Previous Twisted Metal discussions

Welcome to the Twisted Metal Superthread. A place to discuss all things TM related.

** TM Cars/Characters discussion **

** TM Level discussion **

** TM canon discussion **

** TM Music discussion **

** TM Online discussions **

** Your car ideas **

** Your Gameplay Challenges/Gametypes **

You don't have to put these exact titles, just try to label what you're talking about to keep the multiple conversations clear.

First up, to get things started, I wanted to talk about 2 things regarding Twisted Metal 2012. Music suggestions, and classic TM stage stand-ins.


** TM Music discussion **
Twisted Metal 2012 has a custom soundtrack option. I usually set the volume at 15 or else it's way too loud. Aside from playing to classic TM music, I've found some fitting music.

For Diablo Pass, "Wilderness of Desertion" from Crisis Core: FFVII FITS PERFECTLY
For Black Rock, "Laughter of the Dead" from FFX

Otherworld, from FFX

Looking at the Mega Gun upgrade locations in Metro Square, I noticed they're all on or along the Subway track.
Could tha be a reference to Another One Bites the Dust, by Queen?
"Outta the subway, the bullets rip, to the sound of the beat..."


** Your Gameplay Challenges **
This idea came from playing classic TM music.

Classic TM Levels challenge, emulate playing TM1/2 etc, with 2012 level stand-ins
I only know the enemy car count per level in TM1/2, but I didn't list them.

-TM1 stages
Arena/Fight of Your Life> Black Rock: Killosseum or Sunsprings: The Killing Field/Grindhouse

Warehouse District Warfare> Deisel City: Skid Row

Freeway Free For All> Watkyn's Harbor: Factory Feud

River Park Rumble> Metro Square: Downtown Doom

Canal> Watkyn's Harbor: Trench Warfare or Brewery Battle
Assault on Cyburbia wasn't in 2p, just half the center canal.

Assault on Cyburbia> Sunsprings: Slaughterdale

Rooftop Combat> LA Skyline

-Twisted Metal 2 Stages
LA Quake Zone Rumble> Watkyn's Harbor

Moscow Suicide Slide> Black Rock: Killosseum

Paris Monumental Disaster> Diablo Pass: Ghost Town Gulch
Because of the low rooftops, it's the closest to Paris style gameplay.

Amazonia Fire Walk> Black Rock Stadium
Lava, long ovalish track.

New York The Big Leap> Deisel City: Slumville or LA Skyline
The parking garage is reminiscent of the TM2 rooftops, but lacks the deadly fall.

Antarctica The Drop Zone> Metro Square: Suislide
Just the ice & Museum, idk.

Holland Field of Screams> Thrills & Spills: Thrills ?& Kills
Rides kinda reminiscent of Windmills.

Hong Kong Krunch> Metro Square: Subway Survival
The subway, and water hazard are reminiscent. The Museum stands in for the thunder theater.

-TM Head On stages
Big Blue Stadium> Sunsprings: The Killing Field

Los Angeles> Wathyn's Harbor: Tool & Die

Cousin Eddy> Watkyn's Harbor: Brewery Battle

Moscow> Metro Square
The museum is reminiscent of that large building in Head On's Moscow.

Transylvania> Thrills & Spills: Merlin's Madness

Tokyo> Deisel City: Skid Row/Slumville or LA Skyline

-TM Black stages
Junkyard> Deisel City: Ghetto Blaster

Suburbs or Freeway> Sunsprings: Slaughterdale or Deisel City: Dead City

Downtown or Highway Loop> Metro Square or Sunsprings/Deisel City
Highway Loop had Arena, Hospital, and construction yard. Deisel City Junkyard, Sunsprings Arena & Hospital

Minion's Stadium> Sunsprings: The Killing Field

Prison Ship> Blacck Rock: Killosseum
Just the Prison Ship, not Passage

Snowy Roads or Drive In> Diablo Pass: Dead Man's Crossing or Sunsprings: Grindhouse

Skyscraper/Warhawk> Deisel City: Skid Row/Slumville or LA Skyline

-TM Lost stages
Stadium Arena> Sunsprings: Old School

Suburbs> Sunsprings: Slaughterdale

Carnival> Thrills & Spills: Thrills & Kills

-TM3 stages
Club Kid's House> Thrills & Spills: Haunted House

Los Angeles> Watkyn's Harbor: Tool & Die

London> Sunsprings: Slaughterdale
Clocktower & mansion yard reminiscent of towers, and Buckingham Palace gates

North Pole/Egypt> Metro Square: Suislide or Diablo Pass

Tokyo> Black Rock Stadium or LA Skyline: Vertigo

-TM4 stages
Construction Yard> Watkyn's Harbor: Brewery Battle

Neon City> Metro Square or LA Skyline

Road Rage> Deisel City: Dead City or full

Bedroom> Thrills & Spills: Merlin's Madness

Amazonia/Minion's Maze> Black Rock Stadium or Thrills & Spills: Haunted House

Carnival> Thrills & Spills: Thrills & Kills


** TM Cars/Characters discussion **

Thumper would've been easy enough since both his specials are in the game.
Flamethrower, and Crowd Control

Outlaw 2
I prefer the TM2 car. Imagine a GTAV LSPD black & White with TM armor.
Specials: Darkside Ram & Kamikaze's EMP shockwave for PIT maneuover, and EMP. Maybe Mines in place of spike strip

Specter. Ghost Missile is technically in the game w Sweet Tooth's Laughing Ghost.

Brimstone. Launching a Faction Fanatic would've fit perfectly in the game with the gangs.
Black's Repeeeeeent! for Holy Men, Maniacal Clown Laughter for Clowns, Crazy Giggling for Dolls, and Die, Mother F! for Skulls

** Your car ideas **
Deadfall/Deadwood, a logging flatbed with a cherry picker arm & giant table saw mounted on the bed.
The cherry picker claw grabs a car, like Mr. Slam, and grinds them on the table saw before the enemy is kicked out.



Ka-Tra