Karnov Longplay (Arcade) [60 FPS]

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Developed and published by Data East in 1987
Classic platformer starring everyone's favourite Russian, fire-breathing strongman!
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[@DyingBobby]

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

[@Etcher]

"My family had the arcade cabinet in my basement when I was a kid." My dream childhood!

[@BASSstarlet]

You lucky bastard!!!

[@russelljones3115]

Then you had one AWESOME childhood

[@Koontzily]

last time I played this was some 33years ago xD

[@No-jb6fy]

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.

[@aeg894]

I was obsessed with this game, almost died when the nes version came out.

[@youremybiggestfan]

Lol beautiful story. I love this game on the Nes.

[@mathewhorodner2000]

I only knew about the NES version; this is the first time I saw the arcade version

[@ronaldandrews283]

Same for me​@@mathewhorodner2000

[@ekku1979]

The music is something else

[@greggregson9687]

This was one difficult game at the arcade. Threw quite a few coins in this one.

[@KINGxLIZARDx22]

When i was a kiddo my brother told me this was super Mario for arcades.. but an older bald Mario

[@one7decimal2eight]

That's a good analogy really. Never thought about it that way.

[@DaddySizeIt]

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.

[@deoglemnaco7025]

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.

[@harunmusa8693]

​@@deoglemnaco7025Yeah there was a guy like that from India giving us quarters but he never molested anyone.

[@deoglemnaco7025]

@@harunmusa8693who was that? Dhalsim?

[@draconian45]

I use to play this a lot when I was in junior high school. Very underrated game.

[@JustinRaymer]

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.

[@amazingdany]

Well done! Data East had arcade bangers in their hey day!

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

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.

[@user-ou5pk4gb3e]

Great video. Brings Back those years and memories

[@armandjeanduplessisderiche581]

Those momies transforming into tombstones were my first encounter with the concept of bullet sponge.

[@larrshin]

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.

[@BiffBufflington]

Awesome run! Loved this game.

[@reetsaran3091]

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.

[@pustulio81]

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

[@lenin17301560]

Lacks BALLOOOOOONN

[@KurisuBlaze]

Probably didn't learn that until the Fighter's History series, several years later.

[@Bobaklives]

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.

[@onesimoamador3950]

Este juego fue unos que marco mi infancia🎉

[@Wardner213]

Miss this game....

[@WeirdTroll666]

The Legend Himself!

[@PedroRosvill]

This guy was the first boss in Dragonninja

[@Transporter_Not_Statham]

Bad Dudes

[@binkaram6577]

and the final boss in Fighter's History and Karnov's Revenge

[@Dirty_Dumb_NAFO_Scum]

He was also the second level boss in CombaTribes, Data East really liked using Karnov in many games.

[@swordofdanu]

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.

[@Dirty_Dumb_NAFO_Scum]

@@swordofdanu lol

[@echad6259]

I forgot all about this game.

[@m.firzafadmaputra9569]

Karnov has more appearances in other DECO games or other than DECO.

[@fiskburk2908]

Need to go back to my shift, but here iam watching karnov

[@j_allmightee8934]

I had a tiger hand-held lcd of this game. nothing like the original, lol!

[@one7decimal2eight]

He was the boss in the combatribes. The carnival.

[@binkaram6577]

nope

[@BradMcleod-dw1xb]

He was the boss in the first stage of Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja

[@jameslynch3959]

Man I remember putting so much coin through this, now watching I was never going to finish this game How bloody hard is it ?!

[@danielmarquis5258]

This game is up there in difficulty with Ghosts and Goblins and Ghouls and Ghosts.

[@Dirty_Dumb_NAFO_Scum]

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.

[@DaddySizeIt]

This was a fun game, I had it on the Commodore.

[@only257]

Cool😊

[@harneetsingh9277]

very tough game

[@xyanide1986]

doodoo, dee doo do, do doo-PHSSHSPHSSTHSSRHSS doo doo, dee doo doo

[@youremybiggestfan]

Can't believe you actually found the Subtitles for the song

[@deepaktanwar8908]

Is it available at play store ?

[@mikemartin8495]

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.

[@ziahhh]

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

[@leebrandon3842]

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.

[@deoglemnaco7025]

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]

Interesting story lol

[@deoglemnaco7025]

@@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.

[@robbiezampini-is3en]

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

[@50percentGrey]

I think this Karnov person would make great friends (or rivals) with #Wario.

[@user-jh3sz9pn2l]

I played this game on my youth, but i'd never been able to defeat the magician boss.

[@mathewhorodner2000]

quite a change from the NES version; this is the first time I saw this arcade version

[@KarlSturmgewher]

1:15 The only appearances of the crane parade!

[@onesimoamador3950]

Que recuerdos 😢😢

[@jmusictails]

amaba este juego

[@DevilFish69]

1:15 We need more video games featuring fat bald shirtless fire breathing Russians fighting skeletons riding ostriches.

[@thejusticeappalachianhomes1454]

I never could beat this game. The NES version was a decent port.

[@GLOGEL]

WTF! HOW DID HE BEAT THE FINAL BOSS IN LIKE 3 SECONDS... GREAT GAME CRAPPY BOSS NOT AN EASY GAME AND+AMEN

[@maineeventmark5749]

Who else hated the floating green and purple titty monsters in the flaming nests the most? 😡🤚🏽

[@ryandiggs750]

lol

[@maineeventmark5749]

@@ryandiggs750 bro you know what I’m talking about?!? 😂

[@hurry8927]

2:32-2:48 ...

[@youremybiggestfan]

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

[@univang1852]

Karnov was killed by bad dudes

[@stonetic2515]

So that's what Bald Bull was up to when he wasn't fighting in Punch Out.

[@reymicroc]

Too bad it was never ported to the snes. Would have been closer to the arcade version

[@DaddySizeIt]

I could see this maybe having been ported to the Genesis. The SNES came out too many years later to be a relevant title.

[@iloveu4evergirl]

with cheats?

[@somegamer7958]

You can always tell who uses save states, heh

[@mattdonegan3531]

I owned the cabinet and don't remember beating it... The end boss looked super disappointing.

[@77acacosta]

I hear Robocop in this game😅

[@ryandiggs750]

Definitely the same company made both games

[@markbautista910]

wheres BALOOOOOOON

[@DemePoole]

So many wasted quarters...

[@ronaldandrews283]

The Arcade Version is a lot better

[@scumbagjunction8339]

loved Karpov...shame he gets his ass kicked in dragon ninja