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Destruction Derby

TitleDestruction Derby
First release1995
DeveloperUbisoft Reflections
PublisherSCE Studio Liverpool
PlatformsDOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Genresracing video game, vehicular combat game
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE10+ Everyone 10+
Releases
PlayStation: 1995-01-01 (PAL), 1995-10-19 (NTSC-U), 1995-10-20 (NTSC)
PC (Windows): 1996-01-08
Sega Saturn: 1996-08-15 (PAL), 1996-09-20 (NTSC-J)
Wikidata IDQ1201000

Destruction Derby is a vehicular combat racing video game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis. Based on the sport of demolition derby, the game tasks the player with racing and destroying cars to score points. The developers implemented simulated physics to make the results of collisions easier to predict, and they kept the game's tracks small to increase the number of wrecks. Versions of Destruction Derby were released for MS-DOS, PlayStation and Sega Saturn. A Nintendo 64 version, Destruction Derby 64, was released in 1999 by Looking Glass Studios and THQ. Critics found Destruction Derby enjoyable and they praised its graphics and car damage system, but the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn releases received mixed reviews. The game started the Destruction Derby franchise, beginning with its 1996 sequel, Destruction Derby 2.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1201000) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (10760,78808,82595,93314,104507) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (9200,96903) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (23202) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © SCE Studio Liverpool · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SCE Studio Liverpool · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © SCE Studio Liverpool · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
PSX Longplay [243] Destruction Derby
World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 2:07:54auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Sega Saturn Longplay [017] Destruction Derby
World-of-Longplays · Sega Saturn version · longplay · 56:50auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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