ﾠ GAME FEATURES: Force Feedback Gun Action 2 player simultaneous cooperative action Original licensed Characters - Colonial Marines, Face Hugger, Warrior Aliens, Eggs, State of the art arsenal includes: M41-A Pulse Rifle, Flame Thrower, Grenades and Missile Launcher - Power-up for Health, Ammo, Grenades, Power-up for Health, Ammo, Grenades, Missiles and Flame Canisters 4 levels of Nail Biting Action Two Different Play Modes - Story and Chapter ﾠ HARDWARE FEATURES: Force feed-back gun action USB guns with patent pending interface technology 27-inch SVGA monitor Edge-lit control panel & unique 3D edge-lit marquee Back-lit speakers that enhance the game play It's not as simple as just killing Mother Alien any more. Since the Marine's last visit, the 'Wheland Yutan Corporation', reprogrammed an army of synthetic humans to stop anything from getting in the way from the Company's development of their deadly Bio Weapons. It's time to go back to finish off the Alien monsters and more! ﾠ The world seems familiar, but the scenario is not. Kits are available to convert to PARADISE LOST or FRIGHTFEARLAND! It's been years since the Colonial Marines left planet LV-426 and the Alien population behind. This is an ALIENS EXTERMINATION Upright Arcade Machine Game with 27' screen for sale by GLOBAL VR in excellent condition! Add $250 for DBA that takes $1's & $5's. Perhaps someone called shenanigans on the developers.Aliens Extermination Manufacturer: Global VR Use: Home or Commercial Price: $2,995 - RECONDITIONED It didn't have any new features, however, it was just an easier version of the same game. Interestingly, Universal released a sequel, Magical Spot II, in the same year. Perhaps they were trying to follow in the tradition of carnival operators rigging their games. This is too fast to expect people to respond to, and really just randomizes outcomes. Even worse, there are intermediate stages that feature fast-flying bugs that can both target the player and shoot you in under 12 frames. The centipede-like monsters each take two hits to kill and can restore themselves after being hit. Magical Spot has another similarity with carnival games in its very high level of difficulty. In the case of Magical Spot, you’re shooting insectoid aliens springing from a UFO, but the cartoonish presentation and grid layout are highly reminiscent of games like Whack-a-mole. Nevertheless, carnival influence is clear in many of them. Magical Spot (Universal, 1980)Īside from Carnival, most of the shooters from this era shied away from explicit carnival themes, choosing instead war or science fiction. Finally, the music speeds up as the rounds progress, adding an element of tension that borrows more from Space Invaders than real carnival games.Īn amusing side note: apparently, the developers were so concerned that the carnival music would annoy players that they gave players the option to turn it off by shooting the musical note on the right side of the screen. Also, points will be awarded differently depending on when you shoot particular targets. For one, the descending ducks will eat away at your bullets if you let them pass, forcing the player to prioritize them over the scrolling targets. There's no time for complex strategic considerations, just give the player a quick thrill and move on to the next one.Ĭarnival does have some awareness of itself as a video game, and several gameplay elements are present that distinguish it from standard carnival fare.

It’s all about efficiency - a carnival booth should cycle quickly through its customers to maximize profit and excitement. The gameplay is also consistent with carnival games, which tend to be simple and challenging, with mechanics that deliberately deemphasize depth.

Carnivals tend to make heavy use of the primary colors to create a festive atmosphere and grab the attention of patrons, so the game uses a simple palette of red, green, yellow, and blue (technically cyan - blue probably wouldn’t stand out enough against the black background). The graphical systems of early arcade games were generally very limited in the colors they could produce, but this is okay for the carnival setting. The music, 'Over the Waves', is also a tune well known for its use in carnivals.

Of course, there won't be any birds flying at you in a real carnival booth, but the pipes, ducks, and rabbits are all standard fare for that setting. There’s no ambiguity about the inspiration for Carnival, since it presents a near direct reproduction of a shooting gallery.

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