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.
ShooterMusicPlatformAdventureActionFantasyScience fictiondinosaursinteractive fictionmascotopen-sourcekaraokemultiple endingssnakebatsmusic and rhythmplatform exclusiveworld mapArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Mac, DOS, Amstrad CPC
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, cool and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Mac, DOS, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Data East, Data East
- Publisher
- Electric Dreams Software, Data East
- Released
- January 1, 1987
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view, Text
IGDB rating 6.2/10 from 21 ratings.
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