Karnov (NES)

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Description

Jinborov Karnovski (also known as the titular Karnov), is a Russian circus strongman who is collecting all of the pieces of a treasure map so he can become a wealthy man. This Lost Treasure of Babylon is being guarded by the evil dragon Ryu. While the gameplay is basically the same as the other versions, the story for the Famicom version is different. It involves Karnov, who comes from a small town called Cleamina, being called by God to be his envoy. Karnov is tasked with getting rid of the evil troublemaker known as Alakatai.

Karnov features nine stages of side-scrolling action. Karnov's main attack is to breathe fireballs at his enemies. Karnov can collect power-up orbs which can increase the amount of fire he can breathe out. Karnov is also able to jump, with the height being increased by collecting boots. Other items Karnov can carry and use include bombs, ladders, boomerangs, clappers (which destroy minor enemies that are currently on the screen instantaneously), and shields. Occasionally, Karnov will be able to make use of certain items such as wings which let him fly in the air and a scuba gear helmet which lets him swim underwater. Also, scattered throughout the stages are K icons. Collecting 50 of these will reward Karnov an extra life.

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Alternate Titles

• "カルノフ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Dinosaurs
• Game Center CX challenge games
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Karnov games

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Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2001	8.25 out of 10	82
Quebec Gamers	Jul 26, 2006	7.9 out of 10	79
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	2016		70
Random Access	2005	5.3 out of 10	53
Questicle.net	Jun, 2012	C	50
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jun, 1988	Unscored	Unscored

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Code

A closer look at the decrypted program binary shows Karnov's program flow:

UPDATELOCS
POSTHITS
DOCONTROLS
CHECKTRIGGERS
PRE-KARNOV
THINKCYCLE
POST-KARNOV
SCROLLVIEW
DRAWCYCLE
SCROLLUPDATE
ERASECYCLE

Some error messages are also in there:

sprite bummer!
Total loss of precision.
Partial loss of precision.