@@ohmygawdhey If I remember correctly, Wreckfest was more of a spiritual successor to Flatout which came out later, since Bugbears is the same studio that made Flatout.
This was one of my most played PS1 games. Definitely my favourite destruction derby style of game, ever. PS1 games just had a different vibe and atmosphere, Wreckfest is an amazing destruction derby game too but it doesn’t have an atmosphere like the PS1 games did.
Played this game so much with my cousin on PS1 on splitscreen in the early 2000's, until our parents told us many times, to go sleep. It was absolutely exciting.
I don't even like car games, like, at all, but I had this when I was young and completely forgot what the theme song sounded like until I started listening to it, and then I remembered each part as I got to it. (Somehow I remembered DD2's song pretty much perfectly even though it's hardly even a song.)
Why does PS3 and XBox 360 (mainly PS3) have any cool racing games like this anymore? Yeah, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo are awesome, but the Destruction Derby series (all but the last one) and every game like it were better racing games because of the cool automobile violence.