Destination: Carnival of Doom 136,50,22Everybody's familiar with the idea of a creepy carnival. You know, one that's all run down, and makes the hair on the back of your neck standup at night, possibly with short circuiting robots running around? (Admit it, you were picturing Scooby Doo or the old D&D Saturday morning cartoon too.) Well, the creators of Carnival of Doom on Second Life have taken the notion and flipped it on it's evil clown side. You don't just explore the creepiness, you try to survive it.
That's right, this is a damage sim with a big twist. You get a HUD (Heads Up Display) at the entrance (also a good idea to turn off your AO, aka Animation Override, to get the full effects). When you put it on, there's a little gingerbread looking man up in the corner of the screen with 100 points. From then on, you're fair game to the nasty surprises in store. Ride the rides and eat the food, and if you make it through the carnival without losing all your points, you've done well. Otherwise, you get sent to a purgatory type place and have to wait to regenerate your points. TP (Teleport) out? Oh, I don't think so. It'll just yank you back in and make you wait longer to get your points back.
The nearby gift shop also has some of the best souvenirs I've seen. Never knew there was such a thing as "Carnival Goth", but the twisted, tattered, BLOODY carnie outfits and creepy models make even a typical sideshow look tame. Loved the "Sideshow Freaks" avatars! You can even buy voodoo dolls, carnie wagons to live in, or get a "Clown of Doom" skin. Also, whenever you play a midway game like the shooting gallery or test your strength, you get to keep the rifle and HUGE mallet. Why monkey around with giant stuffed animal gorillas when you can have monster mallet that could smash a third-world country? Strangely, I wanted to jump barrels and climb steel girders for some reason.
Yes, this was fun, and no, I'm not giving away any of the gags. (What? You expected spoilers? Pffft!) Suffice to say, you know it's bad news when, just after you GET TO the carnival, a Ferris wheel gondola comes crashing down and rolls away. Uh huh, AWESOME!
Special thanks to Takira Ninetails and Cappo Pastorelli for this find.
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