Karnov is an adventure developed by Data East, released 1 January 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
What Karnov is
Karnov is an adventure game developed by Data East and released in 1987. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Karnov is a 1987 platform arcade game. It is the debut of Data East's mascot of the same name. After Data East became defunct due to bankruptcy in 2003, Paon, a company comprising former Data East staff, acquired the rights to Karnov, along with multiple other Data East games. In the game, players take control of the title character Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov" for short. Karnov is a strongman popularly illustrated as being from an unspecified part of the Soviet Union's Central Asian republics as shown on the original arcade flyer and again in Karnov's Revenge.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Karnov launched on 1 January 1987, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.
Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.
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When did Karnov come out?
Karnov was released on 1 January 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac and ZX Spectrum.
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