<s>
At	B-Application
The	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Cliff	O
Johnson	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Miles	O
Computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	B-Application
The	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
some	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
enhanced	O
user	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
endgame	O
puzzle	O
is	O
simpler	O
compared	O
to	O
Fool	O
's	O
Errand	O
and	O
3	B-Operating_System
in	I-Operating_System
Three	I-Operating_System
,	O
consisting	O
merely	O
of	O
a	O
crossword	O
puzzle	O
filled	O
by	O
key	O
words	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
solved	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	B-General_Concept
-	O
fit	O
pentomino-like	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
into	O
a	O
grid	O
;	O
letters	O
on	O
the	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
spell	O
out	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
was	O
made	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
visually	O
appealing	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lower	O
resolution	O
available	O
to	O
IBM	O
PC-class	O
machines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
320×200	O
VGA	B-Protocol
vs.	O
512×342	O
minimum	O
on	O
Macintoshes	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
years	O
the	O
author	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
freely	O
downloadable	O
Freeware	B-License
on	O
his	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cliff	O
Johnson	O
strongly	O
recommends	O
playing	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
emulator	O
such	O
as	O
Executor	B-Operating_System
or	O
Basilisk	B-Application
II	I-Application
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
find	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
"	O
hard	O
to	O
stop	O
playing	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
mazes	B-Application
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
noted	O
that	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
made	O
certain	O
improvements	O
on	O
Johnson	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
,	O
including	O
color	O
graphics	O
and	O
built-in	O
hints	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
reviewer	O
,	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
missed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Fool	I-Application
's	I-Application
Errand	I-Application
,	O
lacking	O
its	O
mythical	O
journey	O
and	O
animated	O
finale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
that	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
was	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
,	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
only	O
real	O
problem	O
may	O
be	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
follow	O
a	O
masterpiece.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
inducted	O
At	B-Application
the	I-Application
Carnival	I-Application
into	O
its	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
the	O
Brain	O
Teaser	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
