They decided it made sense to create a game where this was the objective to begin with. Īccording to head programmer Patrick Buckland, the initial concept stemmed from team members getting bored while playing racing games, leading them to ultimately drive in the wrong direction and crash into other cars. It instead secured the Death Race 2000 license, as a sequel to the original film was at that time planned. Initially, SCi wanted to use the Mad Max license, but was unable to find out who owned the rights to the franchise. This was signed by SCi in 1995, with the condition that it be made into a licensed game to guarantee popularity.

The game that became Carmageddon started out as 3D Destruction Derby, a banger racing sim prototyped by Stainless Software.

The game features three instrumental remixes from Fear Factory's album of 1995, Demanufacture. The game includes thirty-six racetracks, played across eleven different locations. Races are completed by either completing the course as one would a normal racing game, 'wasting' (wrecking) all other race cars, or killing all pedestrians on the level. The player has a certain amount of time to complete each race, more time may be gained by collecting bonuses, damaging the competitors' cars, or by running over pedestrians. The player races a vehicle against several other computers controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine, and industrial areas. ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭie Anna drives through the 'Coastal Carnage' level. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.

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