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Total Carnage is a twin-stick shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Midway in North America in March 1992. Set in the fictional country of Kookistan during 1999, players assume the role of Captain Carnage and Major Mayhem from the Doomsday Squad in a last-ditch effort to overthrow dictator General Akhboob and his army of mutants from conquering the world, while also rescuing POWs held by his military force.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind Total Carnage
In 2005, an Atari Jaguar version by Hand Made Software that previously went unpublished was released worldwide by Songbird Productions, nearly ten years after work on the game originally began. Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon was the voice of General Akhboob. A second "bad" ending showed the same screen without the women along with a message challenging the player to collect all the dome's treasure.
He suggested that he might have kept the bug as a joke and went unfixed in Origins. The game was originally programmed to display one of two endings upon completion of the Pleasure Dome bonus stage. In response, Turmell stated that he remembers writing working code for both endings, but was not sure why the code was changed.
How Total Carnage Plays
The game shares many elements with Williams' previous title, while also adding new ones including scrolling stages, large enemy vehicles, the ability to collect and place bombs, and a much wider range of gameplay scenarios. Both Weatherly and Fox recounted the development process and history of the Amiga version between 1993 and 1994 through publications such as The One for Amiga Games and Amiga Format. Players can also enter a password at the start to warp their player character to any location of the game.
Weatherly and Fox stated that the conversion took over a year to develop with Midway supervising its production and the team initially had plans to integrate elements which were scrapped from the original arcade release, but were ultimately discarded in the end. Versions for both the Sega CD and Genesis were in development by Black Pearl Software and planned to be published by Malibu Games but neither port were officially released to the public for unknown reasons, despite being advertised and previewed in a few video game magazines. Total Carnage was created by most of the same team who previously worked on Williams' 1990 arcade game Smash TV and shares many gameplay elements.
Why Players Still Load It Up
It is included in multiple compilations, such as Midway Arcade Treasures 2, Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition and Midway Arcade Origins. Midway provided both artwork and source code of the arcade original to the team at ICE, although adapting the former into the Amiga proved to be difficult, as both Weatherly and Fox stated that the number of colors and animations were reduced to fit the hardware. RePlay reported Total Carnage to be the third most-popular arcade game in the United States in May 1992.
The game was ported to the Amiga, CD32, Jaguar, Game Boy, MS-DOS, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. According to Liptak, Total Carnage failed to reach the target of 2,000 arcade cabinets ordered. Weatherly and Fox stated that the conversion took over a year to develop with Midway supervising its production and the team initially had plans to integrate elements which were scrapped from the original arcade release, but were ultimately discarded in the end.
Total Carnage — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a controller to play Total Carnage?
A gamepad is optional. The keyboard mapping shown on this page works immediately, and plugging in a USB or Bluetooth controller switches the player over on its own.
Who developed Total Carnage?
Total Carnage was developed by Midway and published by Midway.
Where can I buy the original Total Carnage?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
What console was Total Carnage released on?
Total Carnage was released for the Super Nintendo in 1992.