CarnEvil is an arcade developed by Midway Games, released 31 October 1998 on Arcade.
What CarnEvil is
CarnEvil is an arcade game developed by Midway Games and released in 1998. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is set in the fictional town of Greely Valley, Iowa. An urban legend claims that if a golden token is inserted into the jester's mouth on top of the tombstone of Ludwig von Tökkentäkker, a ringmaster buried in the cemetery, a haunted amusement park will rise from the earth. The game begins with group of kids taking a spooky hayride tour through the Greely Valley cemetery, courtesy of the local "ghost expert" Spooky Sam. The unnamed protagonist leaves the tour and approaches Tökkentäkker's tombstone to find a golden coin sitting in its slot. The protagonist inserts the coin into the jester's mouth, resulting in the legendary undead carnival rising from the ground. Trapped inside, he…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
CarnEvil launched on 31 October 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and The House of the Dead 2.
Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2.
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Quick answers
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When did CarnEvil come out?
CarnEvil was released on 31 October 1998 for Arcade.
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