I was just wondering…what is the story with some of those enemies? I remember being 5 or 6 and playing the NES version and being in a confused state of awe at how literally no two enemies looked alike. That kind of thing really stands out when most games at the time would consist of enemies being different only because it was the same sprite but with a different color.
@@ajhproductions2347 A lot of the enemies here are inspired by Persian, SIlk Road, and Central Asian mythology. Sogdiana, Gandhara, all the kingdoms that were Buddhist and Zoroastrian
Despite being designed in Japan, it really does feel like the Soviet answer to Super Mario Bros. "Children in your country love fat man with mustache who throws fireballs. But what if fat man fights fish holding pot, woman who is also centipede, and man of gold? Now that would be, what do you Americans call it... oh yes, fun."
Absolutely inspired by Central Asia and the former Soviet Republics like Tajikistan that were once part of the Persian world. The scenery is Persian, the dragons and firebirds look Persian....
Back in 1989-ish I could beat this game on a single quarter. I worked at a pizza shop, and I spent all my money on whatever video game they had at the time. I used to have a photo of my name on the credits-screen with a score of all 9's, filling every score slot. Ditto for Space Harrier and Contra. A single quarter. Ahh, those were the days..
@@dezunne I found the photo! Your question made me go through all my old photos and I found it. I wish I could post a photo here but it doesn't look like I can. I have all 10 spots with my "name" (the initials I used to use.. they're a little silly) and the score 999999 all the way down the screen (held 10 spots).
@@ericbeasley6322 Thank you for sharing. I miss those days, when arcade games, to my childhood mind, seemed to contain unlimited depth and possibilities. Only as an adult did I come to find out that many of those games could be completed in 10-20 minutes.
Within all that treasure, Karnov finds a magic lamp and releases the beautiful genie inside. One thing leads to another... and a half-genie hero is born.
What a game I remember this in the arvadebi b used to go to. thanks for the video this brought back memories of my mom cheering me on and I needed that cz I lost my mom four months ago
I thought you literally had to be God to beat this game. Harder than peeling an apple with a Mars bar. Even with an emulator and save states...... incredible skills!
this is one of my all time fave games. played it for the nes as a youth but now discovered it's for the arcade too. played it for a week straight and finally beat it today. how is that end guy the easiest guy in the game??? true classic.
Not sure if I have mentioned this earlier already - but this has to be one the most weirdest games ever made. I managed to play this through as a kid on my beloved C-128 (on C64 mode obviously). Literally everything is continuously shooting at you. Even underwater weeds. Evil!
Im curious how in the fuck did Babylon fall? They had Skeletal riders of Ostrichs, Goblins, Golems, Jihns, Gargyoles.... how the fuck did their Empire fall?
I played through this game a few years ago. The arcade version, same as shown here. Freakshow fuckin game. Without powerups the checkpoints often do not even make sense. Bosses literally multiply as you move. It was tough to figure out at points. The nes one took me 4 hours to beat as an adult. This game took me days of on and off attempts. Pretty insane game.
Respect to anyone completing these classics, especially the super hard ones like Karnov. Those days were cruel and designed to keep you putting in 10p hoping you would master the intricacies of the enemy locations and how to stay alive. Many like this game would have no energy bar just straight death meaning you would have to die what felt like 1000's of times to learn and develop the responses to pass the level. Many of these games robbed me of my dinner/pocket money meaning I would have to go home hungry but I personally wouldn't have it any other way as the memories will last me a lifetime.
I agree from what I heard it never got much hype at the arcades after 1987 most arcades pulled karnov from there inventory and added another double dragon or bad dudes due to higher demand of popularity I miss the 80 s I had so much fun at the arcades
How does the final wizard boss die so easily? Back in the day we could not defeat that SOB no matter what we tried. He dies in like ten seconds in this vid!
I love it how it’s the same music the entire time. Also, something about that tune that just sticks in your head.... know what I mean? Are you hearing it right now? MAKE IT STOP!
I read that your site uses save states to put these games together. Is that true? If so what software is used to edit the clips together and remove the text that says state loaded and things like that? I know some emulators will put successful states together so its fluid. I would much rather see games legitimately beaten , including deaths. Most of your videos are no death runs, which I find hard to believe that so many people are mastering hundreds of these games death free.
Hey, would you mind trying to beat the Data East arcade game Chanbara. I have it on a mame emulator. I think the game is amazing, possibly among the top old arcade games, even among each of the Donkey Kong games, but I can't seem to get passed the third level. I've read that it was a pretty rare release, and it was only available in Japan, so maybe it doesn't get the attention it deserves. The controls are a bit difficult to understand at first. The player uses the joystick to swing the sword, and the two buttons let you either jump or change between the two plains, lower and higher ground. Karnov is very difficult, so maybe you can give it a try. There's no playthrough videos online, expect for a person getting to the second level, which I've gotten to the third. I hardly ever record my games though, except on PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
I used to play this game a lot at the local arcade but I could never beat the final boss, I thought it was cheap how you lost your shot power to fight him. Years later I found the game again and beat the boss same day.
Karnov actually is a paid actor run of money, in his own game he can shoot, but in bad dudes he nearly like a normal human, I think he play his role to play movie in his own game titled Karnov, but after no more money he hired by dragon ninja to kill bad dudes and fail
u don't have to kill the merman they are just swimming by to get to Atlantis from a long day of harvesting coral for there families.wierd shit I know.only one song all the way threw
The last boss was NEVER this easy to beat. My friends and I would hit the boss with more shots than this and he wouldn’t die. One of my friends would even mange to throw the boomerang before it was taken away and still, the boss would not die. Strange!!!
Yup I agree the arcade was super hard I could never get pass the second level most people would never play this at the arcades due to its difficulty plus it used way to many items i could never understand how to use most of the items the nes version was much easier
![Karnov Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NPCZVf3GubA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Arcade Longplay [451] Big Karnak](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mw8QpIejpg4/mqdefault.jpg)
Some of the weirdest enemies ever created for a video game. I love it. Love the color pallet and backgrounds. They did a really great job.
I was just wondering…what is the story with some of those enemies? I remember being 5 or 6 and playing the NES version and being in a confused state of awe at how literally no two enemies looked alike. That kind of thing really stands out when most games at the time would consist of enemies being different only because it was the same sprite but with a different color.
OMG... nostalgia overload
i honestly like the NES version better. also weird! lol
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road also had some weird looking enemies.
@@ajhproductions2347 A lot of the enemies here are inspired by Persian, SIlk Road, and Central Asian mythology. Sogdiana, Gandhara, all the kingdoms that were Buddhist and Zoroastrian
Karnov is such a badass... And yet he gets his ass kicked in the very first level of Bad Dudes/Dragon Ninja. XD
…….IIIM BBBRAAAADD@@!!¥
However he also the Boss in Karnov Revenge.
He clearly wasn't a bad enough dude.
"Karnov only care for 3 things! Moneys! Food! And the wearing of no shirt!"
-Jinborov Preposterous Karnovski
Despite being designed in Japan, it really does feel like the Soviet answer to Super Mario Bros. "Children in your country love fat man with mustache who throws fireballs. But what if fat man fights fish holding pot, woman who is also centipede, and man of gold? Now that would be, what do you Americans call it... oh yes, fun."
Absolutely inspired by Central Asia and the former Soviet Republics like Tajikistan that were once part of the Persian world. The scenery is Persian, the dragons and firebirds look Persian....
Big guy with mustache beats up everything in his path to get a giant pile of treasure. This is a Wario game!
Hard as hell on the NES. Always used to pretend I was playing as Bald Bull.
This is probably the best(and most fun)arcade machine i EVER STOOD IN FRONT OF!!!~
This Game was no doubt ahead of it's time~
Me just now realizing that he is the same dude who is a boss fight in bad dudes
I had a vague recollections this game. From watching this I had zero idea what I was doing.
Why isn't this gem in the Nintendo Switch yet? 😢
So collecting 50 K's gives you another Karnov. So essentially, one Karnov is about equal to the cost of a fancy car.
I loved this game when I was a kid
Skeletons riding ostriches.
Karnov can spit fire while underwater
João Lucas Underwear? 😂 Stupidity at it's finest.
Oh shit, I meant underwater, my bad
pretty much
I remember this classic game man I'm old lol
This game was so ahead of its time.
Back in 1989-ish I could beat this game on a single quarter. I worked at a pizza shop, and I spent all my money on whatever video game they had at the time. I used to have a photo of my name on the credits-screen with a score of all 9's, filling every score slot. Ditto for Space Harrier and Contra. A single quarter. Ahh, those were the days..
how much money did you spend on it before you could beat it on a single quarter?
@@dezunne oh, probably twenty to thirty dollars, but I was a kid and that's how I kept myself busy.
@@dezunne I found the photo! Your question made me go through all my old photos and I found it. I wish I could post a photo here but it doesn't look like I can. I have all 10 spots with my "name" (the initials I used to use.. they're a little silly) and the score 999999 all the way down the screen (held 10 spots).
@@ericbeasley6322 Thank you for sharing. I miss those days, when arcade games, to my childhood mind, seemed to contain unlimited depth and possibilities. Only as an adult did I come to find out that many of those games could be completed in 10-20 minutes.
Within all that treasure, Karnov finds a magic lamp and releases the beautiful genie inside. One thing leads to another... and a half-genie hero is born.
Blud did what he needed to do💀
This was my go-to arcade game when I was a kid.
What a game I remember this in the arvadebi b used to go to. thanks for the video this brought back memories of my mom cheering me on and I needed that cz I lost my mom four months ago
I thought you literally had to be God to beat this game. Harder than peeling an apple with a Mars bar. Even with an emulator and save states...... incredible skills!
I owned this game as a kid, and it was one of only a handful that I was able to beat. Not easy, but I also had a whole lotta time to play.
LOVED THIS GAME!
At one point when I was young
I managed to beat the NES version
With the brightness turned almost all the way down
Final Boss: "Raarr! I am the last boss! You can't use items on me!"
Karnov: "BITCH I AM KARNOV!"
Final Boss: *Dies*
this is one of my all time fave games. played it for the nes as a youth but now discovered it's for the arcade too. played it for a week straight and finally beat it today. how is that end guy the easiest guy in the game??? true classic.
19:12 You know what? This is a pretty satisfying ending
He can spit fire UNDERWATER and does not need to breath :D
Not sure if I have mentioned this earlier already - but this has to be one the most weirdest games ever made. I managed to play this through as a kid on my beloved C-128 (on C64 mode obviously).
Literally everything is continuously shooting at you. Even underwater weeds. Evil!
I remember watching this autoplay for over an hour at a lampost pizza back in the late 80s because i had no quarters left.
Im curious how in the fuck did Babylon fall? They had Skeletal riders of Ostrichs, Goblins, Golems, Jihns, Gargyoles.... how the fuck did their Empire fall?
I'm curious he's breathing fire on Djihns who are already made of fire. Should they be getting stronger?
I played through this game a few years ago. The arcade version, same as shown here. Freakshow fuckin game. Without powerups the checkpoints often do not even make sense. Bosses literally multiply as you move.
It was tough to figure out at points. The nes one took me 4 hours to beat as an adult. This game took me days of on and off attempts.
Pretty insane game.
TheConsole Killer when I was a kid I didn't make it past the 3rd board.those gold warriors tor my ass up.nes the impossible console
Ironically the Japanese version is more easier than the US' one
I'm surprised the NES port was that faithful to the original.
Oh man I use to love playing this game when I was just a wee lad!!!! Good times. I don’t think I ever “flipped it” as we used to say back in the day.
ill flip u
I love how he just jumps in the water without any gear or holding his breath or anything. Even his fireballs are unaffected.
I didn't even know "Karnov" was an arcade game! I enjoyed playing it on my Amstrad CPC 6128 in....1990!
Had a copy of the NES version myself. (Sadly I lent it to a cousin once and he never gave it back)
Me too!
NES has the best ending ever created in a video game. Still today, no other game in history has a better ending than Karnov for the NES.
The american version, specifically.
If you mean the Famicom version, then yes. The Nes version of the ending is lame.
Respect to anyone completing these classics, especially the super hard ones like Karnov. Those days were cruel and designed to keep you putting in 10p hoping you would master the intricacies of the enemy locations and how to stay alive. Many like this game would have no energy bar just straight death meaning you would have to die what felt like 1000's of times to learn and develop the responses to pass the level. Many of these games robbed me of my dinner/pocket money meaning I would have to go home hungry but I personally wouldn't have it any other way as the memories will last me a lifetime.
An amazing adventure game, stood out alot in the day.
because the hero was a half-naked fat man from russia?
How the hell Data East couldn't bother to squeeze one more game, this, onto their Wii Arcade collection, is insane.
Awesome real game play!!! Bravo!! Well played mate 😎
Outstanding! Very well done.
Loved and completed the spectrum version back in the day.. trying to complete this version at the mo.. stuck on level 3
I see you did this recently this is still a hard game to finish as old as it is.
3:23 looks like starman from Earthbound
This was my game back in the days at me low elementary bring back memories
5:37 Ghidorah?
Ah yes, I remember this game. Weird, but fun. Was very hard though, could never get past level 2.
VERY VERY HARD, none the less an incredible Game!
I agree from what I heard it never got much hype at the arcades after 1987 most arcades pulled karnov from there inventory and added another double dragon or bad dudes due to higher demand of popularity I miss the 80 s I had so much fun at the arcades
One of the most difficult arcade games (at least for my fingers) Thnx for sharing this.
I remember I played on the NES version. But, I swear to the Lord, I did not know there was an Arcade version!
green tomato ladies what are u hiding under that massive bush
I always wondered was he shooting his projectiles from his nose like fiery boogers
boylantech He spit fire man.. His mouth
How do you use the items?? I can't figure it out.
That's how it's played! 🤙
Man, Data East's arcade games = 🤟🤟🤟
How does the final wizard boss die so easily? Back in the day we could not defeat that SOB no matter what we tried. He dies in like ten seconds in this vid!
I remember reaching the last boss with one credit on the arcade version but never manage to beat him.
2 thumbs up. Fantastic play through.
I forgot how funny the bad guys were in this game...gremlins in flying bushes...a giant fish creature that kind of lazily discards things at you...etc
I love it how it’s the same music the entire time. Also, something about that tune that just sticks in your head.... know what I mean? Are you hearing it right now? MAKE IT STOP!
It’s a goddamn shame he squandered these riches. Eventually he took work amongst evil ninjas
I read that your site uses save states to put these games together. Is that true? If so what software is used to edit the clips together and remove the text that says state loaded and things like that? I know some emulators will put successful states together so its fluid. I would much rather see games legitimately beaten , including deaths. Most of your videos are no death runs, which I find hard to believe that so many people are mastering hundreds of these games death free.
"twice surviving".... Is what it sounds to me when he starts the game
He's moved by his greed, the most realistic protagonist
Yeah. the greedy bastard😂😂
I had the NES version of this and it DROVE ME INSANE!!!!
1 to 9 scene: "TUIIIN, TUIIINNN, TUIIIIN, TUIIIINNNN.....PRARA PRARA PRA PRARAPRAPRARAPRARA PAAAAA....PRARA PRARA PRA PRARAPRAPRARA PRARA PRAAAAAA!!!".......
Is this the same Karnov on fighting game called Karnov Revenge (arcade) ?
Yes. Both games are made by the same company who owns the character. He appeared in Fighter's History first though.
Karnov is trippin' ballz man, wtf is going on? Even by video game standards this is proper mental!
Have you ever seen Trio the Punch? That game is absolutely insane
First time seeing a Data East game?
Hey, would you mind trying to beat the Data East arcade game Chanbara. I have it on a mame emulator. I think the game is amazing, possibly among the top old arcade games, even among each of the Donkey Kong games, but I can't seem to get passed the third level. I've read that it was a pretty rare release, and it was only available in Japan, so maybe it doesn't get the attention it deserves. The controls are a bit difficult to understand at first. The player uses the joystick to swing the sword, and the two buttons let you either jump or change between the two plains, lower and higher ground. Karnov is very difficult, so maybe you can give it a try. There's no playthrough videos online, expect for a person getting to the second level, which I've gotten to the third. I hardly ever record my games though, except on PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
This game is very uh. Loud?
Beat it in the hardest mode, its insane. You got skills you can do it
I used to play this game a lot at the local arcade but I could never beat the final boss, I thought it was cheap how you lost your shot power to fight him. Years later I found the game again and beat the boss same day.
Does this game literally have 1 song?
Love how the boring background music stays the same throughout the game and never fits a level.
How in the WORLD did you get the ARCADE version onto here???
Karnov actually is a paid actor run of money, in his own game he can shoot, but in bad dudes he nearly like a normal human, I think he play his role to play movie in his own game titled Karnov, but after no more money he hired by dragon ninja to kill bad dudes and fail
Borderline TAS skills, well done.
Fireeeeee!
The difficult of this game is insane. I never beat it.
RIP headphone users 0:00-19:50
All I get from your comment is "Haha FM synthesis bad. Give me likes"
@@solarflare9078 Sadly, he got a few from like-minded kids.
So this powerful man is Shantae's father... :o
Is he?
Fighters History Karnov Wins
B I G
B O Y
The main theme reminds to me Bad Dudes vs Dragoninja boss theme
That was intentional.
u don't have to kill the merman they are just swimming by to get to Atlantis from a long day of harvesting coral for there families.wierd shit I know.only one song all the way threw
This game is running at what, 10 FPS?
60 fps for smoothness.
30 for a more cinematic experience
This game stole many quarters when I was a kid
Can play the original japanese version?, has a different gameplay and item ubication
Ubication?
FortunaChan whats the difference in gameplay?
@@batlin lubrication
skeletons riding ostriches
Im back
@Thats not how you make porridge
..r..realy?
The last boss was NEVER this easy to beat. My friends and I would hit the boss with more shots than this and he wouldn’t die. One of my friends would even mange to throw the boomerang before it was taken away and still, the boss would not die. Strange!!!
Arcade operators usually set the difficulty higher to make more money. On emulation, you can make the game much easier than normal.
@@notsyzagts7967 ahhhhh okay. Makes sense now. Thanks for clearing that up.
amazing game although one that many passed by I suspect
Perfect
Great!
It's Butter Bean From the Jackass movie !!
Karnov karnov karnov karnov, kahahakarnovvvvvvvv
カルノフ
Yup I agree the arcade was super hard I could never get pass the second level most people would never play this at the arcades due to its difficulty plus it used way to many items i could never understand how to use most of the items the nes version was much easier
Yo, Karnov WRECKS!!!!!D
Even if Karnov is a 7 foot tall muscle bound strongman giant is cooler in WWE 2K23 and 2K24.
I always did think this was asinine game. Even as a kid.
Farting stairs... Wow... atlast something Constructive from farts
They should port this to the ps4.
Just bought the jamma pcb of it for 100 bucks on ebay :)