Tag: racing

World Driver Championship tried to fill the “realistic driving simulation” niche when it was released for Nintendo 64 (N64) in June 1999.  How did it compare to competition on other systems?  How does it compare today?

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Wipeout 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64) arrived in November 1998.  The venerable PlayStation racing franchise was ported to N64 and tried to take the best of the original Wipeout and Wipeout XL.  Do you think Wipeout 64 was worthy?

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Top Gear Rally 2 arrived on Nintendo 64 (N64) two years after the original and attempted to address the sensitive control, lacking multi-player capabilities, and initial slow speed.  Was Top Gear Rally 2 successful?  Or was something from the original lost in the change of development teams?

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Top Gear Rally for Nintendo 64 (N64) was heavily scrutinized when it was released in October 1997.  Although it had “Top Gear” in its name, Top Gear Rally was modeled after Sega Rally rather than the arcade-style Top Gear series.  Did you enjoy Top Gear Rally?

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Top Gear Overdrive for Nintendo 64 (N64) was released in November 1998 and was designed to hark back to the series’ Super Nintendo roots.  It is an arcade-style racing game where you use nitros and take shortcuts to get to the finish line first.  It even was one of the first games to take advantage of the Expansion Pak that was meant for Perfect Dark.  What did you think of Top Gear Overdrive?

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Top Gear Hyper-Bike arrived on Nintendo 64 (N64) in March 2000 and contained both dirt bikes (i.e., Supercross/Motocross) and street bikes (i.e., Superbike).  It was definitely a fast-paced, arcade-style racing game.  Do you think Top Gear Hyper-Bike is noteworthy now?

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Supercross 2000 for Nintendo 64 (N64) was released by EA Sports in December 2000.  Do you think it was better than Acclaim’s Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000?

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Despite its success, there have not been many Mario Kart-type games released throughout the years.  Snowboard Kids for Nintendo 64 (N64) arrived in March 1998 and provided some good competition to Mario Kart 64.  Obviously, Mario Kart 64 sold many more copies, but how do you think Snowboard Kids compared?

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The home port of San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing, which was released for Nintendo 64 (N64) in November 1997, went above and beyond the call of duty.  It had all of the original and updated tracks.  It had a two-player simultaneous mode.  It did not have the typical graphical problems of 32/64-bit games (clipping, pop-up, and fog).  What did you think of San Francisco Rush?

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Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA for Nintendo 64 (N64) arrived in November 1998 as a sequel to San Francisco Rush, except that it was made exclusively for the home systems.  Did you like the original San Francisco Rush or Rush 2 better?

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Re-Volt, which came out for Nintendo 64 (N64) in August 1999, tried to be a 3D spirtual successor to R.C. Pro-Am.  Well, it missed the mark, but Re-Volt still had R/C physics, four-player modes, and a track editor.  Was Re-Volt a good racing game on N64?

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Off Road Challenge, which was released for Nintendo 64 (N64) in June 1998, was a late ’90s, three-dimensional update to the classic Super Off-Road series. Rather than building upon the highly successful formula of the original, the designers opted to make the game more akin to Cruis’n USA.  Was that a wise move?

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NASCAR 99 for Nintendo 64 (N64) arrived in September 1998 and marked the first time that EA Sports brought NASCAR to a Nintendo system.  Was it the best version on N64?

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Multi-Racing Championship, or MRC, was released for Nintendo 64 (N64) in September 1997.  Although it had potential because of its unique branching, multi-terrain concept, it also lacked challenge and longevity.  What did you think about Multi-Racing Championship?

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Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 for Nintendo 64 (N64) was released by Acclaim in February 2000.  Do you think it was better than EA Sports’ Supercross 2000?

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Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls for Nintendo 64 (N64) was released in August 1998 and had a surprisingly cute approach at bringing two genres together. At its core, Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls is a “vertical” racing game (meaning you always go up).  However, it has lots of platforming action and even some puzzles thrown into a 2D gameplay mix.  Is this game a hidden gem on N64?

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Hot Wheels Turbo Racing for Nintendo 64 (N64), which was released in September 1999, includes 40 famous Hot Wheels cars and several classic Hot Wheels tracks as well.  It emphasized both stunts and speed.  Looking back many years later, how does Hot Wheels Turbo Racing hold up?

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From the same team that developed Multi-Racing Championship, GT 64 – Championship Edition for Nintendo 64 (N64) tried to capitalize on the popularity of Touring Car racing.  However, GT 64 – Championship Edition, which was released in September 1998, was no Gran Turismo (PlayStation).  What did you think about it?

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For a game released in July 1998, F-1 World Grand Prix had an impressive amount of detal and realism in the game.  It was even licensed by the Formula One Association (except Villeneuve).  But how does F-1 World Grand Prix compare among Formula One games released over time?

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F1 Pole Position 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64), released in October 1997, may have marked the first full-fledged racing simulation for the Nintendo 64.  It was even licensed by FOCA.  But the game did not seem “64-bit.”  Are there any redeeming qualities that make it memorable?

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Extreme-G for Nintendo 64 (N64), which was released in October 1997, is a futuristic combat racing game that is played at mind-numbing speeds. It is kind of like a combination of F-Zero and Wipeout, except the game is much wilder, with its roller coaster-like tracks and high-tech weaponry.  So how has Extreme-G stood the test of time?

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It was the sequel that was 15 years in the making. The original Excitebike appeared for the 8-bit NES in 1985, and now in the year 2000 we finally got Excitebike 64 for Nintendo 64 (N64).  Does Excitebike 64 stand the test of time like its other extreme sports brethren (Wave Race 64 and 1080 Snowboarding)?

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