Talk:CarnEvil

I believe that a listing of the various creatures encountered would further improve the article. The only difficulty would be finding the official names of the enemies, as I vividly recall the official site had all of the enemies named, described, and pictured, but that site is long gone. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.68.174.188 (talk) 19:51, September 25, 2006.

Home Versions?
In case if anyone was curious, I just emailed Miday and asked about home versions and here was their response:

Subj: Response to inquiry #15730 from Midway Support Date: 11/9/2006 2:01:55 PM Eastern Standard Time From:   midwaysupport@midway.com

Response: Thank you for contacting Midway Tech/Customer Support. Please see below for details about your inquiry to Midway.

Dear Matthew,

Thank you for contacting Midway Tech/Customer Support. I'd like to thank you for your continued interest in the CarnEvil and the Midway Arcade Treasures Franchise, at the moment we have no official word on a sequel.

I really enjoyed the game, and I personally would like to see a sequel as well. I guess we'll just have to keep an eye on the press releases at www.midway.com. You can subscribe to Midway's newsletter from the website; this will keep you in the loop as to what Midway is up to and what's coming soon.

If you have any questions or need game play assistance on a Midway product, please feel free to call one of our Customer Support Representatives.

Thank you again for your interest in Midway Home Entertainment games.

Regards, Midway Tech/Customer Support

For more answers visit http://support.midway.com where you can "Q&A Search" or "Ask a Question".

Unverified Information
In The Good section of the article, someone added a lot of information about a few characters. Although most of it is useful, some of it is unverified and borderline fanfiction.

Jacob
He is a young boy as depicted in the introduction cinematic. He appears to be a teenager who is in high school; he wears a red jacket with blue jeans and carries a flashlight in his hand. He lies to his parents and brother that he is going to his friend's house; instead, he walks to Greeley Valley and picks up a ticket for Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour near the local Greeley Valley Cemetery. The main character wants to know if the local legend is true. When he sees the professor's grave, he ditches the Ghost Tour, and takes a look at Tökkentäkker's gravestone. Then he examines the dusty golden token from the gravestone and obviously puts the large token into the mouth of the Jester Skull. Then, CarnEvil emerges from the depths of Hell and he grabs a pump-shot gun from the shooting gallery near the entrance of CarnEvil. The boy discovers that the legend is true; he now knows that he must either survive until dawn or die in the evil amusement park. He's played as Player 1. The opening movie sequence doesn't go back this far. It's only left to the imagination of the player what he told his family and friends before going urban exploring.

Lisa
It appears that she is on Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour as well. When CarnEvil is summoned from the cemetery, she indistinctly appears out of nowhere during the game. She also follows the player in each level. She is based on the main character from the 1960s horror B-movie "Carnival of Souls." She's played as Player 2. The second player is never revealed, but it's definitely not her. She's often depicted as the damsel in distress through the game, even with two active players. Good on you though, she's clearly visible as a passenger on Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour.

Spooky Sam
The tour guide in Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour. He speaks with a Southern accent. He is murdered when CarnEvil rises from the grave. Although it's apparent something happens to the rest of Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour after CarnEvil is brought forth (judging by the girl passenger's presence in dangerous areas), it's never revealed exactly what. It's jumping the gun to just assume he's dead. I've watched and rewatched the opening movie sequence multiple times, and there's no evidence suggesting the fate of the rest of Spooky Sam's Ghost Tour.

It is also possible that the ghost tour landed at the haunted house, due to the character models of the player and betty in the kitchen, who have the same models as other riders of spook sams. What happened to spooky sam is believed to be that he was turned into hambone, also supporting the fact is that machineguns and skull launchers didn't exist in 1895. Bit of a stretch but entirely possible, since hambone is mysteriously on fire. 2603:9001:6B0D:D900:7C30:D810:18B9:39C0 (talk) 23:05, 12 May 2020 (UTC)Derrick@smiteworks.com

I could be wrong, though. This information may have been divulged while CarnEvil.com was still up. Since the site is no longer, we don't really have a reliable source on it.

CarnEvil
$$Insert non-formatted text here$$ I love this game, I would really want a home version, maybe a sequel, or the original. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greasynmoist (talk • contribs) 20:48, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

You can play a fan remake of the game on mod db or game jolt https://gamejolt.com/games/CarnevilReincarnatedveryspooky/437503 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9001:6B0D:D900:7C30:D810:18B9:39C0 (talk) 23:08, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Same E-mail
I also e-mailed Midway and this is what I got:

Response: Thank you for contacting Midway Tech/Customer Support. Please see below for details about your inquiry to Midway.

I'd like to thank you for your continued interest in the CarnEvil Franchise, at the moment we have no official word on a sequel.

I really enjoyed the game, and I personally would like to see a sequel as well. I guess we'll just have to keep an eye on the press releases at www.midway.com. You can subscribe to Midway's newsletter from the website; this will keep you in the loop as to what Midway is up to and what's coming soon.

Regards, Midway Tech/Customer Support

SAME THING... AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greasynmoist (talk • contribs) 18:43, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Character descriptions
I just noticed that they are the descriptions given from tips & tricks magazine when the game came out.--Chocolaterainisdark (talk) 01:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Cleanup
Hey people, I really love this game and want to help cleanup the article. Can I get some input first? Why did this have an in-universe tag on it, for instance? I don't think it sounds in-universe, it clearly says the setting and characters are fictional.

What was up with the headings "The Good" and "The Bad (and Ugly)"? This doesn't sound formal at all. Was this just a joke? Does it come from a game guide or something?

What else do people think needs cleanup? I personally think there is too much info on specific characters (do wiki readers really need to know what the protagonist is wearing, for example?), and this isn't a very character or story oriented game. I would like to pare down that information. I don't think this page needs to be much more than one screen tall.

Thoughts? Otherwise I'm going to be bold and start pruning. Thanks.VatoFirme (talk) 22:01, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Article needs a Development section
As of right now (16:21, 20 June 2011 (UTC)), we don't have a Development section in here, or any information on the game's hardware, development team, etc. About all we have is that it uses a light gun. Anyone have some good references on this info? &mdash; KieferSkunk (talk) &mdash; 16:21, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

There honestly isn't much known about the development, although in recent years, Jack E. Haeger gave interviews on YouTube and on GamesRadar about CarnEvil's development and its cult following and that's sparked some interest in the game, including the recent "CarnEvil Cult" creepypasta that's been making the rounds on 4chan and YouTube since 2020 or so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.164.133 (talk) 09:24, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Lisa or Betty?
I looked at the CarnEvil website on the Wayback Machine, and there it says her name is Betty "A contemporary teen age resident of Greely Valley Iowa, Betty reluctantly agreed to go along with her friends on the "Spooky Sam Ghost Tour" through Greely Valley Cemetery. Little did they know that this would be the night that CarnEvil would return. Betty is now helplessly trapped within the twisted walls of CarnEvil. Do you have what it takes to save her?" but this site says her name is Lisa. Which one is correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.89.109.174 (talk) 16:14, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

If in doubt, go with information that comes from the people/groups that were directly involved in making the game. When Midway had a site up for CarnEvil, the girl's name was listed as Betty. 67.197.33.48 (talk) 12:54, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Jacob & Lisa?
It is said that the protagonists were given these names in the manual. I've read the entire manual here: http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/C/CarnEvil_2Player_Dedicated_25in_1640069101_Nov_1998.pdf These names are nowhere to be found. So where DID the names come from? 108.18.4.162 (talk) 03:37, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Enemy Names
The enemy names keep being changed even though images of the enemy character posters (that show their official names) are available online. How can we fix this problem? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.92.168.40 (talk) 16:14, 6 September 2015 (UTC) Guilloteen or Skeleteens Smiling Bob Tinsel Krampus Tort Rodz Napolean Blown Apart Flap Jack Carnie the Dinosaur Hambone Hambone the Revenge Evil Marie Knik Knak the Spider-Monkey Mike the Maggot Flem the Fly Rotten Robbie or Zombies Haunted Spirits Junior Deaddy Smeek Mr. Ozob Or Mr. Boffo Mames Broodle Dr. Klot Umlaut or Pester the Jester Professor Ludwig Von TokkenTakker Captain Chunder Eyeclops