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Carnival

The goal of the game is to shoot at targets, while carefully avoiding running out of bullets. Three rows of targets scroll across the screen in alternating directions; these include rabbits, ducks, owls, and…

31 December 1982

Carnival is a shooter developed by Gremlin Industries, released 31 December 1982 on Intellivision.

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What Carnival is

Carnival is a shooter game developed by Gremlin Industries and released in 1982. It is available on Intellivision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The goal of the game is to shoot at targets, while carefully avoiding running out of bullets. Three rows of targets scroll across the screen in alternating directions; these include rabbits, ducks, owls, and bonus items. If a duck target crosses the bottom row without being shot, it will come to life and begin flying down toward the player. Any ducks that reach the bottom of the screen in this manner will eat some of the player's bullets. Objects also periodically appear among the targets that will give the player extra bullets or points when hit. A spinning wheel with eight pipes sits above the rows of moving targets; these pipes and all targets must be shot in order to complete the round…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Carnival launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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Quick answers

Carnival — frequently asked questions

When did Carnival come out?
Carnival was released on 31 December 1982 for Intellivision.

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