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Carnival (arcade Game)
''Carnival'' is a fixed shooter developed by Gremlin and released by Sega in arcades in 1980. It was one of the first video games with a bonus round. ''Carnival'' was ported to the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, and Intellivision by Coleco. A licensed Atari 8-bit family version was published in 1982 by ANALOG Software, the commercial software label of '' ANALOG Computing'' magazine. In 1983, Acornsoft published ''Carnival'' for the BBC Micro. Gameplay The goal of the game is to shoot at targets while conserving a limited ammunition supply for as long as possible. There are buttons for firing and left/right movement. The cocktail version replaces the directional buttons with a two-way joystick. Three rows of targets scroll across the screen in alternating directions; these include rabbits, ducks, owls, and extra-bullet targets, with higher rows awarding more points. If a duck reaches the bottom row without being shot, it will come to life and begin flying down toward the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gremlin Industries
Gremlin Industries was an American arcade game manufacturer active from 1971 to 1983, based in San Diego, California. Following its acquisition by Sega in 1978, the company was known as Sega/Gremlin or Gremlin/Sega. The company's name was subsequently changed to Sega Electronics in 1982, before it closed in 1983. History Gremlin was founded in 1970 as a contract engineering firm by Harry Frank Fogleman and Carl E. Grindle. The duo had intended to name the company after themselves as "Grindleman Industries," but an employee of the Delaware Secretary of State's office misheard the name over the phone, so the company was incorporated as Gremlin instead. In 1973, Gremlin became a manufacturer of coin-operated wall games with their first release ''Play Ball'' (1973). Gremlin joined the video game industry in 1976 by releasing its first video arcade game entitled ''Blockade'' (1976). In 1978, Gremlin was acquired by Sega Enterprises Inc. and their games acquired the label of Greml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |