# Carmageddon

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Carmageddon and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a nostalgic classic, remembered for long late-night play sessions with friends.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgic old classic people remember (1 comments): "Carmageddon is another old classic of mine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330346))
- Late-night play sessions with a friend (1 comments): "We'd stay up all night long playing it when I visited him!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46331050))
- Seen as a dream game for kids (1 comments): "Carmageddon would be what a kid could ask" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380552))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Road Rash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/road-rash.md): 11 recommend
- [Snowboard Kids 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snowboard-kids-2.md): 11 recommend
- [Mario Kart World](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mario-kart.md): 9 recommend
- [Assetto Corsa](https://hackerapproved.com/p/assetto-corsa.md): 8 recommend
- [Forza Horizon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/forza-horizon-6.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Carmageddon", https://hackerapproved.com/p/carmageddon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).