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Karnov
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Name: Karnov Developer: Nihon Bussan/AV Japan Year: 1987 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Settings: Karnov Dipswitch Settings Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel)
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Karnov DescriptionYou 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.Karnov was produced by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan in 1987. Nihon Bussan/AV Japan released 60 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Other machines made by Nihon Bussan/AV Japan during the time period Karnov was produced include T.K.O. Boxing, Meikyuu Hunter G, Makyou Senshi, SRD - Super Real Darwin, Gondomania, Breywood, Kyoukou Toppa, Lock-On, Last Mission, and Ring King II. Cabinet Style Weights and Measures
Game IntroductionThe 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. MiscellaneousConverted to Spectrum, Amstrad and Commodore 64 by Electric Dreams Software in 1988.VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Karnov CensusThere are 12,133 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,623 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 163,035 machines (6,848 unique titles).Very Common - There are approximately 68 known instances of this machine presumably owned by our current and past members. More are likely owned by non-members. 25 of these machines are owned by our active Karnov collectors. And of these, 6 are original dedicated machines, 1 is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 18 are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with extra Karnov circuit boards for sale. Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Karnov circuit board set. This game ranks a 22 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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