Editing Carmageddon (section)

==Release==
''Carmageddon'' was originally released for [[MS-DOS]], [[Windows]], and [[Mac OS]] in 1997. It won the "Game of the Year" trophy in the 1997 PC Zone reader awards and "Driving Game of the Year" 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/282010/Carmageddon_Max_Pack/ |title=Carmageddon Max Pack on Steam |publisher=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2020}} An [[expansion pack]], ''Splat Pack'', was released in 1997. It included new tracks, vehicles, environments, network levels, and [[3dfx Interactive|3Dfx]] support.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/carmageddon-splat-pack |title=Carmageddon: Splat Pack |website=[[MobyGames]] |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>

The ''Carmageddon Max Pack'', released on February 17, 1998,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/17_splat/index.html |title=More Splat for the Buck |date=February 17, 1998 |website=[[GameSpot]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000603121109/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/17_splat/index.html |archive-date=June 3, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref> bundled the original game and its expansion pack into one package. As a bonus, it also included a strategy guide, mousepad, and a leather car key chain with ''Carmageddon''{{'}}s logo. During the [[1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards|inaugural Interactive Achievement Awards]], the ''Max Pack'' received a nomination for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year|PC Action Game of the Year]]" by the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=1998&idGame=760 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |year=1998 |access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>

A port was in development for the [[Gizmondo]], but was never released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Горячев |first=Владимир |date=2013-05-10 |title=Interview: Carmageddon and its Reincarnation |url=https://riotpixels.com/carmageddon-reincarnation-interview-original/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Riot Pixels}}</ref> ''Carmageddon'' and its expansion ''Splat Pack'' were released on [[GOG.com]] on September 27, 2012, for modern operating systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/carmageddon_max_pack |title=Carmageddon Max Pack |access-date=September 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906021025/http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/carmageddon_max_pack |archive-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> In addition, a port of the game for [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] mobile devices ([[iPod Touch]], [[iPhone]], [[iPad]]) was released on October 17 the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carmageddon/id498240451?mt=8 |title=Carmageddon for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |access-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019190626/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carmageddon/id498240451?mt=8 |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> In July 2011, the City of [[Los Angeles]] launched a massive media campaign under the title "Carmageddon" to warn drivers about a [[Carmageddon (freeway)|major closure on the 405 Freeway]] during the weekend of July 15–17.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fearing 'Carmageddon,' Los Angeles Police Ask Celebs To Tweet |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/06/30/137525890/fearing-carmageddon-los-angeles-police-ask-celebs-to-tweet |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |author=Memmott, Mark |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719151617/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/06/30/137525890/fearing-carmageddon-los-angeles-police-ask-celebs-to-tweet |archive-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> Stainless Games capitalized on the coincidence to promote the upcoming ''Carmageddon'' releases by announcing on the official web site that "L.A. Celebrates ''Carmageddon''" and "Yes, it's official! The news that ''Carmageddon'' is back has been such a hit in California, that the authorities have decided to dedicate a whole weekend to the game!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carmageddon.com/news/carmageddon-us-celebrations |title=Carmageddon: U.S. Celebrations! |work=carmageddon.com |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=July 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093638/http://www.carmageddon.com/news/carmageddon-us-celebrations |archive-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref>

A port for Android based devices was released on May 10, 2013.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

===Controversy===
{{See also|List of banned video games#United Kingdom}}
In many countries (including Germany and, for a short time, the United Kingdom), the first release of the game was censored.

The censored version contained zombies with green blood or robots with black oil instead of humans, as running over the non-human figures was considered more acceptable by their respective ratings boards. In the United Kingdom, the [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]] refused to certify the game unless all blood and gore was removed. After ten months of appeal, the BBFC certified the original version.<ref>{{cite news |title=Carmageddon 2 review - History of Carmageddon |work=[[PC Format]]|date=January 1999 |author=Bradley, David |page=81}}</ref>

In some countries, such as Brazil, the game was banned completely.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2009/12/01/ult530u7429.jhtm |title=Criar ou distribuir jogos ofensivos pode virar crime no Brasil |publisher=UOL Jogos |date=December 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223121403/http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2009/12/01/ult530u7429.jhtm |language=pt |archive-date=December 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Curt |last=Feldman |url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/02_carma/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990504123420/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/02_carma/index.html |title=Brazilian Brass Puts the Brakes on Carmageddon |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archive-date=May 4, 1999 |date=December 2, 1997 |access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Brazil Bans Grand Theft Auto |magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=116|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=May 1998|page=30}}</ref> In Australia, the game was passed completely uncut with a MA15+ rating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://refused-classification.com/Games_A-D.htm#carmageddon |title=Refused-Classification.com Games A-D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626000301/http://refused-classification.com/Games_A-D.htm |archive-date=June 26, 2007}}</ref>