Karnov

ReleasedJan 1, 1987

Arcade
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Mac
DOS
Amstrad CPC

About

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.

Developer: Data East
Publisher: Electric Dreams Software, Data East
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Adventure
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view, Text
IGDB rating: 62 / 100 (21 ratings)
Also known as: カルノフ, Karunofu