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Wonderful My Race
1996
Wonderful My Race
1996
A simple racing game for the Satellaview, developed by students from the HAL University.Easy Racer
1996
Easy Racer
1996
Easy Racer was a 1996 downloadable game for the Satellaview. It is a very simplistic racing game with an overhead perspective and no visible characters other than the cars; however, the ending screen does feature Mario.Daytona USA
1995
Daytona USA
1995
The handheld version of Daytona USA is an LCD game released by Tiger Electronics based on the arcade release of Daytona USA. It was released as part of Tiger's short-lived "Vrt-X" range, in which the game would be projected as a pseudo-hologram image onto the screen. Daytona USA stands as the only Sega game to receive the Vrt-X treatment, although there were others for Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat 3, franchises such as Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Congo: The Movie. The range did not exist for very long.Whiplash
1995
Virtual Karts
1995
Virtual Karts
1995
Race in the little leagues, except these Karts are anything but slow! With the fastest going up to 130 MPH, these karts are what professional race drivers drive to keep their edge in the off-season! Choose from three classes of engines, 4 types of chasis, and 4 types of tires. Customize your kart and your alter ego to specific colors, stripes, and logos, even racing numbers. Adjust your gear ratio for optimum acceleration vs. top speed. Join single-race at any of the dozen different tracks, each with their own challenges, or play a full season's championship against ruthless AI who will shove you out of the way if they can. When you're finished having fun, invite your friends to compete on the network!Power Drive Rally
1995
Power Drive Rally
1995
Fueled by a nitro-burning, 64-bit graphics engine, PowerDrive Rally delivers the sights, sounds and the chaotic intensity of pure Rally racing. You'll actually see the skid marks and icicles fly as you tear across the Italian countryside. Hear the gears grind and your navigator sneer as you rip through the Arizona desert. Feel the heart palpitations and adrenaline overload as you bury the needle along the dust-choked African plains.Big Red Racing
1995
Big Red Racing
1995
star 7Big Red Racing is a comical racing game, released for DOS in 1996. It was developed by Big Red Software and published by Domark (now Eidos). Big Red Racing was planned for release on five different systems: DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO and Atari Jaguar, but the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO and Atari Jaguar versions were cancelled.Turbo Trax
1995
Turbo Trax
1995
Turbo Trax is a top-down racing game. The main game mode involves competing against five other competitors across a variety of different surfaced tracks such as dirt, racing circuit, ice and city. Each track has hazards such as oil slicks that will slow cars down, and turbo booster icons that will speed the car up when it's driven over. The player can collect money that is scattered around the tracks in order to buy tuned parts for their car. Before each race the car's setup can be adjusted for the conditions.F1: World Championship Edition
1995
F1: World Championship Edition is the sequel to F1 (released as Formula One in the USA).ATR: All Terrain Racing
1995
ATR: All Terrain Racing is an overhead racing game from Team 17 featuring a variety of circuits including snow, forest and seaside based ones. The graphics are overhead view and scrolling, with a forced perspective nature. Most levels have long and short ways round, which adds a hint of navigation and strategy to the proceedings. Unlike the company’s earlier Overdrive, there is a variety of corners, rather than just 90-degree ones. A variety of power-ups and advancements are on offer.Super Skidmarks
1995
Super Skidmarks
1995
star 5.9Super Skidmarks is a racing video game developed by Acid Software and released in 1995. The game is the sequel to Skidmarks and as such was also termed Skidmarks 2 and Super Skidmarks 2 by commentators. The game features “minimally realistic” action viewed from an isometric perspective as well as novelty vehicles such as wheeled cows and caravans. Various methods such as joypad adapters and link systems are employed to allow multiple players to compete, up to a maximum of 8. The game was critically acclaimed and a best-seller in the UK. Several upgrades to the Amiga original were released as well as conversions for the Amiga CD32 and Sega Mega Drive, the latter published by Codemasters.Zone Raiders
1995
Zone Raiders
1995
Zone Raiders is a fast-paced, real time driving combat game that takes place in a futuristic, 3D graphics environment. In the game, the player is an independent Raider who must enter a zone and retrieve, destroy, or activate various items, and then escape successfully. In order to get at these items the player must battle enemy vehicles which, like the player's vehicle, resemble ancient automobiles from the mid to late 20th century, enhanced with hover plates and heavy artillery.Hi-Octane
1995
Hi-Octane
1995
star 6.7Hi-Octane is a racing/vehicular combat video game released in 1995 for the PC, PlayStation and Sega Saturn developed by Bullfrog and based upon their earlier Magic Carpet game code. It is notable amongst racing games for its wide and open tracks, and the resulting freedom offered to the player, and also for its excessive speed. It suffered in the marketplace due to thematic similarities with the better received Wipeout by Psygnosis and the generality of its graphics engine made for a very short depth of view compared to contemporary racing games. Hi-Octane is rumored to begin life as something several Bullfrog programmers coded in free time, and then decided to improve the game and market it under the auspices of Electronic Arts. Another version of the legend is: EA set Bullfrog under pressure to release Dungeon Keeper or Magic Carpet 2 - but they weren't able to. So they released Hi-Octane, a quickly done game. In a Gamasutra article it was mentioned that "PC and Saturn racing game Hi-Octane, was developed in jAutobahn Tokio
1995
Autobahn Tokio
1995
Autobahn Tokio is a racing game released only in Japan for the 3DO. Players can select from four unnamed cars with different characteristics, loosely based on real car models. Three tracks are available - a city at night, a coastal highway, and a forest track. Players race against one CPU opponent, while trying to hit checkpoints in the quickest time possible. Both automatic and manual transmissions are available for each car. Cars cannot be tuned, and there is no two-player option. Despite being released only in Japan, all menus and game text is in English.Locus
1995
Locus
1995
Locus is going to take your eyes and ears for a ride! It's the ultimate multiplayer VR game! Network up to 9 players or go head to head with one of 12 computer teams! Locus is about speed. It's about action on the floor. Action on the walls... on the ceiling. Non-stop action everywhere you turn. It's about bashing your opponent to get the ball... and not getting creamed in the process. It's simple. Move. Crush. Score. Do it again. Until you are victorious and ready for the next challenge... the next arena... your next chance to become LOCUS.Atari Karts
1995
Atari Karts
1995
A go-cart free for all! In Atari Karts you'll race around the track with some of the craziest creatures around. Watch out for the objects lying on the road. Some are bonuses that will help you get ahead, but those hazards can be nasty. They'll cause you to slow down or mess with your driving controls. Try to outdistance your competition and finish fourth or better to move on to the next course. Kids of all ages will love this game!Ridge Racer Revolution
1995
star 6.9Ridge Racer Revolution is the PlayStation sequel of Ridge Racer. Like the original Ridge Racer, the player races against eleven other computer-controlled cars. The game adds two hidden cars for the player to unlock, and 2-player support.Manx TT Super Bike
1995
Manx TT Super Bike
1995
One of the best games ever on the Saturn. Manx TT Superbikes recreates the top-speed twists and turns of the legendary Isle of Man TT circuits. Throw your high-powered superbike round country lanes and hurtle through villages at hair-raising speeds as one or two riders push their nerves to the absolute limit on the circuit where heroes are made!Zero-4 Champ RR-Z
1995
Zero-4 Champ RR-Z
1995
A drag racing game based on the illegal "zero-4" street race. The second of two Super Famicom games in the series.
