"Those who are about to die, we salute you" No matter when I wanted to play the game, I always had to watch this intro first. Still one of the best game intros around, especially with the music. I always loved the "Chase" sign 1:21 it had something :)
I don't care what generation this game is from, what it's rated, or how good it was, this is one of the most spine-tingling intros I've ever witnessed. I played this game A LOT back when it originally came out, and now I know where my love for metal started! The seed was planted with Carmageddon's soundtrack (thank you Fear Factory!)
@@MilesFox92 well, in fact, there is an in-game purchase, namely, to open all the tracks and cars, but it costs a paltry amount of money, and even more so, it is absolutely not necessary, since the game can be completed anyway
Played the game before I ever heard of a band called fear factory. I watched the intro countless times just for the music. Shazam wasn't a thing back then so I figured it was game soundtrack. Sometimes later on a school class trip someone had the demanufacture album with him and I for whatever reason connected this sound to carmageddon I was blown away. While everybody was away and partying I was listening the whole night all by myself to this album on repeat. It's my favorite album of all times. Love it till today. Ah the memories!
"Attention, all competitors! This is your 1-minute warning! I repeat, 1-minute to race commencement! Members of the public, you now have 1-minute to reach minimum safe distance!" "Okay, ladies and gentlemen fire em' up!"
"Those who are about to die, we salute you..." So, that's what he said. Back at my Carmageddon days, I was never able to understand that. BTW, is it normal to let nostalgic tears roll while watching this?!
Ten vehicles appeared in Carmageddon intro. These vehicles are: Red Eagle (Max Damage), Volkswerker (Stig O'Sore), Towmeister (Psycho Pitbull), Cleaver (Val Hella), Stiffshifter (The Brothers Grimm), Fraud Broko (OK Stimpson), Leadpumper (Agent Orange), The Twister (Screwie Lewie), Hevy Impaler (Ed Hunter) and Razorback (Auto Scum). Razorback seen in the intro is different from the one in Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now. They have both different cars and different drivers.
Took me awhile to notice this, but it's a cool detail. All of the vehicles are very animated. They have cool effects, sound bytes, extra accessories, bouncin' around, decals on the bumper, etc.... But then, when they show Max Damage's car, the sound effects stop. His car is almost frozen. He barely moves his head when they show the cockpit. When the countdown happens, he's the first one to floor it. Thus, despite lunatics such as Screwie Lewie and Val Hella, the (initially) calm and calculated Max is the most psychotic out of everyone.
This still ranks as one of the top 10 best intro's I've ever seen in a videogame. Perhaps not in visual quality, but the game mood is set off so damn well through the hardcore music and the cars "equipment".
Oh hell, does this ever bring back memories. Thinking of games like this almost makes me a little sad, as this is from the days when games were actually made just for FUN. Not just flashy graphics, or what some market analysts think will sell best, or what can keep people addicted long enough to milk money from people like some ex-wife. FUN, remember that? This game can also be credited for discovering my love of Fear Factory, and all things post-apocalyptic / CyberPunk. I brake for Rainbows
I know this is kind of a meme, and gets thrown around a lot, but to me, Carmageddon is really the "dark souls" of racing games, not so much difficulty wise (it's not that difficult, and pretty easy to cheese through), but it's got that kind of gameplay that... once you get it... you GET it. It's a tremendously fun game to master. Dem car physics are so unique and fun to play around with...
Ya man, I lived in this game ha good take. Were so many complaints on this one and Reincarnation but if ya get the hang of it was rewarding gameplay I found too.
Damn, I miss this game so much! :( The game was strictly racing/demolition/civ-mower. None of the missions or other stuff, just out-race, out-crash, or out-kill your opponents. No guns either- your *car* was the weapon. Post-apocalyptic with a sense of humor, I wish I still had this.
See, they don't make intros like this anymore. Back in the day when a game's graphics were as pixelated as carmageddon's were, you only had intros such as this to drool over graphics wise. Maybe that's why so much effort was put into creating them in the first place.
I could only wish someone did remaster this game. Not changing anything only graphics. Sadly world of 2023 would scream how brutal it is and cancel it before even release... :/
I had the zombie version of Carmageddon 1 when I was 7. (17 now) I still love it. The intro was a little bit different. I preffer Carmageddon 1 instead of Carmageddon 2 because it was much darker, more raw. And the music was better.
hahahaha i used to play this game with my brotther and thought it was really funny. Naturally our parents didn't know......i was too young for this stuff. Most people dont have a clue what i'm on about when i mention carmageddon. Glad i found this....i'm obviously not the only one who played it lol.
Doom, Carmageddon, Command and Conquer. The good days of video games are behind us. We can only hope game companies will realize the error of their ways and grow some balls. Carmageddon = Greatest racing game ever.
One of the best games ever, so gratifying getting to kill all your opponents to win the race, not to mention the pedestrian slaughter, awesome, needs to have a sequel.
Funny thing I've watched this so many times, there are some minor goofs like the biggest one being that the closeups of the cars shown (for example the wheel with the lightining bold, which I assume belongs to electric blue) dont actually represent the cars on the starting grid. if you go frame by frame after the cars set off you won't see electric blue anywhere.
I boght this game back in i think it was 1996 I was 15 years old. I couldnt stop playing this game. Best intro ever. You can find anything on youtube, booya.
Carmageddon don't need a story line. It is just a fun way to cool down after a day of work. Just sit and get all your frustration out on the walking pedestrians of the city, dessert or whatever place you want to ride. You don't have to archieve anything in the first Carmageddon. That is why it was such a great game. Very relaxing and to put a smile on your face. (when you hit a granny). Not like the other games of carmageddon. The missions and some morals ruined it. Forever.
The remake of death race 2000 (which was the inspiration for this game) actually does something similar. The movie is death race 3000 with Jason Statham, check it out.
In some countries, Germany and Brazil, and initially also the UK, the game was deemed to violent was not allowed past the cencoring boards. So SCI developed a cencored version, where all pedestrians were replaced with zombies. The ban was later revoked in the UK. I assume that what you have is the cencored version, although I have never seen it. I believe - if you are interested and still own the CDs - that it was possible to download a fix to restore the original content.
@MikeWiseGSI Actually that "Those who are about to die we salute you" is even older than that. It comes from Ancient Roman Empire were that was said to gladiators before gladitoriar fight.
It's weird looking back and knowing that this video is what got me into Fear Factory. I've spent a year trying to track down an affordable copy and a computer to play it on.
@kazimann I had a copy of it. I remember travelling up to Newry to get it. Back then there was still the huge army barracks and check point on the border.
Ztipe, Carmageddon was originaly ment to be the sequal to Death Race 2000. They lost their license to make it but they continued with development naming it Carmageddon though they were free to make it how ever they wished.
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"Those who are about to die, we salute you"
No matter when I wanted to play the game, I always had to watch this intro first.
Still one of the best game intros around, especially with the music.
I always loved the "Chase" sign 1:21 it had something :)
Yeah the intro was crazy good to get you hyped for playing the game. Had the same thing with Gran Turismo 4
That Hit N Run license plate warms my heart
I've almost never cut off the intro. Even on the Android version now
The intro song is Zero signal by fear factory.
That brings back memories, almost religious watching it again. Most badass intro in a game - ever
I don't care what generation this game is from, what it's rated, or how good it was, this is one of the most spine-tingling intros I've ever witnessed. I played this game A LOT back when it originally came out, and now I know where my love for metal started! The seed was planted with Carmageddon's soundtrack (thank you Fear Factory!)
This never gets old, still remember the first time seeing this after finally successfully booting the game
2016 and still one of best intros ever
Exhaust fumes spewing out into the sky, Engines redlining, Hi-beams blinding everyone, Hell yeah, this is awesome.
Agreed, even at 2017 with this game being now 20 years old, still a classic 👌🏼
And even in 2019 it remains one of the best intro's ever
Very much agreed. I will say though, Gran Turismo 2's intro on the Arcade Disc is damn near the best too, but this is just killer.
Hmmm I'd say the intro of Red Alert 2 was the best for me but damn... this one really does come in second.
Back in the days when games were not bloated with this scourge known as lootboxes and microtransactions... oh the nostalgia
And even the mobile port doesn't have ads popping up every minute/progression that is really hard or slow without donating
Not to mention no online multiplayer. No need to play with dickheads, noobs or trolls.
@@alexrose9388 actually, this game did support networking albeit not in the way you describe (like CS:GO's matchmaking)
@@MilesFox92 well, in fact, there is an in-game purchase, namely, to open all the tracks and cars, but it costs a paltry amount of money, and even more so, it is absolutely not necessary, since the game can be completed anyway
Also when games had original ideas, good music and were not dumbed down for teenagers.
17 dislikes - nice try, pedestrians!
IT WON'T BE LONG
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@@Кожуркаотпомидора "12V 5 liter twin turbo engine sounds"
*SPLATTER BONUS*
*BONUS FOR ARTISTIC IMPRESSION*
lol
Played the game before I ever heard of a band called fear factory. I watched the intro countless times just for the music. Shazam wasn't a thing back then so I figured it was game soundtrack. Sometimes later on a school class trip someone had the demanufacture album with him and I for whatever reason connected this sound to carmageddon I was blown away. While everybody was away and partying I was listening the whole night all by myself to this album on repeat. It's my favorite album of all times. Love it till today. Ah the memories!
"Attention, all competitors! This is your 1-minute warning! I repeat, 1-minute to race commencement! Members of the public, you now have 1-minute to reach minimum safe distance!"
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen fire em' up!"
"Those who are about to die, we salute you..." So, that's what he said. Back at my Carmageddon days, I was never able to understand that.
BTW, is it normal to let nostalgic tears roll while watching this?!
Yes. 100% normal. In fact, expected.
Yes.
no, but yes!
precious bodily fluids roll
More like a nostalgic sadistic grin smile, but yes.
Ten vehicles appeared in Carmageddon intro. These vehicles are: Red Eagle (Max Damage), Volkswerker (Stig O'Sore), Towmeister (Psycho Pitbull), Cleaver (Val Hella), Stiffshifter (The Brothers Grimm), Fraud Broko (OK Stimpson), Leadpumper (Agent Orange), The Twister (Screwie Lewie), Hevy Impaler (Ed Hunter) and Razorback (Auto Scum). Razorback seen in the intro is different from the one in Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now. They have both different cars and different drivers.
Year 2023
Still - The Best Intro.
Took me awhile to notice this, but it's a cool detail. All of the vehicles are very animated. They have cool effects, sound bytes, extra accessories, bouncin' around, decals on the bumper, etc.... But then, when they show Max Damage's car, the sound effects stop. His car is almost frozen. He barely moves his head when they show the cockpit. When the countdown happens, he's the first one to floor it. Thus, despite lunatics such as Screwie Lewie and Val Hella, the (initially) calm and calculated Max is the most psychotic out of everyone.
Not only that, we see the reflection of the flag guy on his helmet. He was ready all this time.😂
Also this song used in Mortal Kombat (1995) when Johnny Cage fights Scorpion in hell.
Yeah
Fear Factory - Zero Signal
So carmegeddon is mortal kombat with cars then?
Welcome!
That poor guy had the worst fucking job...
i agree but at least it was powered by a V-8 engine,
Nows that's what I call an intro.
Fear Factory always has this great drumming sound, sounding like a car engine. Perfectly fitting the theme 🤘
This still ranks as one of the top 10 best intro's I've ever seen in a videogame. Perhaps not in visual quality, but the game mood is set off so damn well through the hardcore music and the cars "equipment".
Also really cool seeing the Eagle in the intro. I preferred Die Anna's yellow Hawk but love both cars a lot.
Yeah it's one of those intros that is like "If you are not in the mood for Carmageddon, this intro will make you in the mood"
With its wacky characters and creative cars...
This would've been s sick movie in the 90s if it were made
Oh hell, does this ever bring back memories.
Thinking of games like this almost makes me a little sad, as this is from the days when games were actually made just for FUN. Not just flashy graphics, or what some market analysts think will sell best, or what can keep people addicted long enough to milk money from people like some ex-wife.
FUN, remember that?
This game can also be credited for discovering my love of Fear Factory, and all things post-apocalyptic / CyberPunk.
I brake for Rainbows
Best intro ever!, one of my most fav games of all time
1:30 "It's always the quiet ones"
😔
I know this is kind of a meme, and gets thrown around a lot, but to me, Carmageddon is really the "dark souls" of racing games, not so much difficulty wise (it's not that difficult, and pretty easy to cheese through), but it's got that kind of gameplay that... once you get it... you GET it. It's a tremendously fun game to master. Dem car physics are so unique and fun to play around with...
Ya man, I lived in this game ha good take. Were so many complaints on this one and Reincarnation but if ya get the hang of it was rewarding gameplay I found too.
This will be the future. I will be a part of it.
The purge with cars
Check out: "The cars that ate paris" It's an old movie but stil fun.
Well...there are protesters that block roads now...
@@johnpooky84 perfect, I need more credits for the V12 upgrade
It will be in 2030 (at stadion)
- 1000 credits
+ 1000 credits
Like if you got that ;)
that's what he gets for calling us all bad ;)
That's what he gets for standing in the middle of the road, waving a flag.
"Five... Four... Three... HEY, YOU-!!!" (gets smashed by Max)
Ahhhh the good memories but not when the lightning car was near
*BAD BOY! 1000 CREDIT FINE!*
20 seconds to go...to those about to die we salute you
After Red Alert 2's intro, this one is my favorite.
The Fear Factory song in the intro is not just memorable, but it's also badass asf!
Damn, I miss this game so much! :(
The game was strictly racing/demolition/civ-mower. None of the missions or other stuff, just out-race, out-crash, or out-kill your opponents. No guns either- your *car* was the weapon. Post-apocalyptic with a sense of humor, I wish I still had this.
It's on Steam
See, they don't make intros like this anymore. Back in the day when a game's graphics were as pixelated as carmageddon's were, you only had intros such as this to drool over graphics wise. Maybe that's why so much effort was put into creating them in the first place.
Huge Carmageddon fan. And yes, I love the Fraud Broko
Those who're about to die, WE SALUTE YOU!!!
Oh man the music of this game is fucking awesome & this intro gives me goosebumps. Feels like i'm driving in real.😍😍😍😍
When I was kid, I used to think we would never achieve this level of graphics in an actual video game.
I could only wish someone did remaster this game.
Not changing anything only graphics.
Sadly world of 2023 would scream how brutal it is and cancel it before even release... :/
I had the zombie version of Carmageddon 1 when I was 7. (17 now)
I still love it. The intro was a little bit different.
I preffer Carmageddon 1 instead of Carmageddon 2 because it was much darker, more raw.
And the music was better.
And now you're 28!
@@Enema27 getting older by the minute
Agree that the atmosphere of the first game is perfect.
Lmao@@Wessel12
Yeah the Towmeister was the best. Decently fast, aggressive looking, heavy and durable. Loved it!
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Still my favourite intro and version of Carmageddon to this day!
some of the best games and music of its time.
Best childhood game, Loved playing this way ahead of its time, the tow truck was the best :)
Still gives me chills. Best game that there is.
Fear factory is an awesome band, this song is an anthem, it could be used in other games too, even goes well with terminator style movies, or sci fi
hahahaha i used to play this game with my brotther and thought it was really funny. Naturally our parents didn't know......i was too young for this stuff. Most people dont have a clue what i'm on about when i mention carmageddon. Glad i found this....i'm obviously not the only one who played it lol.
This game had one of the best sound tracks!
FEAR FACTORY
This intro remains one of the coolest beginnings to a video game ever
Ahhh .. gotta love the Fear Factory soundtrack over this one as well :)
The best classic! Pure pleasure!
"Those who wants to die, we salute you!"
My fav game ever and what a soundtrack!
One of my all time favs! I miss playing this and all of its beautiful mayhem... *tear*
The most Metal game...ever
They better remake or remaster or re something this intro for carmageddon RE-incarnation :)
Remake it, I want to see the new cars in the intro!
Coming from the future. Guess what’s been back for about 3 years now 😉
RUclipsr called Zodape did just that! :)
Now this is a proper intro for a game
I'm absolutely not a gamer, but in the years 1997-2001 I used to play this game almost every evening.
I just bought this game during the GoG summer sale. Can't wait to play it again.
Doom, Carmageddon, Command and Conquer. The good days of video games are behind us. We can only hope game companies will realize the error of their ways and grow some balls.
Carmageddon = Greatest racing game ever.
Splice that same instru-MENTAL version of Zero Signal into that one chase scene from Ronin and it fits perfectly.
No long intros, no serious exposition...
Just straight up madness~ Just hte way I like~
Man this video came out 13 years ago
One of the best games ever, so gratifying getting to kill all your opponents to win the race, not to mention the pedestrian slaughter, awesome, needs to have a sequel.
This intro is what got me into Metal.
I am proud to say I still have the original CD! :D
best intro ever!
My big brother played this a lot somewhere in '98. He still has the CD.
Funny thing I've watched this so many times, there are some minor goofs like the biggest one being that the closeups of the cars shown (for example the wheel with the lightining bold, which I assume belongs to electric blue) dont actually represent the cars on the starting grid. if you go frame by frame after the cars set off you won't see electric blue anywhere.
Goosebumps from start to finish, I feel the need to splatter cows
I boght this game back in i think it was 1996 I was 15 years old. I couldnt stop playing this game. Best intro ever. You can find anything on youtube, booya.
Carmageddon don't need a story line. It is just a fun way to cool down after a day of work. Just sit and get all your frustration out on the walking pedestrians of the city, dessert or whatever place you want to ride. You don't have to archieve anything in the first Carmageddon. That is why it was such a great game. Very relaxing and to put a smile on your face. (when you hit a granny).
Not like the other games of carmageddon. The missions and some morals ruined it. Forever.
great idea for a film
ONE OF THE BEST INTROS EVER!
They should round up a load of convicts that are on death row and do this for real
+Ross Smith If this was real life I would go to the top floor of one of those buildings and just watch.
+JudgeTread1 Me too but, if they do a race in the rooftops, I would go to the lower floors to stay safe.
JudgeTread1 *Blood on Rooftops*
The remake of death race 2000 (which was the inspiration for this game) actually does something similar. The movie is death race 3000 with Jason Statham, check it out.
Death Race?
got this on my macbook. Best thing thats ever happened to me.
We had to wait like 14 years to have a new Carma' game, i think that could be time for another new one to come.
aaah, i grew on this.. so good game and so good soundtrack
In some countries, Germany and Brazil, and initially also the UK, the game was deemed to violent was not allowed past the cencoring boards. So SCI developed a cencored version, where all pedestrians were replaced with zombies.
The ban was later revoked in the UK.
I assume that what you have is the cencored version, although I have never seen it. I believe - if you are interested and still own the CDs - that it was possible to download a fix to restore the original content.
For Germany even Zombies were deemed too violent, they had robots.
That wrecker -Towmeister kicks Ass !!!
Towmister was the coolest car along with the Eagle MK1, Hawk MK1 and the Cleaver.
this is one of the most creepiest intro for a video game i watched EVER. scared the snap out of me when i saw it as a little kid. still creeps me out.
man i miss this game...well especially the second one.these games are awesome.
@MikeWiseGSI
Actually that "Those who are about to die we salute you" is even older than that. It comes from Ancient Roman Empire were that was said to gladiators before gladitoriar fight.
it was an awesome game. I just remembered that the fear factory did this theme and one of the races is called fear factory.
why they don't do intros like this anymore?
It's weird looking back and knowing that this video is what got me into Fear Factory. I've spent a year trying to track down an affordable copy and a computer to play it on.
@kazimann I had a copy of it. I remember travelling up to Newry to get it. Back then there was still the huge army barracks and check point on the border.
1st game i ever played in my life.
Only 😃 memories it was pure fun
It got me into FearFactory to!
But, i prefer the songs without vocals because thats how i first heard them in Carmageddon.
Carmageddon returns!
Ztipe, Carmageddon was originaly ment to be the sequal to Death Race 2000. They lost their license to make it but they continued with development naming it Carmageddon though they were free to make it how ever they wished.
Old but gold
i hope someday we will see a new cool, brutal Carmageddon game!
haha best and funniest carmageddon intro!
God! I remember this game rockin' my socks off! What a fun game that was...
So, here's a question: Who the Hell, Michigan would volunteer to be the starter guy with the flag?
volunteer?
@Kalashnikover That was for Carmageddon 2.
Beautiful, what a simpler time.
We need a Carmageddon paper comic book.
(I know about the digital one)
@NIghtMC i do know (Razorbill).
OLD, BUT GOLD
Classic
the best bit has got to be when the crazy car goin mad with horns turns on 1 light.
yeah!!!! what an intro!!!!!
Still have the original Uncensored UK PC version with box in Australia, had the Aus censored version and sold it.
You know....We all have to agree that the best thing about this game is the music. It haves a killer soundtrack.