Big Karnak

Big Karnak is a game by Barcelona-based developer Gaelco that is basically Ghost 'n Goblins set in ancient Egypt.

To do: there's a palette/checksum test

Hidden Credits#

A hidden copyright along with an anti-piracy message (in Spanish) can be found at 0x300 on the main CPU:

MADE IN SPAIN
BIG KARNAK
GAELCO 1991
ESTE JUEGO ESTA
METICULOSAMENTE
PROTEGIDO:
-POR LA LEY
-POR SOFTWARE
-POR HARDWARE

MADE IN SPAIN
BIG KARNAK
GAELCO 1991
THIS GAME IS
METICULOUSLY
PROTECTED:
-BY THE LAW
-BY SOFTWARE
-BY HARDWARE

Unused Copyright Text#

Unused copyright text at offset 0x9608 suggests a planned North American release fell through at some point:

THIS  GAME  IS  FOR  USE  ONLY  IN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA AND
MEXICO
WINNERS DO NOT
USE DRUGS
WILLIAMS S. SESSIONS
DIRECTOR, FBI
Licensed to FABTEK, INC.

The copyright screen is still coded in the game.