![]() ![]() What we came up with showed through as the final product: a subtle color strip on the bottom of the car to signify a player’s team-that was it. Keeping that classic feel was the top priority. “The challenge was including team colors, but we didn’t want those team colors ruining the feel and vibe of, which is so recognizable. “We came up with multiple concepts internally,” Jason recalls. The original idea to represent team colors before using a subtle color strip along the bottom of the Battle-Car. A task that falls into the hands of Psyonix Art Director, Jason Rowells, and his team of artists. which is traditionally all black and doesn’t have a rocket booster - is no easy task. Making those considerations for a vehicle such as K.I.T.T. There are a couple of key features that have to be considered: a Battle-Car’s rear rocket booster and team color. Any new Battle-Car, even one that is inspired by a show or movie, has to be made from the ground up. Today, there are more than a dozen licensed vehicles featured in Rocket League, but having them is not as easy as simply copying and pasting pre-made art that magically comes to life. Once Rocket League became such a big hit, and the DeLorean Time Machine did so well, the list of famous cars that fans and partners wanted to see in the game really took off.” Plus, our turnaround time on projects was very short, and we didn’t know (yet) how successful a licensed DLC pack would be. The only problem was that our resources back then were much smaller than they are now. “We started talking to the Universal Games team about Back to the Future’s DeLorean Time Machine in the summer of 2015 to try to bring that vehicle to the game, and we sparked the conversation about K.I.T.T. “We were talking about bringing Knight Rider to Rocket League as early as our first few months of release,” said Jeremy. ![]() speed around the pitch was always one of the team’s goals.Īn early look at the K.I.T.T. According to Jeremy Dunham, Vice President of Publishing at Psyonix, having K.I.T.T. ![]() ![]() was close to Rocket League’s assembly line all the way back during the game’s infancy. This shadowy flight may seem like an easy inclusion for an ’80s event, but K.I.T.T. The Knight Rider Car Pack, which is available NOW, includes the K.I.T.T. Leading that celebration is none other than K.I.T.T.: the high-speed, talking, futuristic car outfitted with high-tech gadgets and a personality of its own from the classic 1980s show, Knight Rider. Rocket League‘s 1980s-themed event, Radical Summer, is in full swing! With celebrations already having focused on ’80s blockbusters and culture, we’re ready to close out our big seasonal event with a righteous ode to Television from the decade. ![]()
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