I remember in the arcades, this was always an unusual game, really intriguing, the ladder was quite something. One of the most original and best by Data East.
My family had the arcade cabinet in my basement when I was a kid. I've spent years trying to find this game, I couldn't remember the name because I could barely even remember the game but holy shit this is it. Nostalgia+1000
When I was a kid I used to LOVE this game. There was an older bald man who hung around the arcade who looked like him and would sometimes give me quarters. After a few months he wound up molesting me for several years.
2:49 This is the moment that stuck with me the most - I used to die at this exact spot whenever I would go across the road to play Karnov at the local fish and chips shop. I swear, I must have waste at least $20 in 1989 currency on this game.
Summer, 1987 Wisconsin, Eagle River; some pizza joint had this game. Quite unintuitive; put a couple quarters in on my 13th birthday . Then fell in love with the Renegade cabinet. Never looked back. Also got introduced to Elevator Action.
great gameplay! I remember this game was incredibly hard to finish on a quarter, like ghosts and goblins, it required hundreds of hours of play to understand how to kill the enemies and use all the special powers properly.
Ahh, yes, Karnov!!. The first game to have a protagonist that no matter how buff or physically fit he becomes, he will NEVER look buff or physically fit lol
Rare game where the NES port did a great job building on the arcade game and making it even better. The way Karnov would appear/leave a level via lightning was awesome.
As a kid when playing this game I recalled it being hard, now looking back on it, it was one of the first original truly hardcore games, this game does not give you a minute.
The final boss was never this easy to beat. Not sure if there’s a difficulty setting on this game but I’ve hit the final boss with double the hits than in this video and he still didn’t die. I even got a chance to use the boomerang right before the game was able to take it away and still, the boss didn’t die.
i was getting to the final boss without diying with all the weapons and buff , i was fighting him untill the timer runs out. i was never able to defdeat him. invincible
the stupid volcano's at the beginning of level 4 is the only thing keeping me from beating this guy without death. i got the pattern down to where it's easy but then it changes it's pattern to something else randomly. so theres two patterns that i don't know which one im getting. help.
Decent game. But I had a uncle that looked just like him. He would take off his shirt and chase me around the house trying to molest me while humming the theme song to this.
@@drachenzahne9262 he only caught me twice. Once was when I was cornered in the rafters of the garage (no way out!) and the last time was when I was 19 and he caught me hiding in the trunk of a car.
6:45 Karnov fights of the Infidels Templar knights on his home turf. Man you gotta respect this ottoman God of a man. Edit: lol, he's actually Russian. Makes sense
I remember in the arcades, this was always an unusual game, really intriguing, the ladder was quite something. One of the most original and best by Data East.
This was one difficult game at the arcade. Threw quite a few coins in this one.
My family had the arcade cabinet in my basement when I was a kid. I've spent years trying to find this game, I couldn't remember the name because I could barely even remember the game but holy shit this is it. Nostalgia+1000
"My family had the arcade cabinet in my basement when I was a kid." My dream childhood!
You lucky bastard!!!
Then you had one AWESOME childhood
last time I played this was some 33years ago xD
I was obsessed with this game, almost died when the nes version came out.
Lol beautiful story. I love this game on the Nes.
I only knew about the NES version; this is the first time I saw the arcade version
Same for me@@mathewhorodner2000
I use to play this a lot when I was in junior high school. Very underrated game.
The music is something else
Well done!
Data East had arcade bangers in their hey day!
When i was a kiddo my brother told me this was super Mario for arcades.. but an older bald Mario
That's a good analogy really. Never thought about it that way.
this really was a very home consoleish arcade game. I can't really think of too many other platformer arcade games with items and all this going on.
When I was a kid I used to LOVE this game. There was an older bald man who hung around the arcade who looked like him and would sometimes give me quarters. After a few months he wound up molesting me for several years.
@@deoglemnaco7025Yeah there was a guy like that from India giving us quarters but he never molested anyone.
@@harunmusa8693who was that?
Dhalsim?
This game makes just a little more sense seeing it this way. The NES version blew my mind. It was so confusing. I had no clue what was going on.
2:49 This is the moment that stuck with me the most - I used to die at this exact spot whenever I would go across the road to play Karnov at the local fish and chips shop. I swear, I must have waste at least $20 in 1989 currency on this game.
Those momies transforming into tombstones were my first encounter with the concept of bullet sponge.
Great video. Brings Back those years and memories
Summer, 1987 Wisconsin, Eagle River; some pizza joint had this
game. Quite unintuitive; put a couple quarters in on my 13th birthday .
Then fell in love with the Renegade cabinet. Never looked back.
Also got introduced to Elevator Action.
great gameplay! I remember this game was incredibly hard to finish on a quarter, like ghosts and goblins, it required hundreds of hours of play to understand how to kill the enemies and use all the special powers properly.
Awesome run! Loved this game.
Lacks BALLOOOOOONN
Probably didn't learn that until the Fighter's History series, several years later.
Miss this game....
Ahh, yes, Karnov!!. The first game to have a protagonist that no matter how buff or physically fit he becomes, he will NEVER look buff or physically fit lol
The Legend Himself!
Este juego fue unos que marco mi infancia🎉
Rare game where the NES port did a great job building on the arcade game and making it even better. The way Karnov would appear/leave a level via lightning was awesome.
I forgot all about this game.
Need to go back to my shift, but here iam watching karnov
Karnov has more appearances in other DECO games or other than DECO.
I had a tiger hand-held lcd of this game. nothing like the original, lol!
Man I remember putting so much coin through this, now watching I was never going to finish this game
How bloody hard is it ?!
This guy was the first boss in Dragonninja
Bad Dudes
and the final boss in Fighter's History and Karnov's Revenge
He was also the second level boss in CombaTribes, Data East really liked using Karnov in many games.
That happens after he blows all the treasure and is forced to work for a evil ninja network to pay the rent and child support.
@@swordofdanu lol
21:24: Boss Battle
0:30: Game Start and Stage Start
2:25: Stage Clear
21:37: Boss Defeated
21:44: All Clear
22:00: Name Entry
22:22: Game Over
doodoo, dee doo do, do doo-PHSSHSPHSSTHSSRHSS doo doo, dee doo doo
Can't believe you actually found the Subtitles for the song
As a kid when playing this game I recalled it being hard, now looking back on it, it was one of the first original truly hardcore games, this game does not give you a minute.
Cool😊
He was the boss in the combatribes. The carnival.
nope
He was the boss in the first stage of Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja
very tough game
This game is up there in difficulty with Ghosts and Goblins and Ghouls and Ghosts.
This was a fun game, I had it on the Commodore.
The final boss was never this easy to beat. Not sure if there’s a difficulty setting on this game but I’ve hit the final boss with double the hits than in this video and he still didn’t die. I even got a chance to use the boomerang right before the game was able to take it away and still, the boss didn’t die.
i was getting to the final boss without diying with all the weapons and buff , i was fighting him untill the timer runs out. i was never able to defdeat him. invincible
the stupid volcano's at the beginning of level 4 is the only thing keeping me from beating this guy without death. i got the pattern down to where it's easy but then it changes it's pattern to something else randomly. so theres two patterns that i don't know which one im getting. help.
1:15
The only appearances of the crane parade!
I played this game on my youth, but i'd never been able to defeat the magician boss.
quite a change from the NES version; this is the first time I saw this arcade version
I think this Karnov person would make great friends (or rivals) with #Wario.
amaba este juego
Is it available at play store ?
1:15 We need more video games featuring fat bald shirtless fire breathing Russians fighting skeletons riding ostriches.
Decent game. But I had a uncle that looked just like him. He would take off his shirt and chase me around the house trying to molest me while humming the theme song to this.
Interesting story lol
@@drachenzahne9262 he only caught me twice. Once was when I was cornered in the rafters of the garage (no way out!) and the last time was when I was 19 and he caught me hiding in the trunk of a car.
they were on some shit when they made this one
WTF!
HOW DID HE BEAT THE FINAL BOSS IN LIKE 3 SECONDS...
GREAT GAME
CRAPPY BOSS
NOT AN EASY GAME
AND+AMEN
I never could beat this game. The NES version was a decent port.
Who else hated the floating green and purple titty monsters in the flaming nests the most? 😡🤚🏽
lol
@@ryandiggs750 bro you know what I’m talking about?!? 😂
Que recuerdos 😢😢
6:45 Karnov fights of the Infidels Templar knights on his home turf. Man you gotta respect this ottoman God of a man.
Edit: lol, he's actually Russian. Makes sense
Karnov was killed by bad dudes
Too bad it was never ported to the snes. Would have been closer to the arcade version
I could see this maybe having been ported to the Genesis. The SNES came out too many years later to be a relevant title.
2:32-2:48 ...
You can always tell who uses save states, heh
How to download it and play it into mobile phone????
I owned the cabinet and don't remember beating it... The end boss looked super disappointing.
I hear Robocop in this game😅
Definitely the same company made both games
So that's what Bald Bull was up to when he wasn't fighting in Punch Out.
wheres BALOOOOOOON
with cheats?
So many wasted quarters...
The Arcade Version is a lot better
loved Karpov...shame he gets his ass kicked in dragon ninja