{{Template:Quote|"The key to karate, as in all other things, is rhythm. <br>Now, let us throw some stuff at you for you to punch.|Karate Man Description}}{{Template:Game-Nav
{{About|the short version of [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] from [[Rhythm Tengoku]]|the [[Karate Man Returns!|long version]] also in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
'''Karate Man''' (カラテ家 Karateka) is a variation of [[Karate Man (GBA)|Karate Man]] from [[Rhythm Tengoku]] that appears in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]. It is the first game that is played. In this game, you are playing as [[Karate Joe]] who must punch the flying objects off-screen The game scenery is pink with light-pink circles.
|explain=The key to karate, as in all other<br>things, is rhythm. Now, let us throw<br>some stuff at you for you to punch.}}
{{Nihongo|Karate Man|カラテ<ruby>家<rt>か</rt></ruby>|Karateka}} is the 1st [[Rhythm Game]] of [[Honeybee Land]] (1st overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The long version, [[Karate Man Returns!]], appears in Stage 1 of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and [[Honeybee Tower]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Karateka 2]], appears in Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
The game revolves around Karate Joe punching objects. As objects fly by the character, the player must press A to punch them off-screen.
The game revolves around [[Karate Joe]] punching objects in a featureless pink plain. As objects fly by him, the player must press the button or tap the touch screen to punch them off-screen. In the middle of the game, the background changes to circlular patterns alternating between a brighter and darker color.
There are various objects that need to be punch out off-screen
*Flower pots
*Rock
*Soccer ball
Just notice that the black pots do not appear in this variant.
==Controls==
==Controls==
====Button Mode====
{{Controls|At=Punch}}
*A: Punch
==[[Timing Display]]==
====Touch Mode====
{{Timing
*Tap: Punch
|just=Karate Joe punches the object off-screen.
==Hit or Miss==
|miss=Karate Joe mistimes the punch, causing him to wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him.
*Hit: Karate Joe will punch the object off-screen.
|through=Karate Joe gasps as the object flies past him.}}
*Barely: Karate Joe will wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
==Results==
*Miss: Karate Joe will gasp as the object flies past him.
{{Results
==Rating Notes==
|Console=3DS
*[[Try Again]]: ''"I'm ready to try again! You hear me, seagulls?! I'm ready!"''
|caption=Wisdom from the Master
*[[OK]]: ''"My mind...is filled with stars."''
|cp_DEF_Ng=You needed to focus on the basics.<br>Your triple punches were poor.
*[[Superb]]: ''"I could karate all day!"''
|cp_DEF_Hi=You have skill in the fundamentals.<br>Your triple punches were precise!}}
==Epilogue==
==Rating Screens==
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man HI.png
|NG=I'm ready to try again! You hear<br>me, seagulls?! I'm ready!
|OK=My mind...is filled with stars.
|HI=I could karate all day!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Soccer Ball
|title=Karate Memory #1
|explain=As a child, I dreamed of being<br>a soccer player. My father<br>wouldn't hear of it. "You must<br>master karate before you<br>leave my house!" I still live<br>in the basement.}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the Soccer Ball in the middle of the game.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
Karate Man appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Trial Course 1]]
*[[Trial Course 3]]
*[[Simplicity Is Best]]
*[[Game Gamble: Beginner]]
*[[Karate Joe vs. the Monster]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Karate Man Story Try Again.PNG|"I'm ready to try again! You hear me, seagulls?! I'm ready!"
Screenshot GBA Karateka Practice.png|[[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] ([[Practice]])
Karate Man Story OK.PNG|"My mind...is filled with stars."
Screenshot Arcade Karateka Extra.png|[[Karateka Tempo Up!|Karateka]] [[File:TempoUpExtra1.png|72px|link=]]<br>[[Extra Remix]] [[File:TempoUpExtra6.png|72px|link=]]
Screenshot 3DS Karate Man.png|[[Karate Man (3DS)|Karate Man]]
Screenshot 3DS Karate Man Returns!.png|[[Karate Man Returns!]]<br>[[Right-Hand Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Karate Man Returns! Honeybee Remix.png|[[Honeybee Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
==Video==
{{Item
{{#ev:youtube|58oYELax-Ec||inline}}
|type = Soccer Ball
|card = Item_1.png
|desc = Karate Joe's Memories: Part 1
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a soccer player. But if I told my dad that, he'd just scold me. "Learn karate, and become a strong man." he said. The soccer ball I was so excited to buy ended up becoming a punching bag.}}
== Collectable Star ==
To collect the star, punch the soccer ball at the perfect moment later in the minigame.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the few games to have different rating screens in both versions, except for the Try Again rating, as it stays the same as the original, but with a slight change. It is switched to the right, rather than the left.
*Like the [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', this is the first game played.
*Like [[Rhythm Tengoku]], this is the first game you play.
==Development History==
{{Main|Karate Man/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
|jp=カラテ家
|rojp=Karateka
|mnjp=Karateka
|us=Karate Man
|fr=Karatéka
|mnfr=Karateka
|es=Kárate Killo
|mnes=Karate Killo
|de=Karateka!
|mnde=Karateka!
|it=Karate Ka
|pt=Karate Man<ref>''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' Back Cover (Spanish/Portuguese)</ref>
The game revolves around Karate Joe punching objects in a featureless pink plain. As objects fly by him, the player must press the button or tap the touch screen to punch them off-screen. In the middle of the game, the background changes to circlular patterns alternating between a brighter and darker color.
As a child, I dreamed of being a soccer player. My father wouldn't hear of it. "You must master karate before you leave my house!" I still live in the basement.
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