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Demolition Derby
Flyer
Developer(s) Bally Midway
Publisher(s)Bally Midway
Platform(s) Arcade
Release
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemBally Midway MCR III

Demolition Derby is a racing game developed by Bally Midway and released as an arcade video game in 1985. [1] [2]

Gameplay

The player takes part in a demolition derby. Hit other cars in the radiator to damage them, while avoiding being hit in one's own radiator. Power-ups include wrenches, screwdrivers and car keys. [3]

A notable feature of the multiplayer mode was the ability to enter a game while it is in progress; the message "CAR ENTERING DERBY" would appear on screen. [4]

Reception

Demolition Derby was listed in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. [5]

See also

  • Destruction Derby (1975), also released by Chicago Coin under the name Demolition Derby

References

  1. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)]. Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 124–5. ISBN  978-4990251215.
  2. ^ "Demolition Derby - Videogame by Bally Midway". www.arcade-museum.com.
  3. ^ "Demolition Derby (80's) : Old Memories". www.skooldays.com.
  4. ^ Lendino, Jamie (September 27, 2020). "Attract Mode: The Rise and Fall of Coin-Op Arcade Games". Steel Gear Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Mott, Tony (December 5, 2011). 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die: You Must Play Before You Die. Octopus. ISBN  9781844037155 – via Google Books.

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