The real life monster truck is your typical pick-up truck but with big suspensions and large wheels.  It is made as such because it is mainly used for pulling tractors, mud bogging, and the very thrilling car-eating competitions.  It was

eventually used to do stunts in movies when the scene needs to destroy small cars or motor homes.  King Kong, Bigfoot, and Bear Foot are the top manufacturers of these amazing monsters.

The 1980s was the time that monster trucks were majorly modified.  The trucks began to have fiberglass bodies and lighter axle to help improve its speed and acceleration.  By then the rallies involving monster trucks have become hugely popular that big time promoters started organizing such events on a regular basis with popular TV channels televising it.

Monster truck rallies have become so popular that the video game versions of it were becoming the trend too, and for many years now a lot of teens and adults alike have enjoyed the thrill of playing it online or through a variety of gaming consoles.  These online games are at par with the real thing.  You encounter a lot of obstacles too with amazing graphics, most of them 3D, and almost the same sound effects as if you are really inside the truck driving it.