''Destruction Derby'' is an

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video game released by

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in 1975 as the company's first

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. Exidy licensed it to

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, who sold the game as ''Demolition Derby'' (not to be confused with ''

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'', a 1984 game by Bally Midway). Exidy stopped producing ''Destruction Derby'' to avoid competing with the licensed version, and instead developed a game with similar mechanics: the controversial '' Death Race''.

Reception

In March 1976, the first annual ''RePlay'' arcade chart listed ''Demolition Derby'' as the ninth highest-earning arcade video game of the previous year in the United States.

References

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