for the time. Loved the music, how faithful it is to the movies and the graphics. Hated the last level though. Took so many tries.

[@VahanNisanian]

AVGN: It's like coming out of a brutal fight, being the winner, but achieving nothing for all your troubles, just a bunch of bloody bruises and broken bones. It's just not worth it. And so began the AVGN's 15-year quest to review all LJN games, which came to an end last Christmas.

[@JDjade1]

The only thing I miss from these Karate Kid NES playthroughs is when Daniel fails to break even one ice block on the Ice Block Break.

[@birdbathd1918]

Wow-- That intro music brings back some seriously deep nostalgic vibes from the late 80s when I was a young boy. Thank you for the memories.

[@sammysoul]

I haven’t played this since around 1990. Unfortunately I never completed the game. Brings back so many memories 💙

[@daltonlm7]

This game is so much nostalgic for me, cose it was the third cartridge that i had in my early like as a kid gamer. First Super Mario, of course, second Ye Ar Kung Fu and Karate Kid was the third. And man, since i used to play it daily, i was quite good on it, even in the minigames. I wasnt only good, i used to play beautifully it. Every pice of background brings me a feel of nostalgia hard to explain.

[@भवानीशंकर-ट1व]

❤❤❤

[@danfox4814]

I wish Cobra Kai would show the flashback where Daniel is being assaulted by an army during a hurricane, and them he stops by the dock and changes his clothes in order to practice his Drum Technique with the hammer blade of doom.

[@Dynaman21]

Presumably ending with his wife calling bullshit on the whole thing before reaching for more wine.

[@spiritchild9101]

Great game back in the day. Really captured the magic of Karate Kid 2. The graphics are what they are. You had to use your imagination back then.

[@silentrage8961]

They were basic arcade graphics for the time. Imagination was needed more with the Pong consoles and their knockoffs, Atari VCS(2600), Intellivision, Vetrex...

[@michaelbull4344]

I had this game when I was 7 I remember my mom buying it for me at the supermarket in Boston I was so happy

[@Torus202]

I beat this game once about 30 years ago and never played it since. This has got to be the hardest game I've ever beaten. Just watching it again years later brings back all that stress.

[@PSTA]

i remember renting this game and passing it that same night! Good times!

[@UnkleRonnie]

This game was the Great Value version of Double Dragon 🐉

[@warrenroberts8658]

Great game plays very similar to Kung Fu but that typhoon stage is hard as nails!👍🕹🎮

[@Vitriol-Divergent]

I remember wanting to like this game so bad in my childhood and hating every second of it.

[@gilbertbotello830]

Conquered this game many times

[@thecalikitchen]

Typhoon level was the end of the game for most of us

[@dylancooper3690]

Yeah, in the movie, Daniel never had backwards-flying birds and debris constantly hitting him in the face.

[@peterscarfe3145]

That swinging axe scene was brilliant daniel son you oright

[@timnevinger5056]

Cool to see this. Missed this one as a kid. Looks too easy though. Cool to see it now.

[@Pumpking1984]

oh wow I've never seen this game. I bet this is going to be amazing

[@MaddMountains]

Man, those "The End" endings always bring a tear to my eye.

[@edwardgaines6561]

"Mr. Miyagi, what brings you to the Jiggly Room?" "Quite honestly, the Jiggly!" 😆

[@MusicInMe754]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture, as well! 👍

[@edwardgaines6561]

@@MusicInMe754 Yessir. Al Bundy for President!

[@BoomStick1]

That flying hammer was a nightmare.

[@PoppaBearandBabyBear.-be5jz]

The song at beginning still always the best no matter how bad the game was

[@jeremysears4263]

I finally beat this game 2 years after its release

[@Garrysullivanjones]

I still can’t finish 16 bit Battletoads 30 years after first trying. That hover bike race is insane

[@AARONH85]

What a complete bad ass fighting in a typhoon

[@DaLightGod]

This game was so fun as a kid. Good memories

[@ericjanssen6265]

I like how you basically run around Okinawa kicking everyone in the face or balls. It has been forever since I played this.

[@KTJohnsonkidThunder]

I totally LOVED this game. I used to be so good at it, but these days, not so much. I HATED the Swinging Hammer bonus stage. TBH, this is one of LJN's best during the NES days. Atlus is definitely a great company given they were responsible for developing this game.

[@tiepilot1217]

Looks like the whole island is after Daniel San…also he’s pretty ruthless towards those poor birds

[@JamesCline-yy8pm]

I miss my childhood this was the best

[@SledgeNE]

I love the classic movies.

[@GetLostGames1]

I love this game!

[@Drewwhenderson]

I Love classic Nintendo

[@FortniteDad39]

I never realized it was LISA SIMPSON who Daniel saved in the typhoon!!!

[@emperorwang0861]

Tournament rounds are very reminiscent of the arcade game Karate Champ!

[@bigpun4780]

Daniel got them knife boots

[@Larsgman]

I remember this game. When I would fail the bonus stage i always felt that i needed to be more like daniel san and had to tap into my inner karate power hidden deep inside to overcome the challenge

[@sylasDC]

Nicely done I thought it would be a little longer and a little bit more one-on-one fighting. Like the first challenge

[@MazzaMedia_]

8 Bit Music sounds more intense than the movies soundtrack itself… which had moments of extreme intensity! 😂

[@YukaTakeuchiFan]

Ah well, at least we'd get a good Karate Kid(-adjacent) game about 30+ years later :3

[@sligacheese6470]

Rented this one a few times. ❤️👍😎 cross between Rambo and kung fu.

[@bofo85]

Ah yes, I remember the scene in Karate Kid Part 2 when Daniel is attacked by birds during the storm

[@RonaldJohnson-y3k]

I enjoy most nintendo games

[@randallcunninghamjr.9270]

I remember this like it was yesterday! I also defeated the game but not as good as-in this video but I totally remember miyagi speaking at the end.

[@naasj3226]

This is much harder than it looks

[@SteadyEddie1983]

This one takes me back. I've actually beaten it, but I could never understand how to do the bonus stages

[@aklestinec]

Chozen defeated with the crane kick. Never fails.

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

This was actually one of LJN's better games on the NES👍

[@groowanderer]

I love the old school idea of a "map" 😂

[@nicholashughes4342]

Like how they have him dressed in the same clothes as the movie,as you go through the game, be blessed all in Jesus shalom

[@SLICK8116]

That kick though ❤

[@primekiller5729]

That ref was huge!

[@taxthechurches946]

Rocks that roll uphill and downhill..

[@joeydemitro8976]

I HAD KARATE KID BEFORE TOO AND IT WAS FUN TOO

[@NicoEl119]

I was 6 yrs old when this came out. I swear i thought it was the coolest shyt ever....Maybe jusr because it was the game to one of my favorite movies.

[@Dorian_Scott]

Gotta love how it's called *_"Karate Kid"_* but it's _clearly_ based on the 2nd movie. I mean, it starts of at the karate tournament (just like the movie), then you're in Okinawa (just like the movie) and you fight the final boss at a bon odori festival (Just. Like. The movie!).

[@danielmoore8695]

Isn't the catching flies with chopsticks from the first movie though? Plus the fighting in the tournament was from the first movie

[@figment1988]

@@danielmoore8695 yes. Stage 1 is based on the epilogue of Karate Kid 1. Of course the game skips when Mr. Miyagi humiliates Kreese and teaches Daniel a crucial lesson - "For a person with no forgiveness in his heart, living is a far worse punishment than death".

[@bigduke5902]

Woof, this is a real bad one. It was among the first games I ever rented, I beat it the night I brought it home, and it never got rented again. You're 100% correct about progress being based on the luck of the draw (or where and how enemies regenerate). I was only vaguely aware of the movie through the osmosis of pop culture, but I guess that's all you really needed to understand each and every one of the elements is takes from it. Kung Fu is a timeless classic that is every bit as fun today as it was when it was brand new. This is a waste!

[@jasomcox]

a poor ending for a hard game

[@Dt.1.KENOBI]

Im convinced that for every World of Warcraft kid that tried to shove his controller YOU KNOW WHERE out of anger...theres 2 from Karate Kid.

[@michaela6147]

Daniel- San? Lol😂

[@Lj-md9ng]

Bring back memories

[@michaelzoran]

12 Minutes of entertainment. Games like this were the ones that were a waste of $50 "Buying" and also a waste of $3 to "Rent" them.

[@bigcdadon30]

Man I remember trying to play this as a 8yr old with my 6yr old cousin damn game kept freezing because it was hot so we put it in the freezer good times😂😂

[@cgn833]

I never got passed the tournament screen didn’t know there was more

[@adamrenfrow]

Very underrated game.

[@jasonmountain4643]

oh, beginner ruck!

[@NJ_Trekkie]

This game drove me crazy

[@The4thLetter]

One of the hardest Nintendo games ever.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

The good old days 👍

[@xwf1000v3]

Never played this but it is good timing since I’m 2 weeks, Cobra Kai comes out for Season 5 on Netflix.

[@freddyvidz]

It does?!?

[@xwf1000v3]

@@freddyvidz you didn’t know that dude?! SERIOUSLY?! It has been all over media posts for a few days.

[@freddyvidz]

@@xwf1000v3 I’m not on social media

[@figment1988]

And the upcoming Cobra Kai 2 game.

[@Nicksolo85]

The Quarter match opponent should've been either Tommy or Dutch, the semi final match should've been Bobby (despite what went on in the movie) & the final match should've been Johnny Lawrence. I feel like that would've just made more sense. I've played this game via an emulator years ago & I bought a used NES last month & I found a used copy of this game yesterday, which I played last night before going to bed. I got pretty close to the end of level 4, but got knocked into a pit & got a game over. I found 2/3 of the mini games simple enough, despite failing. If you guessed that the hammer mini game was the hardest for me... You are correct. Imagine if this game would've been based on the original 1984 movie & then came this game, but called The Karate Kid II & then they made a game based on The Karate Kid III for at least the NES & then finally, a Next Karate Kid video game for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis & maybe even NES as well.

[@pedromarteina5214]

Man the memories 💙

[@_Majoras]

playing this game you'll find out: one minute its easy as hell. the next second its the toughest game ever made! 🤣

[@jackmehoff9595]

The first sign of trouble was that LJN text on title screen.

[@KenMasters.]

How *The Karate Kid* (NES) should've been made: • Make all three games each based on Parts I, II & III. • Faithfully reenact every scene 8-bit style. • Have Nariyoshi Miyagi playable in some missions, and as a cheat code. • Develop it as an Action-Adventure RPG that plays like a cross between *Final Fantasy* (during story-adventure sequences) and *Renegade* (during batter-encounter sequences).

[@FG-bn3qq]

Is the bonus stage music supposed to be the song from the ice breaking scene? lol

[@sheflashedus]

i forgot about the deleted scenes in karate kid 2 when danial-san went to mars

[@tysonthomas7094]

This game was straight up like the game Kung Fu!

[@stephenchase2537]

This game gets too hard for the playthrough of exactly 12 minutes: and 09 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!

[@superpan218]

_L-J-N!_ _L-J-N!_ _They're the source of all our pain!_ Bonus points to anybody who get the reference.

[@dimviesel]

Front kick….got it!

[@biglowe4776]

Can you imagine, there is some dude going for the record in this game of chop stick caught flies

[@biglowe4776]

On NES hardware, dude is going for the record

[@antrxw7041]

Used to play this. Kirby adventures. RBI baseball. (Black cartridge) final fantasy 1. Robocop. Star tropics. Super mario 3. This racing game with red car I can't think of. Yes all rare games. Played at my grandma's house late 90s. Sad part of my story is I sold all these games and now I see their worth and it sucks

[@cmonman7664]

"Daniel-San" Huh, I always thought from the movies he was saying Daniel-Son. But searched it and it is actually San=Mr.

[@jasonk795]

Boot to the head, boot to the head.

[@synthoelectro]

kicking butt... and taking names.