The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway

The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway (1995)

by Inscape
Genres:Adventure
Game modes:Single player
Story:Bad Day on the Midway is an interactive multimedia adventure game starring a wide cast of eclectic characters that can be switched between at will. The game encourages exploration of its carnival locale to discover the life stories of each of the characters. There are multiple endings depending on which characters survive over the course of the playtime, as well as objectives for each character to achieve as the in-game clock winds down.Show more
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user avatar@lalaplangauser avatar@lalaplanga
February 05, 2025
The game seems to have near infinite replayability, being a compelling world with multiple paths and random events affecting the outcome. I spent countless hours playing this in high school and college, and I don't know if I ever completed all the possible scenarios. I do recall finding a way for Timmy to die, which I don't think was supposed to be possible. David Lynch was interested in making a TV series based on this game (though that never materialized), and maybe his recent passing will shine new light on this strange little piece of history. It existed during the short window of CD-ROM being considered the future of gaming, and won a couple of awards. I knew someone who worked at Microsoft and he told me that he insisted it be used to test new versions of Windows - and it did through XP. Nowadays a virtual machine is required to run it.
user avatar@strahd017user avatar@strahd017
January 31, 2025
This bizarre game by The Residents is something that everyone should have access to. I am not sure how to win it, but I remember just flipping characters until the midway closed.
There's just truly not another game out there like this, it's a completely unique and wild game unlike any that modern audiences see. Not just in the gameplay, which has many ways it can play out, but in the plot, characters, and just overall bizarre nature of it. It's truly an unforgettable experience that modern audiences need to discover.
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