PSX Longplay [249] Destruction Derby RAW (Part 1 of 2)

Played by: Mad-Matt Third game in the series and this time developed by Studio33 and published by Midway. Reflections had moved on to make the driver series. The game uses a 256x256 display mode and maybe best viewed setting your player to 16:9 to aspect correct it. This game goes back to what made the original Destruction Derby work while adding some features of Destruction Derby 64. The game engine is reasonable for the time although slows down a lot when lots of cars are on screen. You can race and smash in this game as you can keep up with the opponents while doing some damage. There is also a limited turbo boost to get you going again should you come to a stop. The damage meter from DD64 is most welcome as once your armour is gone, you can take a certain amount of punishment before the car gives up, a much better system than the previous two games. In Part 1 of this video I play through Wrecking Racing Mode where I play all 25 track and gain just enoug