Trivia
Death Race 2000
The whole game is reminscent of the 1975 movie
Death Race 2000. The movie's premise is identical to that of
Carmageddon. It featured David Carradine and a naive pre-Rocky Sly Stallone. And if you look at the main character's car, it is exactly like the main car in
Carmageddon with a diffrent paint job. Exidy's late 70's arcade game
Death Race was another descendant of this movie.
German index
On October 31, 1997, the English version of
Carmageddon was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. More information about this topic can be found in the
game group.
German version
The German version had robots, not people. This was due to Germany's strict legislation regarding violence in computer games. Those robots are also hidden in the standard releases. Calling CARMA.EXE with the "-ROBOTS" parameter will replace pedestrians with robots.
Indian version
The cows in
Carmageddon were removed from the Indian release.
Sound
The engine noises came from a variety of places. One was my '67 Buick. Another was a guy who happened to come and check my hard drive. He had a rally car replica, so we strapped a minidisc to the back and he drove it around the Isle of Wight at highly illegal speeds! The pedestrian squelching noises were made by my partner Bill, the design director. He refuses to admit how. We think they're some dubious bodily function."
--
Patrick Buckland, interviewed in PC Review May 97
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to
Carmageddon consisted partially of music by the band Fear Factory, with the songs Body Hammer, Demanufacture, and Zero Signal. These tracks were off their album
Demanufacture, but had the vocals removed for the game.
Starship Titanic
Carmageddon is listed in the "thanks" section of the
Starship Titanic end credits.
UFO
In the level "Roswell that ends well" it is possible to find a UFO. Go to the top of the big pyramid, and jump into it. After your fall, you will be able to see it.
UK version
The game was only given a release in the UK after a palette change, converting the humans into 'zombies' with green blood (There were also 'zombie' cows, etc). Later, a patch was released, restoring the original palette.
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