CarnEvil Arcade Playthrough HD

Here is a casual play through of the gun arcade game CarnEvil. I have many fond memories of playing this game at the local arcade back in the day. Some day I'd like to own a dedicated MAME cabinet for shooting games....
The original CarnEvil arcade game was released by Midway in 1998 and is another game that used a 3dFX graphics chip. Recorded under Mame 141 using a Core i7-860. Enjoy!

[@boxinmind6304]

I played this game with a stranger once. We never talked but gave each other assuring looks after each level. Good times.

[@OttoVonBizmarkie]

we've all been there

[@mirnix08]

boxinmind same dude!

[@r.l.2708]

boxinmind that sounds awesome for some reason

[@Theshark15z]

That is something you can never get from Online Multiplayer. Arcades is what brought socializing among people that were complete strangers and formed companionship.

[@spectraltheinkling8526]

Theshark15z that's true

[@bumblerinteractive1554]

This dude: *barely survives a carnival full of murderous monsters and dangerous traps* Also this dude: Let's do it again!

[@Emlane09]

We were all young and invincible once

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

This game really is that fun

[@Sonichero151]

@EmLane1991 I mean yeah after surviving all that most of us would also feel like Sundowner from Metal Gear Rising

[@guardianskybreeze6897]

According to the lore of this game, the main protagonist just did it again out of pure boredom

[@fgjjdgb3949]

The monsters did not realize that they had attacked not another victim, but an even more dangerous monster who craves passion and entertainment)

[@JaycRam]

Some indie developer needs to remake this.

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

JayRam what comes up must come down i...dont get it someone help me I'm only 5 years old 😔😔😔

[@ghostpinguin]

You can mail this video to Ed Boon the MK creator since this was made by Midway.

[@gunoverheating]

JayRam there's is already a remake of this game for the VR

[@JaycRam]

You referring to Until Dawn: Rush of Blood? It's similar, but I wouldn't call it a remake.

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

Guys *what comes up must come down* I don't get it someone tell me I'm only 5 😢😭

[@jollyskull07]

I love how even after years and years there are still fans/ a fanbase for this game. Watching this for halloween and nostalgia, let's get a petition together for a remake

[@masterbeo8475]

Me and my friend were saying the exact thing. Technically Warnerbros has the rights, but also NetherRealms studios is basically the old Midway team. Who is also owned by Warner bros. Maybe we need to... "warn a bro" people want this game 😂

[@liamcullen8957]

Me too 🤩🤩🤩

[@cybersamiches4028]

Well, here's 🎃 holloween once again! I remember playing this game back in 1999!

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

Problem is, people have talked about porting this, or remaking it, or doing a movie…and nobody’s quite sure who holds the intellectual rights, but IIRC the company that generally holds the rights for Midway games (wasn’t it by Midway? If not, whichever company makes it) hasn’t been very cooperative.

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

I want a movie of this…with the soundtrack being heavy on Roland Sound Canvas/General MIDI sounds like in the game.

[@Meitti]

...not gonna lie. That cgi intro was actually pretty fucking awesome.

[@gagecrawley6223]

Meitti I KNOW, RIGHT?!

[@NicoleHam]

i think about it so much.... just HOW!

[@DisDatK9]

I remember just hanging out watching the intro’s on arcade cabinets, especially rail shooters, and this had been one of my favorites since I was a kid

[@TangerineWallaby343]

@@DisDatK9 And even Johnny Nero Action Hero's intro had the three Johnny Neros blasted the aliens, mummies, and western zombies.

[@ellnats]

and pretty scary, made trips to chuck E cheese pretty scary, aside from the animatronics when i was a kid

[@Makingthebullet]

I just beat this game in the arcade after 16 years of it haunting me. I never beat it as a kid, but as an adult, I felt my inner child with me as I put that last bullet in tokkentakker

[@Relicanth]

The Dream Warden You know, that's actually kind of poetic.

[@JamesGalaxy41]

That's pretty good bro

[@alnu8355]

Don't know who you are but I am proud of you. I too returned to this game to wreak terrible vengence on Tokkentaker.

[@e.j5813]

Tokentakker: “who are you” You: “I’m the same kid but older”

[@princessmarlena1359]

Sweet!

[@TheEvisgod]

So many unavoidable coin eaters.

[@undoneonion90]

Why do you think the final boss's name is "Tokkentaker"?

[@siftknife761]

Pissed me off that game sure did. But I loved it all the same. House of the dead is another token taker.

[@Wolf-wb4go]

You need at least 13 tokens

[@amaulana090]

But in House of the Dead, you can learn from previous playthroughs of the patterns of the enemies. In here? You either have very minuscule time to attack or consistently shoot with no effect on the enemy. This is especially apparent in the mask fight. No matter how many time you shoot the damn thing, it still keeps charging. The Magician from HOTD stops charging the moment you shoot its weakspot once. At least _that_ was fair.

[@darrylaz3570]

@@siftknife761 in House of the Dead. It's possible for 1 credit clear. It's all pattern, memorization, and timing of your attacks. All enemies had weakpoints and they all attack one at a time. That's fair CarnEvil on the other hand... One of the worst examples of credit eating games. Blatantly, I might add

[@angelofmusic1992]

I distinctly remember this game being at a bowling alley near my house. I never had the guts to play it, but I remember watching the intro over and over again. It always gave me the creeps. :)

[@MerDuke]

angelofmusic1992 omg same here!

[@undoneonion90]

+angelofmusic1992 I first saw this game at a small arcade-like section at Western Michigan University...sadly, I wasn't old enough to play, so by the time I found out about this the company that made the game went bankrupt.

[@supersmashbro596]

+angelofmusic1992 i saw this at a cicis. never played it though. mom was a super religious type.

[@falloutstreetdog4525]

Do we all live in iowa here if so the bowling alley was AMF ps It closed down and I work at cicis the carnevil is still here come bye only one now on the southside ask for brandon lol second player doesn't work lol

[@MerDuke]

Brandon Kennard No, i am from Europe

[@casadilla111]

"Go on the graveyard tour," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.

[@charlieniven6558]

Seriously underated

[@w1ndgeneral226]

*"Go to @#$%" I told them.*

[@misterbearmore4633]

This is the perfect Halloween arcade game, i'm dead serious

[@DanNZ4]

More like "The Ultimate Halloween game"

[@NFSBeast2365]

DanNZ4 agreed but I also like the house of the dead.

[@fuud4588]

+NFS Beast You speak of the OG

[@diablow1411]

It was released on the Halloween of 1998 lol

[@kevinbishop1634]

Really wish there was a sequel

[@angelhunterzeta]

I demand either an HD remake, or a sequel, with the return of Evil Marie. . . don't ask

[@undoneonion90]

+Matthew Arreguin I don't blame ya, she has a real nice pair ;)

[@spectraltheinkling8526]

Ugh grosse dude she is an evil monster

[@a_hoomin2040]

Matthew Arreguin the return of jiggle physics

[@magnus5760]

If only they did make a sequel.

[@Lam6da98]

Check Rule 34

[@Mendosa666]

I love how the final boss is literally pronounced "Token Taker"

[@jozinek876]

Yeh, it's genius ;)

[@TangerineWallaby343]

@@jozinek876 And the final boss in Johnny Nero: Action Hero is "Demon Sheriff".

[@francolombardo4670]

I love the big top circus tent part two clowns are actually more funny than they are scary I love this game I got all the videos for me on my phone on the KZbin app

[@MatthewChristianMurray]

And, boy, does he ever take your tokens!

[@LoneWanderer101]

"Welcome to CarnEvil We're visiting your town No, that's not the walking dead It's just a silly clown! We open every midnight and close before the dawn Your mommy may come look for you but by then we will be gone!"

[@somedude5657]

God i remember that from the arcade cabinet.

[@lukerzy4901]

😑👌

[@TangerineWallaby343]

@@somedude5657 The final boss was Tokentakker and the final boss in JN: Action Hero was the demon sheriff.

[@tyrese3745]

Universal Pictures should’ve made it into a movie. Stephen Sommers would direct the film.

[@NationalGuard5]

The ending. The hero was like, "That was fun. Let's do it again."

[@queenpinkharley3334]

He never learned anything. Besides he and that girl almost died yet he was stupid enough to put the token back in. I was like “here we go again.”

[@pagananarchist4723]

The girl should have done a better job of stopping him from doing it. Also, why didn't they pocket the token to keep anyone else from awakening Carnevil?

[@1269RedJester]

Hero?! Hell kind of hero subjects an innocent girl to that terror? Just goes to prove that Tokkentakker wasn't the real villain here.

[@unclecharliesunderworldcir1197]

@@1269RedJester well that’s why token taker wanted him as his minion

[@sugamamaproud9810]

After all that, him and girlfriend throught at the graveyard of cravnevil. He got fight tokken takker and his creation like monster, spidermonkeys, elf, worms, zombine clown, evil Marie, evil santa, and monster baby etc in carnival. He never learn his lesson like once in the carnival at the graveyard, he want to start over by put a coin back from graveyard. So fight this guy and his monsters again at carnival. Uh...I feel sorry for that girl in this game she deserves better, worst protagonist in video game history. 😑🙄😑😒

[@Sailorputah]

When I was a child I remember I used to watch the intro over and over again but I couldn't play it because I was too scared. This game machine used to be in an arcade wich was inside a super market called Hiper Libertad here in Córdoba, Argentina. Makes me sad to know that this kind of games doesn't exists anymore. We need to bring game machines back!

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

Juli Cotichini, you're quite hot.

[@matuete]

JAJAJAJA Yo tambien me acuerdo de eso, cuando en el hiper tenian arcades y juegos por todos lados en el patio de comida, recuerdo que me daba una bocha de miedo pero siempre lo jugaba jajaja Que tiempos!

[@gustavotorres9749]

aca en bs as lo tenian en los sacoa , 2 en peatonal lavalle y uno grande en el village de recoleta me dije la primera vez que fui y lo vi : que elegancia la de francia

[@feliznavidad4846]

Yep

[@FIDEL_CASHFLOW_]

@@pastorofmuppets4552 shutup neckbeard

[@2010hellomoto]

I remember as a kid this was one of the scariest and hardest games to play at the arcade. Such a classic! This dude had the auto reload or some shit and still had to "continue" multiple times which just shows how hard it actually was

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Really a great gun game just like Point Blank, Target Terror, Space Gun, Lethal Enforcers. These are the funnest games youll ever see

[@MrBeastknows]

Damn the voice acting is actually really good for the time period, especially compared to like The House of the Dead. It fits it's whole tone perfectly and it still looks great. Sadly as a kid, never was able to get passed the first boss lol.

[@frederickglass3501]

Hambone was the bane of every bowling alley's existence, OP bastard "oh here's the first boss of the game, LETS GIVE HIM A GATLING GUN FOR AN ARM"

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

Shane Benjamson who was the first boss agian in this game?

[@MrBeastknows]

Sergio Meza Apparently Hambone with the Gatling gun for an arm, but I genuinely can't remember atm.

[@frederickglass3501]

Hambone and Hambone the 2nd were quarter-eaters

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

Shane Benjamson no not him that ghost girl what was her name it's because I did not understand what she said and I could not see her name cuz my phone was dirty

[@xbrobeansx]

Took me $5 to beat this game as a kid... still my greatest accomplishment to date :D

[@spacewaffle2491]

Same here me and my best friend beat it we where like 7 or 8 we got free pizza after then they got rid of the game a few months later 😭

[@Relicanth]

xbrobeansx I have finished five arcade games in my life, from start to finish, in real arcades. I only wish this has been one.

[@feliznavidad4846]

Yep

[@Emlane09]

With or without sounds?

[@Tanaleon808]

This game gave me nightmares when I was a kid lol

[@INSANEWitG18S]

Sure did

[@fenix9463]

I just played This game tonight at Scandia XD

[@INSANEWitG18S]

Aye turn up

[@feliznavidad4846]

Yep

[@Pikapupvee]

I couldn't even look at this arcade cabinet as a kid 😖

[@Omeganed0]

"Evil Marie." Most creative. Name. EVER.

[@Omeganed0]

@Crossley Productions It is not. That was sarcasm.

[@PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick]

Just like the final boss, Token Taker

[@bethanyjayva70]

@@PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick i actually think its pretty clever considering how the game basically eats away your endless amount of quarters to beat the game, let alone a single level. 😂

[@BDNeon]

It's amazing how well this has aged. The use of prerendered graphics for the backgrounds and also incorporating some prerendered foreground elements with the real-time rendered bad guys is spectacular. Frankly, I wonder why more games from this era didn't use the whole mixing pre-rendered with realtime elements.

[@bartenationalbart-email-na3284]

they have this cabinet at Arcade Legacy in Cincinnati, unlimited game play $10, my son and I got to the end of this game last night

[@Beavisracecar]

When I first played this game when I was eight the opening made me cry

[@mrdm1967ify]

This game was simply HARD to be with just 50 cents and the ammo was at a clear disadvantage.

[@Spicypuff]

Why the HELL would he put the token back in the jester's mouth especially after going through a living nightmare. I guess there's not much to do in the country i guess.

[@seanfoster4961]

+GUADALUPE MOSQUEDA The player killed the Token Taker, so maybe they own Carnevil now.

[@blankblanky7979]

GUADALUPE MOSQUEDA What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. So if I keep surviving this nightmare fest at least 100 times I'll become a God.

[@undoneonion90]

Maybe putting the token in during the DAY locks it up?

[@kylehonora6468]

Spicy Puffin yeah why would he go back to the carnevil. maybe to have more fun

[@andrewabrams1535]

Spicy Puffin he just wants to kick their asses again.

[@Rebelcommander6]

Ahhhh... back when games were honest about liking us for our money (lol)

[@GeneralsAlert]

The ending Going back to hell like a boss

[@artictyphoon]

Lol "was that all a dream? *picks up coin* well time to find out"

[@GhostRiderCash]

Lol

[@gagecrawley6223]

GeneralsAlert I guess after going through that horrifying adrenaline pumping experience, nothing could really satisfy you. Hell, I feel the same way.

[@BapoBoompa]

God....I barely made it out alive with my limbs...ALRIGHT LET'S DO IT AGAIN :D

[@ThatFlawedGuy]

Actually may i remind you of the tale it said "When the moon is FULL" to that logic CarnEvil can only be summoned at night so maybe putting it in during day locks it away forever or something i don't know but Umlaut didn't change color explain that please

[@GraceThompson-rg6tw]

This game should be a movie or a series. It's amazing!

[@j.p.obregon1415]

It would make an excellent campy horror movie

[@DrevlikDehGamer]

This and Area 51 were one of my favorite games at those Arcades.

[@gyastly2737]

House of the dead 2

[@TheMouseAvenger]

"Area 51"? Surely, you don't mean the game with the voice talents of Marilyn Manson & the great Powers Boothe...do you? 😀

[@oPHILOSORAPTORo]

Evil Marie walked so Lady Dimitrescu could run

[@fiddlemyfoddle6374]

I would love to see this game rebooted as like a first-person shooter, resident evil village style. Get stuck in a carnival/theme park, the main plaza is a hub world of sorts, go to every area and slowly piece together what the hell everything is, some fun puzzles and weapon upgrades from the “prize counter”. It could even be called something like “CarnEvil World: Carnival’s Back in Town.”

[@evanh9896]

Shut up and take my money

[@tjreardon8495]

Although I would ne fine with never seeing junior again

[@Nicomanism]

2003, This, alongside with The House of The Dead cabinet, horrified the living shit out of me at my local bowling alley. Hah, didn't even want to go in there alone to see the attract mode of this game; gave me nightmares as a kid.

[@falloutstreetdog4525]

AMF

[@jhart19963]

*bill Clinton voice* I feel your pain....

[@VDV639]

I felt the exact same way. I’m pretty sure this isn’t the same game, although they were both amusement park zombie games. But the feeling was the same at my roller rink. Didn’t help everything in the building was black and dark and not very well lit.

[@Sean_Regan]

I started playing around the same time, the game was nestled in some dark corner of a big dark arcade I went to. I often played alone (while my mom was off with my younger siblings) and I was scared like hell every single time. Freaking 9-10 years old and I remember specifically having nightmares about 9:15, 5:00, 3:00, the laughter at 13:30, and more...terrifying game, cant believe i was playing it at that age.

[@StarscreamCG]

I saw this that floating clown head in my bathroom mirror when I was alone. 3rd grade sucked.

[@notfreeman6809]

That *"Umlaut is a Kiss-ass"* Drawing on the black board is actual perfection

[@TakumiLucius]

Do you have a timestamp on that?

[@AceDetective002]

I remember seeing this in an arcade movie theater. Damn, this scared the s*** out of me as a kid.

[@huntersimpson2493]

AceDetective2 What’s an arcade movie theater?

[@tokabee]

There's a theater up in Tri Cities Kingsport called Marquee Cinema,they have an Arcade that has a nice selection of games and not too far from the men's restroom there's the CarnEvil cabinet. It's seen a lot of gameplay over the years,last time I saw it the front deck where the player 1 and 2 buttons rest the clear plastic covering the box art is severely cracked,but both shotguns are in tact and it still played.

[@tyrese3745]

That'd be a great Universal Studios Hollywood/Orlando attraction for its annual Halloween Haunted Nights event.

[@gguerrero11]

wow that final boss guarantees the arcade at least $5

[@frederickglass3501]

I remember playing this as a kid and being scared shitless... Then I played it in Junior year of HS, and now whenever I get to the start of the Big Top level, I can't help but lose my shit in laughter every single time.... KILLER MIDGET CLOWNS, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[@evan258]

man the graphics and gore had me spooked as a kid but now its very impressive how this looked back in the day. No wonder it freaked me out especially the baby boss, scary stuff.

[@TrashSurv]

Why the hell would you put the token in again after all of that

[@lamarmartin9401]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Fjadls254]

Lamar Martin So was I. The player would've have an option to bury the coin.

[@lamarmartin9401]

ChillManStudios exactly

[@pupp3tStudios]

Maybe... maybe there was a thrill he never felt before. And so he wished to... destroy everything one more time. To feel that rush once more! The rush of adventure!

[@Sonichero151]

WHO THE FUCK WOULD DO THAT!!!!! WHO THE FUCK WOULD GO BACK TO HELL!!!!

[@Heyamoto]

CarnEvil and House of the Dead were my two favorite rail shooters from the 90s. So many great memories. It’s nice to watch these playthroughs

[@hannibalking6823]

“It’s the Freak Show, THE FREAK SHOW!! See the strange and bizarre. Step right up, we’d love to see you, we think You could be the STAR!” -Umlaut

[@mariocooper1996]

BOSSES Haunted House 2:57 HAMBONE (Gun-Armed Killer) 4:39 HAMBONE#2 (Cannon-Armed Killer) 6:20 EVIL MARIE (Axe Murdering Specter) Rickety Town 11:57 KRAMPUS (Demonic Anti-Santa) Freak show 15:18 EYECLOPS (Two-Headed Multi-Eyed Man) 17:09 JUNIOR (Giant Baby Abomination) Big Top FINAL BOSSES 22:26 UMLAUT (Jester Host of Carnevil) & 22:57 TOKKENTAKKER (Necromancing Master Mind of Carnevil)

[@jasonmartinez5116]

Freak Show also has alternate boss named Deaddy, which is a giant monstrous teddy bear that replaces Junior in some arcades that deemed shooting a baby too inappropriate. Deaddy's behavior and attacks are the exact same as Junior, since Deaddy was mostly just a simple model replacement.

[@Emlane09]

Only one in Rickity town?

[@zaqiealty3147]

"I AM EYECLOPS!" "FIGHT LIKE A MAN, NOT A CLUMPET!" "AAAUUGHH MY EYE!" "BLOODY HELL!" Typical Scottish Creature

[@GeorgieCarapella]

@@Emlane09yes

[@MisterJohnDoe]

19:05 I love how a small clown appears in the largest booth and a large one just breaks out of the smallest one

[@sheenufilms]

I remember seeing this game in a bowling alley when I was 5. So many nightmares. Seeing this now, this is just another comedic Halloween ghosts and zombies shooter game and I love it.

[@Hollobaby1231]

Fucked with this game so hard back in the day..actually beat it once on vacation back in like 98 or 02 cant Remember but I do know they made bank off little 8 or 12 yr old me lolll

[@Mezmerize64]

Kyle Ohlson I used to watch adults play this in my hometown at the laundromat every weekend good times.

[@MrDarksword123]

I remember being only 10 playing this at a local restaurant in my hometown, I remember begging my dad to give me like 3 dollars worth of quarters just to play this, haha memories

[@dwarfboy9996]

My younger brother and I beat twice as kids and both times the ending was satisfying after taking us years to beat it

[@queensmickey]

Arcades, what a time to be alive. I miss my child hood sometimes and how awesome it was to get excited to play your favorite game and someone else would be there and you both would be friends by the time the game was over. Arcades going bye bye in America is one of the worst things ever. Thanks from a friend!

[@johncase1353]

So glad I bought this game with the cabinet when I had the chance.

[@Spicypuff]

John Case Wow that must have been expensive.

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

in the ending I'm already thinking about the guy when he got the coin *hmm another coin? hmm.... well it was fun so I'll play agian ☺* I'm like wtf

[@dominikkolb3634]

Well Umlaut didn't get colorfull again and also the CarnEvil requires you to come at full moon so maybe he sealed the Tokken like that forever

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That's awesome 😎

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That's awesome 😎

[@ULTIMATZEKROM]

God I loved this game and that last boss really was a "TokkenTakker" (Token Taker XD)

[@nathanbyberg]

One of the best Halloween themed arcade games in history!

[@CoolKent-py2xp]

This is one of my favorite arcade games!

[@undoneonion90]

Damn, for a ghoul, Marie has a nice pair~ Until she loses her face, then it's not hot anymore.

[@noodlelova3]

I'd still hit it

[@undoneonion90]

Screw it, so would I.

[@magicalpianoman2005]

Boner killer Though when you have to end her near the fountain.

[@amyrose7727]

just add a paper bag and poof, it's all better

[@TOXTHEWOLVERINE]

Robert Jindra Like Umlaut said You're always welcome Alive or Dead Ah Hahaha 😈😈

[@joetatoes8640]

Bring...back...this...game!

[@dragonhugger16]

Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing this in a random arcade when I was a kid and being disturbed and excited at the same time. I was obsessed with everything horror when I was a boy, so this looked great to me, even though I never had any money to actually play anything. Watching this playthrough on Halloween night just seems right.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Ive played this at several arcades and its so awesome the bosses usually kick your ass quick also the bumper-car part was death

[@mitchman2565]

Randomly thought of this game, terrifying as a kid!

[@tbuc500]

"Welcome to the lower birth! The greatest show unearthed! We appear without a sound The darkest show around! We will leave you in a daze, Madness, murder, dismay! We will disappear at night With blood on the concrete! Na! Na na na! Na na! Na na na na na na na na! Na na na! Na na! Na na na na na na na na!" The Greatest Show Unearthed just fits this game so well. Even though I'd never play it now, they had this game at a drive-in movie theater I went to growing up, so I played this game as a kid. Also, considering I played THIS as a kid AND used to watch Are You Afraid of the Dark?, it's no wonder why I have a fear of clowns! ^^l

[@dkupke]

Krampus is FINALLY get his Xmas horror movie!

[@juandominguez3313]

ikr for some reason I got chills for seeing that trailer

[@officialzoiden4594]

Now it's just Marie Antoinette and a giant mutant baby that need movies.

[@raccoon681]

+Hazardous Gaming ever seen babys day out

[@BagOfMagicFood]

I like to pretend that Toy Story 3 had both Deaddy and Junior.

[@tyrese3745]

@@BagOfMagicFood That's a bit extreme for Disney, you know?

[@Nightyoshi12]

CarnEvil is easily one of my favorite shooters of all time.

[@cheerfulremorse]

For some reason I love how umlaut's laugh continues to echo even after the level has started.

[@STONECOLD1988]

My cousins used to have this at their shop I remember I’d sweep & mop their floors for some coins just to play.... started my job there... it was worth it

[@SuperNintendoEntertainers]

The music in this game is just amazing, especially the Haunted House level music.

[@EvanBagwell]

This game needs to be brought back with or without updated graphics :)

[@jdm757]

Someone has probably said this in the comments already. But there was a option Midway put in all cabinets where the owners could change the boss of The Freak Show from the baby Junior to a teddy bear named Deaddy

[@JohanKylander]

Thank you! I thought I was going crazy.

[@ScottDuehlmeier]

Loved this game...would go play it at the Student Union every day after class

[@AmandaRockSLC]

Whoa! I was just talking about this game today! LOVED IT. Used to play it on my break from Nordstrom's when Crossroads was a thing.

[@ScottDuehlmeier]

Amanda Rock one of my favorites!

[@AmandaRockSLC]

I'm doing a blog post about Atomic Arcade for Craft Lake City and I'm STOKED TO PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN!!

[@ScottDuehlmeier]

Big Bunyan Ride!!!

[@Gridseeker]

14:39 The primitive cave man with one eye and beard in the glass is a character from other Midway game, Trog.

[@said2714]

Gridseeker jvbb

[@TygerFox]

I would love to see this as a 3rd person shooter and with more History of the Jester.

[@TygerFox]

thecarsul maybe a syfy channel movie too. its a property that is still full of life to me.

[@artictyphoon]

Man this would be great for both of those! And like I said before had some awesome ringtones from this game :D

[@Camrynn.ol14]

This game used to scare the out of me as a kid, it still scares me to this da7. But it is still the best arcade shooter game I've ever played

[@theoddronin1]

*HOW IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED* (The "hero" wakes up to see the grave of TokkenTaker in front of him and seconds later, another coin drops down. As he picks it up and reaches to insert it...the girl smashes a large wooden branch into his face, knocking him out before she grabs the coin and punching him in the crotch for good measure.) Girl: What...the...HELL? You really think I wanna go through that again? (Cut to the lake where she tosses it. The coin sinks to the bottom...where it lands into the hand of Jason Voorhees( Jason: ... (Shrugs shoulders, pocket coin and continues sweeping lake bottom) *END JINGLE*

[@OwlKnight32]

They had this at my local movie theater. As a kid it was almost dreamlike. Very dark in the arcade room, and very loud. I still remember feeling the bass in the song “Big Bunyan Ride” as I sat to the side and watched somebody play it. Never could get myself to do it though, it was absolutely terrifying. But I loved it.

[@mrwarped]

I love this game, and I almost beat it at the arcade yesterday. But other than that, I think the carnival is something created by the Joker....if he overdosed on Scarecrow toxin.

[@DKay-gl3hv]

This was my favorite arcade game as a kid. Good thing my mom never found out

[@malp2312]

The sorce of my Childhood Trauma, glad to overcome my fears- swag graphics for 1998

[@jdwylde7]

This game stayed in the pier house on the east coast. Every year we hit the beach and I made friends every year playing it. Got a lot of quarters from my parents too. They would fish on the pier and my sister and myself would play this game and shoot pool. Makes me miss the late 90’s and early 00’s

[@Peanutbuttrluv]

Dang I used to love this game!! I remember when me and my cousins finally beat it at the arcade. We were sooo proud and happy. Damn it was hard as he'll to beat it to.

[@mimikiryuu]

Lol carnevil was my game. I played it every time I went to see a movie! =^×^=

[@monmonimaa9447]

I miss this game SO MUCH..

[@lamarmartin9401]

That makes 2 of us

[@ToruKun1]

This game scared the crap out of me as a kid, LMAO

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

Played this once at a bowling alley when I was a kid. Scared the hell outta me. The bowling alley is gone now. Burnt down. That’s no fun.

[@IntoTheGigerverse]

Easier to name the fun places for kids in the '90s that AREN'T gone now, sadly. Even Ringling Bros. shut down. Hell, if CarnEvil really existed I'd imagine it'd have been demolished for a Costco or something by now; even Tokkentakker can't stand up to the all-devouring evil of corporate commercialism.

[@nicoleburns9652]

Was everyone okay?

[@YowLife]

You know our main character is a bit of an idiot. Aside from putting in the token in the first and last part. He goes through this entire carnival of psychotic monsters and demons in the most absurd of ways. -Like why did he climb into the roller coaster, instead of walking? -Why did he think climbing into the cannon would be a good idea, and not result in one of the demons killing him while he was in there instead of firing it? It's a little nitpicky and I think the game's much more enjoyable if you "leave your brain at the door". -I still wanted to say that.

[@mothbazooka]

Why did he go through the trouble of jumping through the flaming hoops instead of just walking around them?

[@redbunn2282]

The fact he made out safe with the girl. he decides to put the coin back

[@pagananarchist4723]

-Why did he go through the whole haunted house instead of just going around to the back where Evil Marie was? -why did he detour through the bumper car garage in Rickety Town? -why didn't he just walk to the center of the big top? -why not just bypass all of the other places and make a beeline for the big top? Also, why didn't he try to just leave? It's not like he was forced to be there by some sort of curse or anything. He and the girl probably could have left through the main gate. Also, why didn't the girl leave after being saved the first time?

[@austinmorrison6953]

Well judging by what Tokkentakker wanted to do with the player’s brain they’d be leaving it alright.

[@redbunn2282]

i think The Guy found "Thrill" in that Game. causing him to put the coin back despite the Danger he got himself into

[@trevorphillips4055]

this game will always be in my memory . glad you uploaded this . seriously came up in my mind at random

[@thelight5067]

Classic arcade shooter. Man does this game bring back great memories and feelings

[@tee2171]

I can't believe I missed this as a kid. Love it!

[@RichterTheRat]

This game is awesome. Reminds me of Evil Dead.

[@galleryofrogues]

I LOVE this game, so much character and a unique setting for a light-gun game.

[@jesnkrsgoat]

My papa joe would play this with me at the arcade until the machine was gone in 2019 and now he is gone too. Rip pops.

[@TXNICK96]

Brings back memories

[@lamarmartin9401]

It certainly does

[@amaulana090]

This game looks so fantastic. It's visual design and effective use of pre-rendered environments make this game very gorgeous to look at. My only gripe with this game is that there are some bits of damage that are completely unfair, but I'd overlook that issue without a doubt.

[@jordantolkar2586]

I actually remember seeing this game at a skating arcade place one time, and since I was quite young, I didn’t even think about playing it, but the visuals captivated me for its time!

[@Adrian1111]

I remember being a small kid and seeing this game in the arcade in Greenspoint Mall in Houston. I swear this game gave me nightmares, I couldn't even go near this game without getting creeped out. Seeing this brings back memories.

[@NicoleHam]

I cant believe this game looks so good still! its impressive af to have prerendered backgrounds keep the camera movement of realtime 3d models. even in a lower frame-rate it stays super snappy a full of action

[@johncase1353]

Arcade games are designed form the ground up. So they have there own CPU, memory and GPU. they aren't reliant on existing hardware.

[@georgeweberv6264]

I feel like this could make a great survival horror or horror shooter if they rebooted it.

[@satown2150]

ah the memories. My older cousin and I have beaten just about every light gun arcade game was in our path back in day. This one will always be in my memory because it used to scare the shit out me when i was a kid. I miss arcades.

[@juicebox1570]

One of my favorite arcade games as a kid. It'd be nice to see it again at my local arcade places but it mostly newer games

[@undoneonion90]

I like how each level gives you a little view of the other sections of the park, like you can see the ferris wheel and the Chamber of Horrors in the Haunted House level.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

writing an essay about the depiction of marie antoinette in fiction, do you think this works?

[@MW-tv2xj]

Wkuk made a reference to her

[@acapraichu4879]

LET THEM EAT CAKE

[@nyanbonecrush]

Off with her chest!

[@Talonistrying]

Where I live, there's an arcade truck that does parties and stuff. I had it for 2 of my birthday parties and most of my friends also got it for theirs. We used to make a game out of how many times we could beat this game. It was everyone's favorite, to the point where the kids that were too scared to play would stay and watch us play. Sadly, the truck replaced this with a more average shooting game, but I still love this old one...good times...

[@Badassmutha100]

I love this game! Everytime I went to the arcade I would always play this and try and get far! But never could beat it!

[@QuincyKane]

Man, this game was so intense! I remember playing with my friend and we're just pulling the trigger non-stop; later we played Area 51 and the pacing was so much slower in comparison to CarnEvil, haha.

[@deceasedroaches3449]

I remember my brother and I almost finished this game at a theater one time but had to stop playing cuz our movie was about to start (we were watching ZombieLand lol) Good times man

[@johndavila1603]

I remember playing this game when I worked at: games of the gods at the Luxor.... I actually got to work early just to play this!!! Got myself unlimited life, those were easier time's. Great to see this!

[@Wolvfie]

So much nostalgia. When I was around the age of 8 my father would take me to the arcade and I would go straight to this game. I always wanted to beat it. He one day saved enough coins to respawn me through the whole game. Sweetest father ever.