Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu [SNES] - Karnov
This is a playthrough of CPU Battle mode using Karnov in the SNES game Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!. Read on below for more information...
Karnov is the penultimate boss in the game. He is a regular playable character.
===== ABOUT KARNOV =====
Karnov is a character who originally appeared in his own game called Karnov. It is a platform game which was released in 1987 for the Arcade. He is also Data East's mascot, and is depicted as a muscular and fire-breathing character, a lot like a generic strong man from a circus.
In Fighter's History: MKI, which is based on Karnov's Revenge, he has an "overweight" appearance unlike in the prequel game, where he was more muscular and shorter in height.
Gameplay-wise, Karnov is a decent character to use. Regarding special moves, his Fire Breath comes out quite fast and can be used against opponents who are jumping in as well as being able to be combo'd into; his Super 100 Kick travels forwards fast and can be combo'd into; and his Aerial Cossack is a fairly good anti-air.
Here are his moves...
===== SPECIAL MOVES =====
-- Fireball: D,DF,F + [P]
-- Fire Breath: F,F + [P]
-- Low Breath: F,F + [K]
-- Super 100 Kick: charge B, F + [K]
-- Aerial Cossack: charge D, U + [K]
-- Balloon: F,DF,D,DB,B,UB + [P], then use B or F to guide
-- Air Balloon: in the air, F,DF,D,DB,B,UB + [P], then use B or F to guide
===== ADDITIONAL INFORMATION =====
---- He also appears in the side-scrolling beat-em-up game Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja as the stage 1 boss.
---- Other games he appears in is Garou Densetsu vs Fighter's History Dynamite and Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me....
---- His design, especially in Fighter's History Dynamite / Karnov's Revenge, may have been inspired by Heart from Fist of the North Star.
---- In the game, his BGM theme is a remix of his theme in his original game, Karnov.
---- His full name is Jinborov Karnovski.
---- The game omits 5 characters from the series - Ray, Jean, Matlok, Samchay and Marstorius.
===== ABOUT FIGHTER'S HISTORY: MKI =====
Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!! is an exclusive version of the franchise for the SNES, and it is based on the sequel Karnov's Revenge / Fighter's History Dynamite. The game is centered around Mizoguchi, in which he has his own dedicated story mode in it. It features unique modes of play and also some stage backgrounds and character portrait images (character select and winning screens) not seen in any other Fighter's History game.