You might best know it from Jerma985’s oft-memed Rat Movie (pictured above).

This could lead to fan-updated versions which are easier to run on modern computers.

Now, thanks to the advocacy of Foone Turing, source code for several versions is publicly available.

A big rat who makes all of da rules in a frame from Jerma985’s Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure.

Lacking source code, a group of fans have been working onreverse-engineering Carmageddonfor years.

That’s always welcome.

And then, maybehopefullypeople might be able to expand games with new features.

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It’s also to thank for the Jerma985 short film with the oft-memed lyrics “Rats!

/ We’re the rats!

/ We prey at night we stalk at night / We’re the rats!”

Posing a scene with a cartoon child in a city in a Microsoft 3D Movie Maker screenshot.

/ “I’m da giant rat dat makes all of da rules!”

Smash violence in a Carmageddon screenshot.

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