The game takes place in 1999.
The game was also released for the Super Nintendo. However, due to Nintendo of America's strict policy regarding the depiction of violence, this version had to be censored.
The title of the game comes from a line spoken by the game show host in Smash TV (1990), "Total carnage! I love it!"
Though it shares many elements with Smash TV (1990) and was created by most of the same team who worked on the earlier game, it is not a sequel.