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{{Infobox VG |title=Total Carnage |image= Totcarn1.png |developer=[[Midway Games]], [[Black Pearl Software]], [[Bally Midway Manufacturing Co.]] |publisher=Midway Games, [[Malibu Games]], [[ICE]], [[Hand Made Software, Ltd.]] [[Songbird Productions]] |director = |producer = |designer = Mark Turmell<br>[[Eugene Jarvis]] |programmer = Mark Turmell |artist = [[John Tobias]] |writer = |composer = Jon Hey |release = 1991, 1993, 1994, 2005 |genre = [[shoot 'em up#Multi-directional shooter|Multi-directional shooter]] |modes = Up to 2 players, playing simultaneously |cabinet = Upright |arcade system = '''Midway Y Unit hardware'''<br>Main [[Central processing unit|CPU]]: TMS34010 (@ 6.25 MHz)<br>Sound CPU: [[6809|M6809]] (@ 2 MHz) <br> Sound Chips: Yamaha [[YM2151]] FM (@ 3.57958 MHz), DAC (@ 3.57958 MHz), OKI [[MSM6295]] ADPCM |display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]] resolution 410 x 256(Vertical) Many Colors |input = 2 [[Joysticks]], [[Gamepad]] |platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Amiga CD32]], [[Amiga]], [[DOS]], [[Atari Jaguar]], [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] }} '''''Total Carnage''''' is a [[Arcade game|arcade]] shooter, developed by Mark Turmell for [[Midway Games|Midway]] in 1991. The game was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in 1993 and the [[Amiga CD32]], [[Amiga]], and [[DOS]] in 1994. Later the game was re-released in 2004, as part of ''[[Midway Arcade Treasures 2]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]] and [[Nintendo GameCube]] game consoles. In 2005, an [[Atari Jaguar]] version was released by Songbird Productions, nearly ten years after work on the game originally began. It was re-released in 2006 as part of [[Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition]] for the [[Personal computer|PC]]. ==Story== In ''Total Carnage'', an evil Middle Eastern dictator named General Akhboob closes off his country to the rest of the world following a war in 1999. Hundreds of reporters flocked to the zone in hopes of getting a real scoop. Unfortunately for them, one of the reporters discovers that there's more than baby milk being made at the 'Baby Milk Factory'. General Akhboob kills the reporter and captures all the remaining reporters in his country. It turns out that General Akhboob has been building an army of mutants and a stockpile of chemical weapons. He's also holding several American reporters and other civilians captive. It is up to the Doomsday Squad, composed of Captain Carnage (Player 1) and Major Mayhem (Player 2), to invade Akhboob's base, wipe out his forces, destroy the mutants, rescue all the hostages and capture Akhboob. Along the way, Captain Carnage and Major Mayhem fight various mutants and monsters, a giant mutant cyborg named Orcus, and eventually General Ahkboob himself. Ahkboob transforms into several forms, including a series of three giant heads. After his defeat, he attempts to escape by releasing a swarm of copies, but is captured and executed by electric chair. The Doomsday Squad then decides to take a military leave to the Midway Pleasure Domes, a grotesque amusement park. The player(s) can only access this area if they collected 220 keys during the game, or used the password warp at the beginning and entered password AZAZ. ==Development== Jon Hey followed up his sound creation for ''[[Smash TV]]'' with the sound and music for ''Total Carnage''. [[Ed Boon]], who created [[Mortal Kombat]] for Midway along with [[John Tobias]], was the voice of General Akhboob. There is an Easter Egg that says "the Pistons will rule the NBA". 12 years later, the Detroit Pistons would go on to win the NBA championship, verifying the surprising prediction given in this game. Game creator Mark Turmell is a Michigan native and Pistons fan. ==References== <references /> [[Category:1991 video games]] [[Category:Amiga games]] [[Category:Arcade games]] [[Category:Atari Jaguar games]] [[Category:CD32 games]] [[Category:DOS games]] [[Category:Game Boy games]] [[Category:Midway Games]] [[Category:Multidirectional shooters]] [[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]] [[fr:Total Carnage]]
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