King of Karate

Pyromania · 16 April 2002, 00:39

Opalvision used to claim this was the worlds first true 24bit game. Does it really require an Opalvision card to run or can someone upload a version to the zone that works with WinUAE?

andreas · 02 November 2002, 01:38

This game would interest me too.

I've just tried to set up a HDF for this game, but I only got a black screen. You might be right: without an OpalVision board this game might not work at all. But let the experts speak first.

Anyway, it could really be that the ONLY version available is the one requiring an OpalVision board, for it was issued to do a sort of promotion for that OV hardware board available back then. For on Aminet, there's an A4000 fix available, and in the readme you can clearly read "requires the OpalVision Main Board"!

I don't even know what the particular characteristics of this main board actually were...

Akira · 02 November 2002, 01:38

Perhaps someone can crack it to let the game run on any RTG screenmode!!!

I'm interested as much in King of Karate as I am in the supposedly brilliant OpalPaint!

Twistin'Ghost · 02 November 2002, 04:37

I have an OpalVision board in my A2000, but I really don't care for it. I want system-friendly 24-bit, which OV doesn't do. OpalPaint I got used to and did lots of stuff with it, but without 2megs of chip, you are limited to lores 24-bit editing, which is a shame.

Surely someone can hack KoK to bypass calls to the OV board and use RTG instead. Finger crossed, anyway!

Akira · 02 November 2002, 06:01

Quote:

Originally posted by Twistin'Ghost
Surely someone can hack KoK to bypass calls to the OV board and use RTG instead. Finger crossed, anyway!

Since you have it.. Is it worth the hassle?

Frootloop · 02 November 2002, 08:32

Does anybody have any screenshots of this game? I always thought it sounded cool but never got to see it.

Twistin'Ghost · 02 November 2002, 11:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
Since you have it.. Is it worth the hassle?

Well, I vaguely remember looking at the game back when the OpalVision board was first released. It was cool, the mere novelty of seeing a 24-bit game, but I can't even remember what the game looked like. I can't even remember how it played. And I never played it again beyond that one-time look, so that doesn't appear to be too promising.

On the other hand, a brilliant graphic artist I used to work with (The Tapeworm) also acquired an Opal board close to the same time I did and he loved the game. And he was very good at games, too. It could be that I was so caught up in my BBS and that there was no interest in the game for my users that kept it from my memory.

In any case, my copy is with my original disks which have yet to ariive here (and it's not installed on my HD, either). Sorry...I'm not much help here at all, I know.

utri007 · 01 August 2006, 13:56

answer four years old thread

King of karate can be downloaded here

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/opalvision

Would it be possible to crack it ? so that it wouldn't require opalvision board ?

utri007 · 01 August 2006, 20:23

Seems that game graphiks are 640x256 24bit

It doesn't load without opalvision board

could somebody crack this ?

I can upload it to zone if you want to, archive is allready updatet and installed

It needs one assign karatedat: to installation directory in this case karate:

kriz · 01 August 2006, 21:49

Nice find

But very special hardware requirements...

utri007 · 01 August 2006, 22:42

I'm quite sure that game itself doesn't require opalvision board, it's somekind of copy protection.

Slayer · 02 August 2006, 09:00

I have two copies of this game and two OV boards and buggered if I know what the game even looked like...

I remember generating many VistaPro animations and playing them through the animation program... even used widescreen to boost the fps...

those were the good ol days

Adderly · 02 August 2006, 13:50

I have 3 different versions of this game uploaded to the zone. One set is from Tosec and marked as bad [b], 2 are non Tosec and maybe work.
It would be nice if someone could test them and reply if they work. I've seen there is a readme on the disk 1 with install instructions. Have fun!

utri007 · 02 August 2006, 18:42

just to install game, it's used to conver graphics.

??

I've uploaded zone installed game, with opal.library and latest update to game.

If some could chec would it be possible "crack it"

DrBong · 02 August 2006, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by utri007

I'm quite sure that game itself doesn't require opalvision board, it's somekind of copy protection.

Possible but probably unlikely. I imagine the game is hard coded to use the Opalvision board......a bit like some games and apps are hard coded for use on certain gfx cards or with particular gfx software (i.e. CyberGraphX OR Picasso 96, but not both). Unfortunately the Opalvision card does not have any CyberGraphX or Picasso 96 driver, which will probably make the task of "cracking" it so much harder, even if only for emulation purposes. I don't fancy that anyone would want to knock up a Picasso 96 driver or write a wrapper just for this one game. Now it's over to the crackers...........

AMike · 25 January 2009, 23:50

Below you can see some screenshots made by Evillord68 from a1k.org.

http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread....ht=King+Karate

AMike · 25 January 2009, 23:57

Here are the pics.

26 January 2009, 00:32

I have moved the thread, now it´s visible for unregistered users.

DDNI · 26 January 2009, 00:35

So how does the game look in motion? How does it play?

Only one way to find out - Youtube movie please!!

26 January 2009, 00:39

It looks very nice in motion, i will make a movie in the next time.

16 April 2002, 00:39	#1
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,798	King of Karate Opalvision used to claim this was the worlds first true 24bit game. Does it really require an Opalvision card to run or can someone upload a version to the zone that works with WinUAE?

02 November 2002, 08:32	#6
Frootloop Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada, Eh Posts: 167	Screenshots? Does anybody have any screenshots of this game? I always thought it sounded cool but never got to see it.

01 August 2006, 13:56	#8
utri007 mä vaan Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 699	allways fun :) answer four years old thread King of karate can be downloaded here http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/opalvision Would it be possible to crack it ? so that it wouldn't require opalvision board ?

01 August 2006, 20:23	#9
utri007 mä vaan Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 699	I downloaded it Seems that game graphiks are 640x256 24bit It doesn't load without opalvision board could somebody crack this ? I can upload it to zone if you want to, archive is allready updatet and installed It needs one assign karatedat: to installation directory in this case karate:

01 August 2006, 22:42	#11
utri007 mä vaan Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 699	cracking I'm quite sure that game itself doesn't require opalvision board, it's somekind of copy protection. Last edited by utri007; 02 August 2006 at 00:18.

02 November 2002, 01:38	#2
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 5,858	This game would interest me too. I've just tried to set up a HDF for this game, but I only got a black screen. You might be right: without an OpalVision board this game might not work at all. But let the experts speak first. Anyway, it could really be that the ONLY version available is the one requiring an OpalVision board, for it was issued to do a sort of promotion for that OV hardware board available back then. For on Aminet, there's an A4000 fix available, and in the readme you can clearly read "requires the OpalVision Main Board"! I don't even know what the particular characteristics of this main board actually were...

02 November 2002, 01:38	#3
Akira Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: New York Posts: 19,045	Perhaps someone can crack it to let the game run on any RTG screenmode!!! I'm interested as much in King of Karate as I am in the supposedly brilliant OpalPaint!

02 November 2002, 04:37	#4
Twistin'Ghost Give up the ghost Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: U$A Age: 27 Posts: 4,662	I have an OpalVision board in my A2000, but I really don't care for it. I want system-friendly 24-bit, which OV doesn't do. OpalPaint I got used to and did lots of stuff with it, but without 2megs of chip, you are limited to lores 24-bit editing, which is a shame. Surely someone can hack KoK to bypass calls to the OV board and use RTG instead. Finger crossed, anyway!

01 August 2006, 21:49	#10
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 35 Posts: 2,371	Nice find But very special hardware requirements...

02 August 2006, 09:00	#12
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 50 Posts: 695	I have two copies of this game and two OV boards and buggered if I know what the game even looked like... I remember generating many VistaPro animations and playing them through the animation program... even used widescreen to boost the fps... those were the good ol days

02 August 2006, 13:50	#13
Adderly [Satan^God] Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 701	I have 3 different versions of this game uploaded to the zone. One set is from Tosec and marked as bad [b], 2 are non Tosec and maybe work. It would be nice if someone could test them and reply if they work. I've seen there is a readme on the disk 1 with install instructions. Have fun!

02 August 2006, 18:42	#14
utri007 mä vaan Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 699	King of karate requires opal.library just to install game, it's used to conver graphics. ?? I've uploaded zone installed game, with opal.library and latest update to game. If some could chec would it be possible "crack it"

25 January 2009, 23:50	#16
AMike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: near Vienna/Austria Posts: 115	Below you can see some screenshots made by Evillord68 from a1k.org. http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread....ht=King+Karate Last edited by AMike; 26 January 2009 at 19:28.

25 January 2009, 23:57	#17
AMike Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: near Vienna/Austria Posts: 115	Here are the pics. Attached Thumbnails

26 January 2009, 00:32	#18
Evillord68 Posts: n/a	I have moved the thread, now it´s visible for unregistered users.

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26 January 2009, 00:35	#19
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 43 Posts: 5,167	So how does the game look in motion? How does it play? Only one way to find out - Youtube movie please!!

26 January 2009, 00:39	#20
Evillord68 Posts: n/a	It looks very nice in motion, i will make a movie in the next time.

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