Talk:Destruction Derby

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Date	Process	Result
December 15, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed
June 19, 2014	Good topic candidate	Promoted

Current status: Good article

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Links to sequels

N. Harmonik, you didn't comment your edit, so I don't know what your reason is. I removed the links to all the sequels because this article is still just a stub. To make it more than that, a good start would be to add specific information about the sequels. (Similar to the Commander Keen article for instance, which describes all the games in 1 place.) Then if the article becomes too long, new articles about the sequels can always be created, and having links will be useful. It is unlikely that will happen before the main article outgrows its stubness, among other things because the games are all similar, so it is not time for that (yet). Retodon8 15:42, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

L.Driver

I wondered why the author says that L.Driver is the weakest competitor in all game modes? I just re-bought the game after my original was broken and played for some hours and I remember him (with one or two exceptions) always being in the top five ranking in destruction derby mode, two times 1st place with 99 points. It is the only game mode where he is not driving with that shy/careful learnerdriver-style like on the race tracks. Might perhaps be a version difference (I got the PSX PAL version from Germany), but I think that's rather unlikely. Simon Klindworth (not registered yet) 11:13, 24 May 2006 (CET)

Assessment

Responding to the Request for Assessment for WP:CVG, I see no reason to upgrade this article from Start-class to B-class. It reads like a game manual, not an encyclopaedia article - for someone not looking for in-depth information about how to play the game, only the introduction contains valuable information. Reviews, criticism, and information on how it influenced the genre are needed.

I'm not adding this to my watch list - please notify me on my talk page if any further comments, assessments or reviews are needed from me. --User:Krator (t c) 17:30, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced material

The following is unsourced information:

On the "City Heat" track there was a promotional billboard for "Wild Bill's Auto Parts". This fictional character would make another appearance in advertising in the game's sequel Destruction Derby 2. Also on "City Heat", "Toon Army" is written on one of the bridges - a reference to the developers' local football team, Newcastle United.

While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) ^talk 04:56, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Windows

The infobox mentions a Windows version. Is this a typo? 2fort5r (talk) 23:24, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Fixed it. --Mika1h (talk) 18:36, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There did come out a S3 Virge version bundled with the Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 which requires Windows 95/98 to run. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVcYvOvCrs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.221.35.70 (talk) 19:02, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Soundtrack

Does anyone have information on who did the great music for this game? It was all one style, at that time probably called hardcore dance or techno. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.172.164.228 (talk) 11:25, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reference material

Merging this from Destruction Derby 64's talk page. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 22:24, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found the following material:

Reviews

Dallas Morning News
Reppen, Erik (January 7, 2000). "Destruction Derby 64". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 9, 2000.
Buchanan, Levi (October 11, 1999). "Destruction Derby 64". GameFan. Archived from the original on May 17, 2000.
Buchanan, Lee (March 1996). "Destruction Derby". PC Gamer US. Archived from the original on August 21, 1999.
Captain Squideo (November 1995). "Destruction Derby". GamePro (76): 54.
Olafson, Peter (February 1996). "Car Wars". Computer Gaming World (139): 68, 70, 72, 254.
Lucas, Victor (October 29, 1995). "Destruction Derby". The Electric Playground. Archived from the original on August 4, 1997.
Randell, Kim. "Destruction Derby". Computer & Video Games. Archived from the original on September 16, 2007.
Kansas City Star
Fort Worth Star Telegram

Previews and other material

https://web.archive.org/web/20000421145923/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_06/10_vg_dd/index.html
Staff (April 21, 1998). "TBA: F1 '98, Destruction Derby and ODT". IGN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Staff (August 25, 1999). "Smashing and Crashing to Make Your Points". IGN. Archived from the original on December 5, 2004. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
"FEATURE/THQ Delivers the Hottest Video-Game Lineup to Complete Every Holiday Shopper's List; Diverse Holiday Lineup Includes Games for All Ages and Interests". Business Wire. November 2, 1999.
"THQ's "Destruction Derby 64" Slams Into Retail; Stock Car Racing Meets Demolition Derby Chaos on the Nintendo 64". Business Wire. October 1, 1999.
Staff (June 1995). "Demolish 'em Derby". Edge (21): 28.
Taylor, Matt (July 1995). "Destruction Derby". GameFan. 3 (7): 70, 71.
Lockhart, Ryan (August 1996). "Destruction Derby". GameFan. 4 (8): 62.

Reviewer: Electroguv (talk · contribs) 13:47, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

a (prose):

b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

a (references):

b (citations to reliable sources):

c (OR):

The last two sentences of Reception need inline citations.
- Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:37, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

3. It is broad in its coverage.

a (major aspects):

b (focused):

The entire second para of Development is devoted the game's N64 version but there is not a word about the DOS and Saturn versions. Why not write about them, too?
- The same goes for the PS Network release.
  - Quite simply, it's because there is no information on those versions. The original release and the N64 version were the ones that had development coverage and developer quotes. Why the N64 version? Probably because it was so heavily changed—and because it was released 4 years after the original. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:37, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    - Actually, I found a tiny bit of coverage for the Saturn version in one of the scans I was provided while working on this article. Let me add that. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:44, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
      - Done. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:58, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

No edit wars etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):

b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

Overall:

Pass/Fail:

I'll pass the article when the issues are fixed. Electroguv (talk) 08:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the review. See my comments above. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:37, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Best game ever?

If i remember correctly, it said in the manual that it is the best game ever. Can someone verify?--62.242.41.180 (talk) 23:36, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed split

I don't understand why Destruction Derby 64 is here. The article says 'A Nintendo 64 version, Destruction Derby 64, was released in 1999' but that is not a 'Nintendo 64 version', it is an entirely different game. It has drastically different courses, cars, game modes... in other words, it is not a port of the original PlayStation/Saturn/DOS Destruction Derby for that platform, it is a different entity altogether. I therefore propose that this article is split between the actual game and the Nintendo 64 game Destruction Derby 64 which I will also work on expanding. Sintlepond (talk) 16:34, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Destruction Derby 64 exists already as a standalone article. I now moved the content pertaining to the N64 version there, and wikilinked the page from here. Felix QW (talk) 10:51, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]