Mechner Journals #1: The Making of Karateka

by Jordan Mechner

Puts you right back there in the early 80s when home computing was just getting its legs. Mechner reveals himself as talented and tenacious, but also occasionally prone to — as most of us are — imposter syndrome. And this from the guy who brought us not only Karateka, but Prince of Persia (which he chronicled in another great journal btw) which were groundbreaking contributions to computing and video game history.

I also highly recommended his other journal, The Making of Prince of Persia.

My Rating

★★★★★

Published

2020

Publisher

Stripe Press

Length

366 pages