1984 ARCADE / 2026 MULTIPLAYER NETWORK

Kumite Champ

The Original 1984 Karate Champ Arcade Fight — Now With Live Remote Multiplayer.

Kumite Champ fight controls showing White and Red fighter dual-stick directions and key moves.
WHAT MAKES KUMITE CHAMP DIFFERENT

The Original Arcade Fight — Now With Online Multiplayer

Retro gaming websites only let you play Karate Champ in single-player mode with a browser. Kumite Champ does something different.

We built what ordinary Karate Champ emulators don't provide: Live Remote Player Vs Player Competition over the Internet.

Kumite Champ uses the original Karate Champ: Player Vs Player arcade runtime and adds a networked multiplayer system so two fighters in different locations can compete against each other live.

Player 1 creates a private Kumite Match. Player 2 joins from another computer or phone using an invite link or Match Code. Then both players fight inside the original 1984 arcade game.

This is not a remake of Karate Champ and it is not simply another ROM emulator page. Kumite Champ adds something the original arcade machine never had: Remote Online Multiplayer.

Now Challenge a Fighter anywhere in the world!

1984 → BLOODSPORT → KUMITE CHAMP

The Story Behind the Fight

Before Bloodsport became a martial-arts classic, back in 1984 producer Mark DiSalle and Enrico “Rico” Rossi had a real-life Karate Champ rivalry, fighting match after match at Westworld Electronic Amusement Center in Marina del Rey, California.

That rivalry is why Karate Champ appears in Bloodsport when Frank Dux and Ray Jackson meet over the game before entering the Kumite. More than 40 years later, Kumite Champ brings that same head-to-head competition into the Internet era with the ability to challenge a fighter anywhere in the world.

Kumite Champ is built for fans of Karate Champ, Bloodsport, Jean-Claude Van Damme, martial arts and MMA culture, classic fighting games, and the golden age of arcade competition.

Read the Bloodsport / Karate Champ Backstory