{"id":133,"date":"2023-08-06T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2023-08-06T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:00:06","slug":"carnival-by-sega-for-colecovision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/06\/carnival-by-sega-for-colecovision\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival by Sega for ColecoVision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. The goal of the game is to shoot at targets while conserving a limited ammunition supply for as long as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carnival was ported to the Atari 2600, ColecoVision, and Intellivision by Coleco. A licensed version of the game was also ported later to the Atari 8-bit line of computers by ANALOG Software, and Acornsoft published Carnival for the BBC Micro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the ColecoVision version of the game. Electronic Games, which was a popular video gaming magazine in the 80s, called the ColecoVision port of&nbsp;Carnival&nbsp;&#8220;a letter-perfect recreation of the arcade original that&#8217;s not to be missed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carnival by Sega - ColecoVision\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAEkA6RVgYQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to follow me at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldfartplaying1\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/oldfartplaying1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oldfartplayingoldgames\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oldfartplayingoldgames\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/oldfartplayingoldgames\">https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/oldfartplayingoldgames<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival is a fixed shooter developed by Gremlin and released by Sega in arcades in 1980. 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