Carnival

Carnival (カーニバル Kānibaru) is a game released by Namco in 1987. It is a mechanical "medal game" - effectively a redemption game that dispenses medals instead of tickets. It was only released in Japan.
== Gameplay ==
Carnival is a roulette-like game which plays similarly to the American arcade game Colorama. There are five numbered buttons - 2, 4, 6, 8, and 20. The player bets on which number they believe the wheel will land on; if they guess successfully, they will earn the same amount of medals as the number. They will also progress deeper into the second/third wheel, and if the player guesses correctly all three times, a bonus of 90 medals is earned.
Three versions of the machine were produced. The first is Pac-Man themed (specifically labeled a "Pac-Land" model on the official flyer), featuring Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Baby Pac-Man, and the Ghosts on it. The second model is based on Mappy, and the third model is based on Dig Dug. It is confirmed by the original developer that Pac-Man was the first model released.
== Trivia ==
* A video game adaption, titled Pac-Carnival, was released in 1996.
* Carnival had to be rushed to completion, as the department of Namco developing it was on the verge of collapsing. To save costs, the front image was merely a piece of paper, with a light fixture in the back. The cabinet/electronics were generic ones from Kato Manufacturing Co.http://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/180914
* There were several other Carnival games produced after this one, not themed after Pac-Man. They include:
** Carnival-II - features Super Xevious artwork.
** Carnival-III - features Family Stadium artwork.
** Carnival-IV - features The Legend of Valkyrie artwork.
** Carnival-V, VI, VII - designs are unknown, but confirmed to exist.
== Gallery ==
=== Center Artworks ===
Carnival-flyerB.jpg|Pac-Man center artwork (RingoStarr39)
Carnival-mappy.png|Mappy center artwork.
Carnival-digdug.png|Dig Dug center artwork.
=== Machines ===
Carnival-machine.png|Pac-Man model.
Mappy-carnival-machine.png|Mappy model.
=== Other Artwork ===
Goods3 large.jpg|Artwork from the Japanese website.
Mspacman-0.png|Ms. Pac-Man
Baby289482.png|Baby Pac-Man
== References ==
Category:Games
Category:Arcade Games
Category:Namco Games
Category:Pac-Man Games
Category:Redemption Games