Overdrive
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Overdrive may refer to:
Organizations
OverDrive, Inc., a digital distributor of entertainment media
OverDrive Media Console, a media player developed by OverDrive, Inc.
Overdrive PC, a subsidiary of Velocity Micro
Technology
Overdrive (mechanics), part of an automobile transmission
FIRST Overdrive, the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition
Response Time Compensation also known as "Overdrive", as used in LCD displays
AMD OverDrive, a utility software for CPUs
Electronics
Intel 80486 OverDrive, a CPU specifically designed for personal computer upgrades
Pentium OverDrive, a CPU specifically designed for personal computer upgrades
Overdrive, forcing amplifier output past maximum; see Distortion (music)
Art, entertainment and media
Fictional entities
Overdrive (character), a Marvel Comics supervillain
Overdrive, a fictional film in the video game Stuntman: Ignition
Overdrive, a fictional weapon in the video game Rez
Film and television
MTV Overdrive, an MTV broadband video channel
Overdrive (1997 film), an American film
Overdrive (2017 film), French film
Over Drive (film), 2018 Japanese film
OverDrive (radio show), Canadian sports television show
Games and toys
Over Drive, an arcade racing game by Konami
Overdrive (Transformers), a part of the Transformers toy line
Overdrive (1984 video game), a 1984 computer racing game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron
Overdrive (1993 video game), a 1993 video game
Overdrive, an attack form in the video game Final Fantasy X
Overdrive, a common gameplay element in the Rock Band series
80's Overdrive, a 2020 racing video game by Insane Code
Music
Groups
Overdrive (band), a Serbian hardcore punk/metalcore band
Bachman–Turner Overdrive, a Canadian rock group
Albums
Overdrive (Fastlane album), a 2007 album from Surrey based alternative rock band Fastlane
Overdrive (Shonen Knife album), a 2014 release by Japanese band Shonen Knife
Overdrive (EP), a 2023 EP by I.M
Overdrive, a 2013 release by Belgian singer Natalia
Songs
"Overdrive" (Katy Rose song), 2003
"Overdrive" (Ofenbach song), 2023
"Overdrive" (Ola song), 2010
"Overdrive" (Post Malone song), 2023
"Overdrive", a 2010 song by Airbourne from No Guts. No Glory.
"Overdrive", a 2014 song by Calvin Harris and Ummet Ozcan from Motion
"Overdrive", a 2004 song by Client from City
"Overdrive", a 2021 song by Conan Gray from Superache (Japanese edition)
"Overdrive", a 2022 song by Drake from Honestly, Nevermind
"Overdrive", a 1995 song by Eraserheads from Cutterpillow
"Overdrive", a 2020 song by Firewind from Firewind
"Overdrive", a 2002 song by Foo Fighters from One by One
"Overdrive", a 2022 song by Maggie Rogers from Surrender
"Overdrive", a 1977 song by Riot from Rock City
"Overdrive", a 1968 song by the Steve Miller Band from Sailor
"Overdrive", a 2023 song by the South Korean Group WEi from Love Pt.
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