Karnov (1988)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Karnov was released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K by Electric Dreams Software. The development team included coders John May, John White, Gary Patchen, and John Boy, with in-game graphics by James McDermott and music by Rob Nicholson.
This side-view 2D arcade action game is based on the original coin-op by Data East USA Inc. Designed for a single player, the game features a multi-loader system for both 48K and 128K modes.
The cassette version was priced at £9.99. The game was also ported to Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and NES.
Karnov holds an average magazine score of 83.04%. It received a Your Sinclair Megagame award in issue #30, and Sinclair User gave the game a perfect score of 10/10.
Karnov gained significant popularity in the Soviet scene, as evidenced by numerous POKE codes published in magazines like Spectrofon and Aspect. The game saw seven different TR-DOS releases and appeared in various cracked cassette versions from groups like Robaltronic.
Found 5 cracked versions (releases) of the game
