Carmageddon
Ranked 10 of 10 racing games by recommenders
Recommended as a nostalgic classic, remembered for long late-night play sessions with friends.
Recommended as a nostalgic classic, remembered for long late-night play sessions with friends.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgic old classic people remember
“Carmageddon is another old classic of mine”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “You can now play Grand Theft Auto Vice City in the browser” Late-night play sessions with a friend
“We'd stay up all night long playing it when I visited him!”
Comment from 19 Dec 2025 in “You can now play Grand Theft Auto Vice City in the browser” Seen as a dream game for kids
“Carmageddon would be what a kid could ask”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: I reverse-engineered the world maps of Test Drive III (1990 DOS game)”
Other racing games people recommend
The four most recommended other racing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road Rash | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Snowboard Kids 2 | 11 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Mario Kart World | 9 | 9 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Assetto Corsa | 8 | 2 | 80% | 6 | — | — |
| CarmageddonThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Carmageddon would be what a kid could ask”
“We'd stay up all night long playing it when I visited him!”
“Carmageddon is another old classic of mine”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.