Prince a Persia creator Jordan Mechner helped reignite the Prince a Persia franchise with Ubisoft, 'n now he's going t' attempt the same with his other classic, the atmospheric martial arts fighter Karateka -- on his own.

Venturebeat reports that Mechner has raised money through an angel investor 'n be now working with a small team on a remake a the fighter for release on PSN 'n XBLA this year. "Making the original Karateka be a labor a love," Mechner told Venturebeat. "t' have so many people embrace it 'n share their stories a playing it has been really rewarding. I be always surprised t' hear how much impact that game had. In remaking Karateka, I want t' honor the original game with a compact, pick-up-'n-play game that be fluid, atmospheric, 'n beautiful."

The original Karateka, for those a ye not as old as us, stars a black belt who storms an evil warlord's fortress, defeating all a his guards 'n finally the warlord himself, t' rescue a captured princess. we be doubtful that a new Karateka will have the same impact without the beautiful 2D animation ... but we thought the same about Prince a Persia, 'n that didn't turn out too badly.