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This is pretty cool! Randomly came across this tidbit, regarding one of my favorite Apple II games: "While Karateka only takes up Side A, Side B contains a copy
by 33degrees 8y ago
This is pretty cool! Randomly came across this tidbit, regarding one of my favorite Apple II games: "While Karateka only takes up Side A, Side B contains a copy of the game modified to play upside-down. According to Jordan Mechner, this was a practical joke by Brøderbund so tech support could have the delight of telling someone that their game was upside-down because...they put the disc in upside-down. Duh."
- bitwize 8y agoI wonder if that's where he got the idea to flip the map in one level (was it 7?) of Prince of Persia...
- ashleyn 8y agoYou can tell Brøderbund was a small company at the time because they weren't actively designing the product around avoiding tech support calls.
- cableshaft 8y agoWere you aware that Mechner released an ebook that was basically a compilation of his journals while he developed Karateka? Considering it's one of your favorite Apple II games, you might find it interesting. I did just as a game developer. I never even heard of the game, I think I ran into it because he did the same with Prince of Persia. It's called "The Making of Karateka". You can find it on Amazon. (Also "The Making of Prince of Persia")
- 33degrees 8y agoThanks, I'll check that out!