People have their own different ways of naming this game. Some call it Chelnov, others call it Atomic Runner Chelnov. Its full name is actually “Atomic Runner Chelnov – Nuclear Man, the Fighter” but that’s all a bit of a mouthful in my opinion, so I’ll just stick to Chelnov for now.

Chelnov is a run-jump-and-shoot arcade game where the screen continuously scrolls and you have to keep moving with it. If you meet the edge of the screen it will push you along, so the only stops in the game are scheduled ones.

Chelnov – the main character – is unique in the way he runs and jumps. He can spin and shoot, turn around and run backwards, and also – most importantly – bounce off the heads of enemies.

Developed and marketed in arcades by Data East in 1988, Chelnov also saw conversion to a number of home systems (mostly notably on the Sega Megadrive/Genesis) and remains popular to this day. Probably because of its interesting game mechanics.

More: Chelnov on Wikipedia