Pixelboy Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Up until now, there was some confusion in my head between Destruction Derby by Exidy (1975), and Demolition Derby by Bally Midway (1984). Today I finally found some footage of the Exidy game, and my first reaction was "That's...... it?" You just touch the little cars with your own to make them disappear? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uuV89IQ5w0 This looks like something an experienced ColecoVision homebrewer could code in a single week-end. Am I missing something here? EDIT: An here's Death Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBtt72aJLA Gosh, you could put Death Race on the same CV cart as Destruction Derby! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 They were simpler times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Yes, i think we can put on a 32k cartrige 4 or 5 games from end of 70's easly. These game are very simple , but very fun when player with Friends. I think a cartridge grouping games like Destruction Derby , Death Race, Night Driver, Gun Fight and Tank would be doable in few days and fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've been requesting Death Race for years. Just please keep it true to the original with the b/w graphics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've been requesting Death Race for years. Just please keep it true to the original with the b/w graphics. And steering wheel support as well, even though this implies being unable to put the car in reverse gear when two players are playing with two steering wheels plugged into the console. I think that if someone coded such games as Destruction Derby and Death Race, a proper one-player mode should be included with a robot opponent car. Chasing cars (or people) alone in your car for a limited amount of seconds gets old really fast, and not many of today's ColecoVision owners can easily find a second player to play with... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Well, Death Race (in a prototype form) has been around these parts for about 10 years. It was started by a fellow named Dav who hasn't been seen for a while... CollectorVision has Destruction Derby lined up for a 2014 release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 And steering wheel support as well, even though this implies being unable to put the car in reverse gear when two players are playing with two steering wheels plugged into the console. I think that if someone coded such games as Destruction Derby and Death Race, a proper one-player mode should be included with a robot opponent car. Chasing cars (or people) alone in your car for a limited amount of seconds gets old really fast, and not many of today's ColecoVision owners can easily find a second player to play with... Just make it another option so purists can play single player with only one car on the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youki Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Well, Death Race (in a prototype form) has been around these parts for about 10 years. It was started by a fellow named Dav who hasn't been seen for a while... CollectorVision has Destruction Derby lined up for a 2014 release. Here is a preview of CollectorVision 's version :-o :-o :-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 WOW! Way to squeeze the coleco's capabilities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Here is a preview of CollectorVision 's version :-o :-o :-o Dang! Now I'm going to have to find and sue those lazy programmers who coded Dukes of Hazzard on ColecoVision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) That's pretty much the same with all Exidy games... (Well, the B&W at least) Rip Cord , Side Trak also look like crap on Arcade , doesn't mean you can't make fun games out of them on CV I still agree with vectorgamer, we should have a faithfull version of Death Race This arcade is so bad ass Edited June 10, 2014 by retroillucid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 I still agree with vectorgamer, we should have a faithfull version of Death Race This arcade is so bad ass Remind me never to walk in front of your car while you're behind the wheel... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Remind me never to walk in front of your car while you're behind the wheel... No worries, you're ok since I respect you Luc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkerieSilk Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Up until now, there was some confusion in my head between Destruction Derby by Exidy (1975), and Demolition Derby by Bally Midway (1984). Today I finally found some footage of the Exidy game, and my first reaction was "That's...... it?" You just touch the little cars with your own to make them disappear? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uuV89IQ5w0 This looks like something an experienced ColecoVision homebrewer could code in a single week-end. Am I missing something here? EDIT: An here's Death Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBtt72aJLA Gosh, you could put Death Race on the same CV cart as Destruction Derby! This game is racist... They're only running over the white guys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 One of my fondest arcade memories is Death Race. Every year the county fair would set up with their tent of 70's era arcade games. Death Race was always one. I played the crap out of it every year until the fair was gone. I haven't seen the game in person since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 One of my fondest arcade memories is Death Race. Every year the county fair would set up with their tent of 70's era arcade games. Death Race was always one. I played the crap out of it every year until the fair was gone. I haven't seen the game in person since.The game has some of the best painted graphics on glass of any game, Truly a work of art! This is one I wanted to add to my b/w collection but $4500 is not in my arcade budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 One of my fondest arcade memories is Death Race. Every year the county fair would set up with their tent of 70's era arcade games. Death Race was always one. I played the crap out of it every year until the fair was gone. I haven't seen the game in person since. There's a Death Race cab at Funspot in Laconia, NH. I play it every time I visit Funspot and I've seen a lot of other people playing it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 There's a Death Race cab at Funspot in Laconia, NH. I play it every time I visit Funspot and I've seen a lot of other people playing it as well. There's also one at the Musée Mécanique in San Francisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoFan1981 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Strangely enough, this 1975 title was to be the upcoming release for the ColecoVision according to the back of the box for the Expansion Module No. 2 (the Driving Module). Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coleco-Vision-Expansion-Module-2-With-Box-Turbo-Cartridge-/121700271986 Exidy later licensed the game to the struggling Chicago Coin Company, who produced the game under the title Demolition Derby. This deal meant Exidy's original version was no longer made so as to avoid competition, but with CCC on the brink of financial self-destruction, Exidy eventually learned from this mistake. Since then, one of their missions was no longer to license games to other companies. ~Ben Edited July 11, 2015 by ColecoFan1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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