The History of Destruction Derby Games - Square Eyed Jak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2024
- It's time to deep dive through the complete history of Destruction Derby games to see how they wrecked their way to a NEW GENRE of racing game that evolved long after the series ended! 💀🔥
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0:00 - Introduction: A History of Racing Games
2:54 - Destruction Derby Debut (1995)
12:40 - Destruction Derby 2 (1996)
19:09 - A Fresh Take on N64 (1999)
27:31 - Things are getting RAW (2000)
37:38 - The Final Lap for the Franchise! (2004)
46:46 - A Lasting Impression...
56:44 - Closing Thoughts
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That was nice of you to share some personal information about yourself. Appreciate the time and effort you put into the content.
Agreed
I heard it too!
Yeah a bit too sharing... We get it he's a bottom who pretends to be a top.
@@Me-qp8vz Oh snap! A hater has appeared!
Destruction Derby 2 has one of the most chilling main menu themes ever for the PlayStation.
It makes your spine tingle, it makes you feel a sense of fear that might be the last thing you can even feel. You're in a vulnerable, dangerous place, afraid that your life would flash before your eyes.
I love it.
Also, love how you acknowledged Split/Second
That Destruction Derby 2 menu theme scared the hell out of me as a kid. Made me rush through the menus in pure panic. You know a metal soundtrack is good when it makes kids scared of a menu.
DD2's soundtrack was fucking phenomenal
well..... the Jug tracks were. Tuscan left a lot to be desired (AKA their drummer sucked)
I loved the menu theme.
It is the same music that plays when the Grim Reaper himself ascends into our world.
For anyone who hasn't played it yet: if you love these kind of games, play Wreckfest!
I played it on game pass and it's the true modern day destruction derby. Heck alot of fun! Jak will love it!
I absolutely agree. Wreckfest is one of my favorite games. It is so dang fun.
Yesss Wreckfest is great in both the single player & multiplayer modes. They did an absolutely excellent job with it!
Especially with a racing wheel
@@McShizzle The arena mode is pure madness with a wheel
I love these longer formatted videos bro these are always the best to watch ps I hope life has been treating you well lately bro.
The first one I played in the series was Destruction Derby Raw, which became one of my favourite racing games for PS1 growing up, however back in March when my mum's best friend passed away 2 games were left behind for me that I didn't even know he had in his collection, Destruction Derby 1 Black Label, and a copy of Destruction Derby 2 for PC, another good video as always dude and these full retrospective video's are dope looking forward to more in the future.
This is without a doubt the best destruction derby retrospective video I’ve seen on TH-cam. Top work mate! 10/10
I hope you do the same for WipEout one day.
Babe wake up new Square Eyed Jak
Your flow and format improves after every single upload, I'm absolutely loving the new vids!! Cheers mate, this was awesome
I’m glad you’re happy and doing well. You deserve it.
Same. Me and my partner saw you at pax 2019 Sunday, we played Doom I believe? We also love gaming together, live how ya want bro
i love these type of videos Jak, i would love to see a 58 minute video of the history of car combat games, like Twisted metal, keep it up bro
I just gotta say that I love how you structured this video in a way similar to a video essay yet still are staying true to what makes your content what it is and keeping you personality intact. It's hard to explain really but it's just nice that you're able to find a middle ground of keeping the homey, down-to-earth editing style and presentation while presenting the information in a much more formatted way, it's truly awesome to see.
As for Destruction Derby type games, I was never really huge into them. The only one I've played was Flat Out and while it was fun, it's just not a genre of game that I particularly got into. That said, it was fun watching you give a brief history lesson about these kinda games. Nicely done :)
I spent endless hours on Destruction Derby 64 multiplayer with my middle school friends. I unlocked the ambulance and it was OP as hell. I also had DD RAW and loved it, especially the skyscraper stage.
Always good to hear from you mate, great video.
Destruction Derby 2 was my jam as a kid, this one took me back!
I remember buying Destruction Derby 64 from Game Crazy roughly 20 years ago and playing it religiously. I ended up unlocking every car and track... thanks for bringing back my childhood.
hell yeah dude, great vid. a topic that's right up your alley and one i see seldom discussed. also loving the new set/back drop/filming location/whatever you would call it. keep up the great work Jak-bro hope all is well!
Dude, yes. I love this. Two of my best friends growing up had Destruction Derby Arenas and I have so many fond memories of playing that game all day and night with them.
Epic Retrospective Jak, I still recall my father renting the first game back in the days and getting absolutely creamed in the arena mode to the point where I wasn't sure what I was supposed to find fun with it. And after all these years, destruction style racing games ended becoming some of my favorites of all time. Especially when they add a twist to it like Split/Second does or even Full Auto.
I can’t tell you how excited I was to have this popup in my feed! Thanks so much Jak!! Another banger video mate. :D
You need at least a million subs bro you put so much time into making high quality as possible I love it brother I enjoy each upload
Destruction Derby Raw will always be one of my favourite games. I still remember getting it for my 6th Birthday. Got to play it for 30 mins and didn't want to go to school lmao.
Excellent video mate, love the format. Can tell you really worked hard!
I'm not really into these type of games, but I still enjoyed watching this and I appreciate all the work you put into it. It definitely shows. Thanks. It's fun seeing and learning about games I'm not too familiar with.
I’m so happy you played Driven to Destruction. I consider myself a racing game enthusiast and its my favorite game of all time. Theres just so much to do. My only complaint is the sound is fairly mediocre like other games from Monster Games (who are responsible for the NASCAR Heat franchise) and maybe poor damage compared to Flatout. Just a super unique single player experience and a blast with friends. One of the only games my non-racing game friends wanted to play often.
4/10 hurts my childhood but that’s the beauty of opinions I guess. :)
Epic video. You are the only channel I know who beautifully tackles entire series or genres. :)
YES! i have been playing through the flatout games recently. Absolutely love this genre. Thanks for the in-depth knowledge and look into a forgotten side of racing games.
So happy you're back to regular uploads
I knew I was in for a good time when I saw a video pop up from you that was 1 hour long. I was no disappointed. I'll be sure to stream some of these games and give the kudos to you and your channel.
Destruction Derby 64 was one of my favorite games of that console. Destruction Junction was my go to stage for the music and atmosphere. I miss that game. 🤩
btw for those who dont know, DD2´s CD also functions as a Music CD as there are all the soundtracks of the Game on it waiting to be played on a audio system ^^
Got a good laugh at the crowd and art comparison. Great video Jak
This was excellent well done!
Thanks for the video Jack. Just driving back home after nailimg a job interview!
You’re a legend bro. Love your vids
Love the longer video format making its return
Best start to my Saturday morning !!! 💥
Great Video Jak - DD Arenas was first Ps2 Game I purchased by myself in the Age of 10. We had so much fun in multiplayer and upgrading all of the cars. But well... it didn't age very good. But the nostalgic memories will never fade. Thanks for the Video, greetings from germany.
Oh yes a hour long jak video time to kick back with a snack and enjoy this
Loved the video, Jak. Keep up the great content 😁
Might have been a region difference, but the US version of DD2 DID actually still have system link, though it was sort of weirdly hidden. I played that game soooooo much when I was little.
Ok interesting, still doesn't make me feel any better ahaha 😅
How do you access the link mode in DD2?? I’ve never seen this before
@@SquareEyedJak Honestly, I'm coming back to say I'm not sure if I trust my own memory at this stage, as I went looking for it again tonight, and just couldn't find it to save my life. I wanna say it was hidden on some weird back end of one of the data/replay management pages, and it was probably just a way of sharing record data or something, but either way, this is the internet, and I'm not gonna ask to be believed until I can find it again and capture it. lol
Upped production quality looking rad
Great video!! I grew up loving the Destruction Derby series. I always rented the second one.
Now at the age of 33, I am still enjoying games like Wreckfest or Test Drive Eve of Destruction!
Hey SEJ, glad you've got a new place for both a creative and living point of view. Been watching since 2016 I think. Enjoy the videos like this the most.
Anyway, gonna go try out Wreckfest now when I renew my PS Plus sub.
Driven to Destruction (which I believe was called Test Drive: Eve of Destruction in the US) is easily my favourite Derby game because of how grounded it is in real US DDerby type racing
I just got to the point of the video where you bring it up and you're absolutely spot on about it hahah, it's a ten in my heart for how involved it is vs all the others which are just arcade games
My Friday is complete 💯 Thank you for this upload
I forgot the name of a derby game I played decades ago and your video just reunited us. You matchmaker you
pc,ps2,xbox,ps3,xbox 360,xbox one and ps4 destruction/demolition derby games is GOAT
I played the N64 one several times through. It is just so much fun. And it was the only one I knew about for years. Then saw TH-cam videos of the first few and was disappointed with how different it was.
Great video, Jak! I've always really enjoyed detailed car damage in games. Driver was my first experience with that.
What the fuck mate. How does this only have 12k views? You deserve way more after years of consistent quality
Did I imagine the BF bit? If not, fucken good on ya Square Eyed Jacob. Cracking video too.
I decided to watch this and see if you did any reviews on other similar games, was not disappointed at all, you helped me find out the name of a 20+ year old game! That being demolition racer! Thank you, now I can try and find a copy
I hadn't even heard if this series before but I'm always down for a Square Eyed Jak retrospective!
I should really try Wreckfest.
Love the new game room backdrop! The red lighting is unreal.
DD2's Menu Music was so Badass. game overall was effing awesome
Hell yeah i love those retrospectives!
Interesting topic!
Driven to destruction was one of my favourite games! Another inspired game I'm surprised wasn't mentioned was Crash 'n' Burn for the PS2/Xbox. The racing felt a bit slow but the various game modes were pretty fun, quite like Driven to destruction.
Ooooo history video time!🤩
Wow the time and research spent on this video is impressive 👍
Great video ! I wish you will make a Flatout retrospective too :)
Wow. I had completely forgot about Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction until now.
I played a crazy amount of hours of that game back in the day & remember absolutely loving it. I was about to go buy it on eBay, but it's a bit more expensive then what I want to pay haha. Definitely going to be keeping my eyes peeled for it when I am out game chasing!
This video was full of content and I love it. The only game I've played in the Destruction Derby series was the first one, and it was only a demo. If I ever want my vehicular destruction fix I'll just play Burnout 3, Revenge or Paradise. Now when you mentioned FlatOut, I knew it was leading up to Wreckfest. I haven't played Wreckfest but I remember watching Jackspeticeye play it when it was called "Next Car Game". Also I do need to try out the first 2 FlatOut games. Not touching the 3rd FlatOut game cause I've seen how bad that is. It's even one of the worst reviewed games on Steam. I would recommend watching Rerez's video on FlatOut 3 just to see how bad it is. Just want to end this by saying I hope you and your partner will be very happy together for years to come. Glad to see you in such a positive mood.
Damn bro an hour, this will be a banger
This was awesome. I remember playing DD2 as a kid and that opening music kinda had me scared haha :) Loved that game.
was gonna ask the intro song name but then i seen it. cool stuff man
OMG this is the first time I've ever seen that road blockage on Chalk Canyon mentioned anywhere else, I used to love it when that happened! As for the first game, I happen to love the soundtrack but that may be because it takes me right back to my teenage years
I actually LOVE DD1, still fun to hop on and enjoy for a few hours :)
Anyone else hear Jak casually say his "boyfriend and I"? Props. Queer gamers unite! I've always loved ya, Jak. Thanks for being brave and normative.
Man this was awesome if you want to do a part two I think flatout would be really cool as well
I loved the revving of the engines in unison at the start of each event in DD2. That’s the sound of 7 year old me there!
I'm already sure this is epic before watching 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Welp, I know what series of PS1 games I'm getting into next! Never tried these but after watching this retrospective I'm psyched for it.
Ah yes we need more destruction Derby in our lives
Aaah, the Chalk Canyon car pileup... Memories! God I love DD2!
Wtf almost an hour long? Jak on the hard flex this evening.
This guy is the Minty Comedic Arts of gaming (coincidentally, both are aussies), can't believe i've been watching this guy since the 2nd edition of TonyHawktober, the channel's now improving and it's great!
awesome video m8. I put Wreckfest on my wishlist but goddamit i was waiting if motorstorm comes up and ya had to skip it xD. Would really love to see your review about it.
Destruction derby 2 was one of the games I fucking loved as a kid along with vigilante 8, man those arena parts took me back
Driven to Destruction is the DD4 WE NEEDED.
Also Theres one you missed, a very rare USA only ps3 game called: Mayhem 3D. Think Destruction derby but its a comic book.
4:36 that was really good lol
New SquareEyeJak video on a Friday!!! FUCK YEHHHHHHHH
I really enjoyed playing Flat Out 2 way back when. Wreckfest is one of my favourite games I've played in recent times.
I really enjoyed this episode, more in the style of a documentary. Destruction Derby might have been an average series, but it was fun. I played a lot DD64, I always rented to smash some cars and I enjoyed the format, I knew I wasn't in a race, but in a dispute of destruction. But you do raise good points, of having a stunt system to also help to increase points (like in San Francisco Rush 3).
That pileup in DD2 - Chalk Canyon is stuff of legend!
I never were a fan of Destruction Derby, but I will always love Demolition Racer. It's sad there is no other game like that.
At first, it looked as though demolition derby style games were one dimensional and lacked depth, but as the years went on, the genre would have unique twists that make it more engaging. And let's be real, demolition derby games are those kind of games where you just want some good, mindless, old fashioned fun.
Nice!
Never heard of DD4, it's nice to hear about old games that I would love.
44:10 Sick heelflip brah
i played these games so much as a kid. you never see people talk about them
I am NOT the type of gamer to experience motion sickness. But that footage made me a little whoozy
Can't believe you called the sick beats in Destruction Derby Dance Dance Revolution music
Honestly I would be open to see Jak covering the Motorstorm games and even the entire Flat-Out series, both of which got quite a bit to talk about, especially Flat-Out due to the abundance of unique titles and ports, heck apparently there's a flipping PSP game for Pete's sake which I've been curious about due to it sharing the same Subtitle as Twisted Metal Head On, which ended up being favorite Twisted Metal game and one of my most played PSP games, so wild man.
Demolition Racer is a great game. I'd love to play it as multiplayer omg. Also game had great soundtrack
Destruction Derby: Raw brings back so many great memories. I played it all the time with my childhood best friend.
I have fond memories of the ps1 Destruction derby games but I have to admit its almost 100% nostalgia from a time I didn't know better. I should really pick up Wreckfest.
I played FlatOut Head On on the PSP and loved it, bought FlatOut Ultimate Carnage on 360 and loved it, got all of them on PC, did not know Wreckfest was from the same team, I'll play more of it.
Oh hell yeah!
Amazing video, hope it picks up some steam soon!
Are you considering doing the same for the burnout series? They kept my bloodlust for metal carnage going after finding DD2 on the PSone as a child and I love them dearly 😅
Only really ever played Burnout 3 so I don't have nearly as much nostalgia for the franchise but I'd like to cover them at some point.
I need to add that track to my metal playlist lol. 🤣 (0:12) Caught myself head bobbing.