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Replay: Twisted Metal 1-4

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by Dan Ryckert on January 27, 2010 at 02:22 PM

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Most everyone that played Twisted Metal 1 and 2 back in the day has fond memories of them. Their cartoonish brand of mayhem and sick sense of humor resulted in great sales numbers and an enthusiastic fanbase, before 989 Studios took over and tarnished the series' good name. It may have experienced a great rebirth via Twisted Metal: Black on the PS2, but the original Playstation titles by Singletrac laid the groundwork for all subsequent car combat titles (a genre that's been sorely underrepresented in recent years).

In this new segment we utilize our extensive vault to play through each PSone Twisted Metal title in order, and even try out the vehicular combat experiments Singletrac developed after losing the franchise name. Do the original classics hold up over a decade later? Are 3 and 4 as bad as we remember them being? Does Tim Turi fail miserably in his attempt to blow up the Eiffel Tower? The answer to the last question is yes. Check out the video below to relive the 32-bit vehicular combat experience.

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Filed under: Feature, Twisted Metal, car combat, replay, replayshow

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by Ron Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:30 PM

I used to stay up all night playing Twisted Metal!
by Daniel Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:33 PM

I loved this article and video, please do more projects like this in the future GI!
by mafiaprincess77 Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:34 PM

cant say that I ever played these games, but I remember my cousins playing and having a blast.
by SICK TOONS OF THE S.S.A. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:36 PM

THEY SHOULD BRING IT BACK,I LIKED ALL OF THEM
by anomalous machine Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:40 PM

Oh man, Twisted Metal Black...now that was a great game.
by burnteyez Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:48 PM

I spent many an hour playing Twisted Metal 2!
by Kyate Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:48 PM

Used to spend hours playing Twisted Metal: Black
by Tranzice Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 02:57 PM

Jeez, I thought I was the only one that remembered the twisted metal games. I used to play these for hours on end. I miss them. A new one would be great. I wonder, is there any news on any possible twisted metal games in the future?
by Darth Vyper Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:01 PM

@ GABRIEL ANGUIANO - If you have a PS3, you can buy Twisted Metal 2 in PS1 classics section for, i belive it is only $5!!!
by RH_Kensei Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:05 PM

Ahhh..memories..me and my friends used to play Twisted Metal 2 and Black all the time. Hurts my eyes now to look back.
by .The0ry. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:07 PM

Ahh, I remember Twisted Metal, such fun to play :D
by Psychedub Dude Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:10 PM

(sighs) this brings back some memories.
by Matthew B Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:14 PM

i have only played one twisted metal i can't remember which one. and this vid was sweet give us some more how about crash replay
by Zach A Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:16 PM

Oh god... good times good times.
by Dead-erSpace Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:18 PM

Me and my friends used to duke it out on TM all the time! TM is one of the best vehicular game franchises ever i think.
by Ghostpig Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:18 PM

Oh, the memories. Don't... don't let them see you c-cry, Landry.
by XxQuickKillaxX Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:19 PM

This game was so fun. Me and my friends use to play this all the time we used to set up matches and have tournaments, Ya good times lol
by Anthony Moreno Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:21 PM

Great memories! I am not a huge fan of destruction/shooting/etc genre, but I still loved this game for some reason! I don't remember the name of it, but a friend had me borrow an XBox game that seemed like a similar style and it was awful! This is a stand out, one of a kind, great game!
by PavlenkoD Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:24 PM

REVIVE THE TWISTED METAL SERIES IN A FULL CURRENT GEN TITLE
by StarKiller809 Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 03:26 PM

I love the new replay segments. LOL. I cant get over the wienner car!