Total Carnage

Shoot Them Up Blood 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Total Carnage © 1992 Midway.

A pseudo-sequel to Williams' superb 1990 shoot-em-up, "Smash TV", Total Carnage is set in a futuristic parody of the first Gulf War. General Ahkboob, himself an obvious parody of Sadam Hussein, has set his vast army of infantry, tanks and BioGenetic Mutants onto the world.

1 or 2 players must fight through the enemy-packed levels, rescuing reporters and civilians as they go. Total Carnage retains the dual-joystick control of its predecessor, but introduced new weapons, enemies and large, scrolling levels to the original game-play.

As with "Smash TV", Total Carnage features the infamous 'Pleasuredome'; accessible only if players manage to collect the 220 keys that are hidden throughout the game's levels. Total Carnage has a much higher difficulty level than that of "Smash TV".

Midway Y Unit hardware

Main CPU : TMS34010 (@ 6.25 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), DAC, OKI6295 (@ 8 Khz)

Players : 2
Control : Double 8-way joysticks

Total Carnage was Released in January 1992 in USA.

General Akhboob's role as a parody of Saddam Hussein becomes obvious during the game's cut-scenes; as well as him saying slogans from "Smash T.V.", he makes an obvious reference to the original Gulf War by announcing that 'all we are making is baby milk.'.

While playing the game, there is a message which says 'the pistons will rule the NBA'. This is a reference to the Detroit Pistons who Mark Turmell was a fan of. Coincidentially 12 years later, The Detroit Pistons would win the NBA Championship.

* Rev 1.0
* Rev LA1

* Password : enter the password on the 'red and white' warp at the beginning of the first mission.

Mission 1 :
'GOOB' - Gate (heading Checkpoint #1).
'ZULU' - Bunker (heading Checkpoint #2).
'ORCS' - Orcus (boss).

Mission 2 :
'ROAD' - Road one (heading Checkpoint #3).
'LIPS' - Airport gate (heading Checkpoint #4).
'LICK' - Airfield (heading Checkpoint #5).
'FIRE' - Hangar.
'FOOD' - Road two (heading Checkpoint #6).

Mission 3 :
'EATS' - Monster Cutscene.
'TOID' - Factory (heading Checkpoint #7).
'BOOF' - Reactor.
'MARK' - Reactor basement (heading Checkpoint #10).

Misc :
'SHOK' - Electric chair.
'DOME' - Akhboob escaped and lacking keys.
'WORM' - Caught Akhboob but lacking keys.
'AZAZ' - Warp to Pleasure Dome with 500 keys.

Total Carnage Design Team: Mark Turmell (MJT), John Tobias (JON), Shawn Liptak (SL!), Jim Gentile, Eugene Jarvis (DRJ) (EPJ), Tony Goskie

Music and Sounds : Jon Hey (HEY)
Voices : Ed Boon (EJB)

Special Thanks: George N. Petro (GNP), Larry DeMar (LED), Todd Allen, Cary Mednick, Sheridan Oursler, Mark Loffredo, Ray Gay, Ray Czajka, Betty Purcell

Others from High Score Table: Jamie Rivett (RJR), (SYD), (PJS), (DAN), (DJT), (JPW), (NED), (BUY), (WMS)

Consoles:

Nintendo SNES (1993) [Model SNSP-XC]
Nintendo SNES (November 1993) [Model SNS-XC]
Amiga CD32 (1994)
Nintendo Game Boy (1994)
Nintendo Game Boy (February 1994) [Model DMG-N8]
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
Microsoft XBOX (October 11, 2004; "Midway Arcade Treasures 2 [Model MWO-3201W]")
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 11, 2004; "Midway Arcade Treasures 2 [Model SLUS-20997]")
Nintendo GameCube (October 14, 2004; "Midway Arcade Treasures 2 [Model DOL-GAYE-USA]")
Microsoft XBOX (October 29, 2004; "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
Sony PlayStation 2 (October 29, 2004; "Midway Arcade Treasures 2 [Model SLES-52844]")
Atari Jaguar (2005) [Model CF3006] : released by Songbird Productions.
Microsoft XBOX 360 (November 6, 2012, "Midway Arcade Origins")
Sony PlayStation 3 (November 6, 2012, "Midway Arcade Origins")

Computers:

Commodore Amiga (1992)
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (February 17, 2006, "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition")
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (March 17, 2006, "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition")

Game's rom.
Game's picture.