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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.

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[edit] 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".

[edit] 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.

[edit] Jacob

He is a 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

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.

[edit] CarnEvil

<math>Insert non-formatted text here</math> 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)

[edit] 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)