"The first time I played Twisted Metal was in 1995, the year it debuted. I was 11, and I played it on one of those in-store kiosks, where you selected one of eight games to "demo"--usually the first level of each game, or part of one. My parents and sister must have been somewhere else doing their shopping or errands that day, because I likely played the Twisted Metal demo more than 10 times."
"I remember starting with Sweet Tooth, the default on the character select screen. I remember switching to and settling on Hammerhead, who let me run over my opponents. But more than anything, I remember how appropriately twisted and illicit this game felt--like we were seeing something illegal and underground that we weren't supposed to. I'd never experienced anything like it."
Twisted Metal launched in 1995 as a twisted vehicular-combat franchise featuring characters like Sweet Tooth and Hammerhead. The series emphasized illicit, underground atmosphere and distinctive character-driven personalities. A 1996 DC one-shot comic revealed a macabre Calypso backstory involving the accidental death of his sister and a wager that earned Satan's admiration. Several projects faced cancellation, including Twisted Metal: Harbor City. The franchise later expanded into a Peacock television series. The series reached its 30-year anniversary on November 10, 2025, celebrating three decades of games, comics, canceled experiments, and televised adaptations.
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