 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 . 
