{{About|the short version of [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] from [[Rhythm Tengoku]]|the [[Karate Man Returns!|long version]] also in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
{{About|the short version of [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] from [[Rhythm Tengoku]]|the [[Karate Man Returns!|long version]] also in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
{{GameExplain3DS|title=Karate Man|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.}}
{{GameExplain3DS
|title=Karate Man
|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'''|カラテ家|Karateka}} is the first [[Rhythm Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' and the short version of [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. In this game, the player contols [[Karate Joe]] who must punch flying objects off-screen. The game scenery is pink with light-pink circles.
|stage={{Stage|3DSland1}}}}
{{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 appears in Honeybee Tower under the title [[Karate Man Returns!]]
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]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Karate_Man_Story_gameplay.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Karate Man.png|thumb]]
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.
==Controls==
==Controls==
{{Controls|At=Punch}}
{{Controls|At=Punch}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing|Ace!=Karate Joe punches the object off-screen.|Early!/Late!=Karate Joe mistimes the punch, causing him to wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him.|Miss...=Karate Joe gasps as the object flies past him.}}
{{Timing
|just=Karate Joe punches the object off-screen.
|miss=Karate Joe mistimes the punch, causing him to wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him.
|through=Karate Joe gasps as the object flies past him.}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results
{{Results
|Console=3DS|caption=Wisdom from the Master|cp_DEF_Ng=You needed to focus on the basics.<br>Your triple punches were poor.|cp_DEF_Hi=You have skill in the fundamentals.<br>Your triple punches were precise!}}
|Console=3DS
|caption=Wisdom from the Master
|cp_DEF_Ng=You needed to focus on the basics.<br>Your triple punches were poor.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You have skill in the fundamentals.<br>Your triple punches were precise!}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
<gallery>
{{Epilogue
Karate Man Story Try Again.PNG|"I'm ready to try again! You hear me, seagulls?! I'm ready!"
|Console=3DS
Karate Man Story OK.PNG|"My mind...is filled with stars."
|NG Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man NG.png
Karate Man Story Superb.PNG|" I could karate all day!"
|OK Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man OK.png
</gallery>
|HI Image=Epilogue 3DS Karate Man HI.png
==Rhythm Item==
|NG=I'm ready to try again! You hear<br>me, seagulls?! I'm ready!
{{Item
|OK=My mind...is filled with stars.
|HI=I could karate all day!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Soccer Ball
|name=Soccer Ball
|item=Soccer Ball.png
|title=Karate Memory #1
|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.}}
|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==
==[[Skill Star]]==
To collect the first Skill Star, punch the soccer ball at the right moment later in the minigame.
The Skill Star appears on the Soccer Ball in the middle of the game.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
* Simplicity Is Best
Karate Man appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
* Karate Joe vs. the Monster
*[[Trial Course 1]]
*[[Trial Course 3]]
*[[Simplicity Is Best]]
*[[Game Gamble: Beginner]]
*[[Karate Joe vs. the Monster]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Karateka Practice.png|[[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] ([[Practice]])
Screenshot GBA Karateka Practice.png|[[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] ([[Practice]])
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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