<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
Jinborov	O
Karnovski	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Karnov	B-Application
"	O
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
a	O
strongman	O
popularly	O
illustrated	O
as	O
being	O
from	O
an	O
unspecified	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
's	O
Central	O
Asian	O
republics	O
as	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
flyer	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
Karnov	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
character	O
created	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
,	O
Karnov	B-Application
was	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
including	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
in	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1994	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
game	O
Karnov	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
Dynamite	I-Application
,	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
but	O
to	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
fighter	O
in	O
which	O
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
treasure	O
are	O
several	O
horrendous	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
sword-wielding	O
monks	O
,	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
djinn	B-Language
,	O
hopping	O
fish	O
men	O
,	O
gargoyles	B-Application
,	O
tree	O
monsters	O
,	O
will-o-wisps	O
,	O
rock	O
creatures	O
,	O
centipede	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
ostrich-riding	O
skeleton	O
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
can	O
walk	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
shoot	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
these	O
levels	O
and	O
find	O
special	O
items	O
that	O
help	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acquiring	O
red	O
orbs	O
can	O
upgrade	O
Karnov	B-Application
until	O
he	O
shoots	O
three	O
fireballs	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Quicksilver	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Quicksilver	O
's	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
ports	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Commando	B-Application
,	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Guerrilla	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
takes	O
two	O
hits	O
to	O
die	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
provides	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
Karnov	B-Application
to	O
be	O
killed	O
when	O
both	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
are	O
pressed	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Karnov	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnovs	B-Application
sales	O
had	O
surpassed	O
250,000	O
copies	O
by	O
November	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#142	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Karnov	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Garyo	O
Retsuden	O
,	O
Tumblepop	B-Application
and	O
Trio	B-Application
The	I-Application
Punch	I-Application
-	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Forget	I-Application
Me	I-Application
...	I-Application
(	O
featuring	O
enormous	O
stone	O
statues	O
and	O
even	O
mini	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
Vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
,	O
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
's	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pale	O
grey	O
version	O
of	O
Karnov	B-Application
appears	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
called	O
Kusamochi	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
green	O
sweet	O
kusamochi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
opponent	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
its	O
sequels	O
:	O
Karnov	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
History	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mizoguchi	I-Application
Kiki	I-Application
Ippatsu	I-Application
!!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
an	O
official	O
cameo	O
,	O
the	O
guard	O
boss	O
from	O
the	O
Gaelco	O
game	O
,	O
Big	B-Application
Karnak	I-Application
,	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
Karnov	B-Application
's	O
and	O
Kusamoci	O
Karnov	B-Application
's	O
sprites	O
from	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DragonNinja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
has	O
also	O
made	O
various	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
alley	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
game	O
Street	B-Application
Slam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karnov	B-Application
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
independently-developed	O
freeware	O
game	O
I	B-Application
Wanna	I-Application
Be	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shantae	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
a	O
ghostly	O
silhouette	O
who	O
helps	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
is	O
highly	O
similar	O
to	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
even	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
her	O
dead	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
