Carnival (video game)

Carnival
Developer(s)Gremlin
Publisher(s)Arcade
Ports
Coleco (ColecoVision, 2600, Intellivision)
ANALOG Software (Atari 8-bit)
Designer(s)Lane Hauck[3]
Programmer(s)Atari 2600
Dan Kitchen[4]
Atari 8-bit
Phil Mork[4]
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Intellivision
ReleaseArcade
Ports
1982
Genre(s)Fixed shooter
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating turns
Arcade systemDual

Carnival is a fixed shooter developed by Gremlin and released by Sega in arcades in 1980.[5] It was one of the first video games with a bonus round.[6]

Carnival was ported to the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, and Intellivision by Coleco. A licensed version for Atari 8-bit computers was published in 1982 by ANALOG Software, the commercial software label of ANALOG Computing magazine.[7][8] In 1983, Acornsoft published Carnival for the BBC Micro.

  1. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  2. ^ a b "1979". Sega Arcade History. Famitsu DC (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2002. pp. 37–39 (38).
  3. ^ "San Diego's Gremlin: how video games work". San Diego Reader. 1982-07-15. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference giantlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Carnival". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 9 Nov 2013.
  6. ^ June, Laura (December 8, 2012). "The Classics: 'Carnival'". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Pappas, Lee (May 12, 2014). "ANALOG Software". GearRant. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  8. ^ "Carnival". Atari Mania.