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Demolition Racer

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Screenshots#

Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine#

Issue 20#

  • HUD looked a bit different:
  • Lap counter smaller and uses another design (if compared to position and points counters), which was changed to its final form very late in development (US Demo finally received this change).
  • HUD used tachometer and analog speedometer with realistic design, but soon they were replaced with digital speedometer and much simpler tachometer.
  • Car health indicator is absent.
  • Preview mentioned 20 tracks, when only 13 exists in final release.
  • Only 5 game modes were presented with another names (final game has 7 modes, including two-player mode):

Early names

Final names

Bowl Match

?

Career Mode

Demolition League

Demolition Racing

Demolition

Stock Car Racing

?

Suicide Racing

Suicide
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Issue 22#

  • Tachometer and speedometer were changed to their final view, except current gear wasn't displayed (it was added very late in development, and could be seen in US Demo, not preview materials).
  • Car health indicator introduced, but it worked in another way. Instead of using percentage counter with car image getting colored with red from top to bottom, depending on the degree of damage, in earlier version damage showed with only car image itself by changing its color from white to red with gradient. This version of indicator also could be seen in OPSM US trailer in two-player mode races and in E3 footage.
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Issue 23#

  • Pop-up with earned points looks like in US Demo.
  • Only 4 game modes mentioned in preview: "standard demolition derby race", "Last Man Standing", "stock car" and two-player mode.
  • This preview mentioned 15 tracks.
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Issue 24#

  • This issue has only an advertisement page with some screenshots.
  • Some shots featured the car health indicator in its final design.
  • Only 12 tracks listed in advertisement, as is in OPSM US trailer.

Official U.K. PlayStation Magazine#

Issue 48#

  • This issue had one unique screenshot, which looks simillar to shots from OPSM US Issue 20.

Videos#

E3 1999#

Game Store Footage#

Watch on YouTube

  • E3 footage starts at 1:24:55.
  • Pop-up with earned points placed on center of screen and isn't moved to total point counter.
  • Smoke/fire effects look less polished.
  • At 1:25:37-1:25:43 is an unknown level.
  • Position counter isn't rendered on arena levels.

Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 26#

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  • Footage was recorded not later, than at August 4, 1999 (according to timestamp of files on disc)
  • Some parts of video probably taken from E3.
  • At 1:12-1:14 is the same unknown level.
  • Car select menu looks different: no stats and another interface for color choice.