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Karnov

Karnov - Japanese Title

Karnov - marquee

Manufacturer: Nihon Bussan/AV Japan
Year: 1987
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Scrolling Fighter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

  • Orientation: Horizontal
  • Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
  • CRT: Color
Conversion Class: JAMMA
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls:
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 3

Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)

Karnov


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Karnov Description

You play a Russian strong-man fighting his way through nine levels in order to piece together a map that leads to the treasure. End-of-level monsters appear during each stage. Finding hidden power-ups along the way can make your job easier.

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Game Introduction

The player character is a fire-breathing Russian named Jinborov Karnovski, also known as Karnov, a former circus strongman whose quest is to find the lost treasure by collecting pieces of the map which leads to it at the end of each stage.

As Karnov travels through each level, he will encounter many different prehistoric and mystical creatures that he must avoid or destroy using his fire-breathing powers.

Players can also use power-ups to help Karnov in his search for the treasure and 50 "K" boxes can be collected to gain an extra Karnov.

The game ends after the ninth level is completed and Karnov has found the treasure.

Miscellaneous

Converted to Spectrum, Amstrad and Commodore 64 by Electric Dreams Software in 1988.

Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)

Common - There are 33 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 6 of them are original dedicated machines, 5 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 22 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 52,013 video games (3,346 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 19 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 2 VAPS members currently looking for this game.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

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1. Original Karnov Marquee made by Data East

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8. Karnov Jamma Arcade Pcb Marquee / Header

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9. Data East KARNOV video arcade game manual Original

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Manuals

  1. Operation & Service Manual  42 Pages, 3807 KB File.


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