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Maniacs

Maniacs was a short-lived series of very large-scale interactive Hot Wheels cars produced from 2007 to 2008. The cars in said series featured LCD screens which would project their drivers on them; the player could then engage in a series of rather crude minigames using the buttons on the hood, or interact with the car by spinning it around, smashing the front bumpers or doing other actions. Kevin Cao and Alton Takeyasu are known to have worked on this line, with Cao being a project lead. Ron Yavnieli animated some of the screens.

The series was not successful and was discontinued after a year, likely because parents would usually never approve of their kids playing around with toys producing such crude humor. Only two products were released before the series was permanently discontinued.

These Hot Wheels vehicles have come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year Model name Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Wheel Type Country Number Photo
2007 Rusty Wheels Red Mud decals, "MANIAC MUDSLINGER" on sides Black / Plastic Black Very large CM6 China L7787 91a6457f-930f-4800-abd6-b31482500448
2007 Jack Smack Yellow Hot Wheels logo, "MANIACS" on side Black / Plastic Black Very large 10SP China L7788 Jack Smack
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