SWAT Auto-Combat Media Index


Web Posted February 01, 1998
Updated April 01, 2001

Webmaster Notes: The labels A-List and B-List of movies and television titles refer to the amount of auto-combat content, not the relative quality of the works. Titles given the A-List designation are entirely about auto-combat. Titles given the B-List label have only a few auto-combat sequences but most of those scenes are worth watching.

Many of the titles below are not about auto-combat. They are listed because they can be easily adapted for auto-combat gaming.


Interactive Novels
 

Car Wars Adventure Gamebooks
Publisher: TSR (in association with Steve Jackson Games)
 
Volume
Title
Authors
Date
1
Battle Road
Steve Jackson
1986
2
Fuel's Gold
Steve Jackson, Creede and Sharleen Lambard
1986
3
Dueltrack
Scott D. Haring
1987
4
Badlands Run
Creede and Sharleen Lambard
1987
5
Green Circle Blues
Scott D. Haring
1987
6
Mean Streets
W.G. Armintrout
1987

 

Choose Your Own Adventure Series
Publisher: Bantum
 
Volume
Title
Author
Date
17
The Race Forever
R.A. Montgomery
1983
96
Stock Car Champion
R.A. Montgomery
1989

 

Freeway Fighter Adventure Gamebooks
Publisher: Penguin (U.K.), Dell (U.S.)
 
Volume
Title
Author
Date
13
Freeway Fighter
Ian Livingstone
1985 / 1986

 

Freeway Warrior Role-Playing Adventure Series
Author: Joe Dever
Publisher: Berkley/Pacer
 
Volume
Title
Date
1
Highway Holocaust
1989
2
Mountain Run / Slaughter Mountain Run
1990
3
The Omega Zone
1990
4
California Countdown
1990

 


Novels
 

Auto-Combat

Car Warriors
Publisher: Tor Books
 
Volume
Title
Authors
Date
1
The Square Deal
David Drake
1992
2
Double Jeopardy
Aaron Allston
1994
3
Back from Hell
Mick Farren
1999

 

Dark Future
Author: Jack Yeovil
Publisher: Boxtree (in association with Games Workshop)
 
Volume
Title
Date
1
Demon Download
1990 / 1993
2
Krokodil Tears
1990 / 1993
3
Comeback Tour
1991 / 1993
4
Route 666
1993 / 1994

 

Laser Books
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
 
Volume
Title
Author
Date
17
The Black Roads
J.L. Hensley (Ed. Roger Elwood)
ca. 1970
22
Keeper
Holly J. Hunter (Ed. Roger Elwood)
ca. 1970

 

Mad Max
Publishers: Circus Books / QB Books
 
Volume
Title
Author
Date
1
Mad Max
Terry Kaye
1979
2
Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior
Carl Ruhen
1982 / 1985
3
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
Joan D. Vinge
1985

 

Damnation Alley. Roger Zelazny. Berkley Medallion/Tor. 1969/1977/1984.

Paradox Alley. John DeChancie. Ace. 1986.

Red Limit Freeway. John DeChancie. Ace. 1984.

Starrigger. John DeChancie. Ace. 1983.

WaterWorld. Max Allen Collins, Peter Rader, and David Twohy. Boulevard. 1995.
 

Dark Future

Escape From New York. Mike McQuay, John Carpenter, and Nick Castle. Bantam/Spectra. 1981/1985.

On Wheels. John Jakes. Warner. 1973/1980.

The Postman. David Brin. Bantum Spectra. 1985/1997.
 

Espionage and Military

Aliens. Alan Dean Foster. Warner. 1986.

Batman. Craig Shaw Garner, Sam Hamm, and Warren Skarren. Warner. 1989

Firefox. Craig Thomas. 1975/1982.

Firefox Down! Craig Thomas. 1984.

Red Storm Rising. Tom Clancy. Putnam. 1985.

Rig Warrior. William W. Johnstone. Zebra. 1987.

The War in 2020. Ralph Peters. Pocket Star. 1991.
 


Short Stories
 

Car Sinister. Edited by Robert Silverberg, Martin Harry Greenberg, and Joseph D. Olander. Avon. 1979.
 
Title Author
Devil Car Roger Zelazny
Vampire, Ltd. Josef Nesvadba. 
A Plague of Cars Leonard Tushnet 
Auto dá Fe Roger Zelazny
Traffic Problem William Earls
Station HR972 Kenneth Bulmer
A Day on Death Highway Chandler Elliott 
The Greatest Car in the World Harry Harrison
The Roads, the Roads, the Beautiful Roads Avram Davidson
The Exit to San Breta George R.R. Martin
Car Sinister Gene Wolfe
Interurban Queen R.A. Lafferty
Waves of Ecology Leonard Tushnet
The Mary Celeste Move Frank Herbert
X Marks the Pedwalk Fritz Leiber
Wheels Robert Thurston
Sedan Deville Barry N. Malzberg
Romance in a 21st Century Used Car Lot Robert F. Young
East Wind, West Wind Frank M. Robinson
Along the Scenic Route Harlan Ellison

 

Analog Magazine: Science Fiction/Science Fact. Volume 56. Davis Publications. December 1986.


The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World. Harlan Ellison. Avon. 1969.


The Bachman Books. Richard Bachman. Signet. 1986.


The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and other stories. Roger Zelazny. Avon. 1971/1974.


Last Defender of Camelot. Roger Zelazny. Avon. 1980.


The Running Man. Richard Bachman. Signet. 1982/1987.
 

Unicorn Variations. Roger Zelazny.



Graphic Novels
 

The Adventures of Snake Plisskin
Publisher: Marvel Comics (in association with Paramount Pictures)
 
Issue
Title
Date
1
 Up and Running
Jan 1997 

 

Car Warriors
Publisher: Epic/Marvel Comics (in association with Steve Jackson Games)
 
Volume
Title
Date
1
The Mad Mex
Jun 1991 
2
Diamonds and Steel
Jul 1991 
3
The Run
Aug 1991
4
Bloody Blacktop
Sep 1991 

 

Death Race 2020
Publisher: Roger Corman Comics
 
Issue
Title
Date
1
 Frankenstein Unchained
 Apr 1995
2
 Bride of Frankenstein
 May 1995
3
 Frankenstrein Goes to Hollywood
Jun 1995
4
 Steppenwolf
Jul 1995
5
Ramping
Aug 1995
6
Major Reservations
Sep 1995
7
Dark Forces
Oct 1995
8
Love Me Tender
Nov 1995

 

FutureTech Comazine
Publisher: Mushroom Comics
 
Issue
Title
Date
1
NeuWorld
 Oct 1994 / Feb 1995
2
Off-Road Assault
 May 1995

 

InnerCircle
Publisher: Mushroom Comics
 
Issue
Date
0.1
 Feb 1995
0.2
Apr 1995
0.3
Dec 1995
0.4
Unknown

 

Phantom 2040
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Number of Issues: Unknown
Dates: 1994-1996
 

Viper
Publisher: DC Comics
 
Issue
Title
Date
1
 The Art Hound
Aug 1994 
2
 Enter the Wastelands
Sep 1994
3
 Bullets and Brushstrokes
Oct 1994 
4
 Creator and Destroyer
Dec 1994

 

WaterWorld: Children of Leviathan
Publisher: DC Comics
 
Issue
Title
Date
1
 --
Aug 1997 
2
 --
 Sep 1997
3
 Executive Failsafe
 Oct 1997
4
 Twilight of the Gods
 Nov 1997


Movies
 

Auto-Combat: A-List

Damnation Alley
Duel
Mad Max
Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior
Megaforce
Warlords in the 21st Century / Battletruck
WaterWorld
 

Auto-Combat: B-List

Aliens
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
The Blues Brothers
Buckaroo Banzai's Adventures Across the 8th Dimension
Condorman
Death Race 2000
The Delta Force (1985)
Dune Warriors
Firebird 2015 A.D.
Freejack
If Looks Could Kill
James Bond Series
Judge Dredd
In the Army Now
Leonard Part 6
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Ronin
The Running Man (1987)
Stripes
Tango & Cash
Tank Girl
 

Dark Future

A.P.E.X.
Escape from New York
Escape from L.A.
Fortress
Fortress 2
No Escape
The Postman
RoboCop
Rollerball
Universal Soldier
 

Action-Adventure

Blue Thunder
Broken Arrow
Commando
Demolition Man
Eraser
Executive Decision
Firefox
Hard Target
Lone Wolf McQuade
Mad Dog
Predator
Predator 2
Red Dawn
The Rock
 

Horror

The Cars that Eat People
Christine
Maximum Overdrive
Trucks
The Wraith
 


Television

M = Movie
S = Series
 

Auto-Combat: A-List

Knight Rider 2010: M
The Gladiator (1985): M
M.A.S.K.: S
Street Hawk: M, S
Viper Season 1 (1994): M, S
 

Auto-Combat: B-List

Batman (1990s): S
Batman and Robin (1990s): S
The Highwayman: M, S
Phantom 2040: M, S
Speed Racer: S
Viper Seasons 2-4 (1996-1999): S
 

Action-Adventure

Airwolf: M, S
Ark II: S
The A-Team: S
G.I. Joe: S
G.I. Joe Extreme: S
Knight Rider: S
Knight Rider 2000: M
Mantis: M
Stingray: M, S
Team Knight Rider: S
 

Dark Future

Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 13: M
Island City: M
Race Against Time: M