ESPN Speedworld

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ESPN Speedworld
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Licensor: ESPN
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-93166
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Non-Sega versions

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ESPN Speedworld is third-person stock car racing game released for the Sega Mega Drive. It was exclusive to North America.

Gameplay

ESPN Speedworld is a 16-bit rendition of NASCAR, only without the NASCAR license. The objective is to race around a series of banked oval tracks and finish first.

There is no in-game music.

Versions

ESPN Speedworld was released for the Mega Drive and Super NES at around the same time, and the two versions are very similar. The primary difference is that the SNES version has more on-screen colours and more interesting screen transitions (as opposed to the Mega Drive's fade to black). The technology used for drawing the tracks is identical (that is to say, "mode 7" is not utilised on the SNES similar to Mario Kart or F-Zero).

The Mega Drive version's vehicles advertise Sega, ESPN and Sony (Imagesoft), while all advertising was removed from the SNES version (which includes billboards at the side of the road).

Production credits

  • Programming: Phillip L. Weeks, J. Vincent Weeks
  • Design Team: Vincent Weeks, Phil Weeks, Bob Gordon, Mark Lyons, Christopher Whaley
  • Background Art: Alesia Howard, Milo Cooper
  • Animations: Joe Brisbois, Emmanuel Valdez, Ted Robertson, Dave Fenderson
  • Additional Animations: Bert Huntsinger, John Scharman, Andy Jarros, Leonard McVicker, Alesia Howard
  • Sound and Music: Rex Baca, Joe Hight
  • Producers: Christopher Whaley, Daniel Meade
  • Executive Producer: Rich Robinson
  • Assistant Producer: Dennis Quinn
  • Testers: Fred Wigand, Greg Kaine, Justin Busch, Martha Williams, Jody Kelsey, Andre Leighton
  • Additional Testers: Bruce Cochrane, Seth Luisi, Jose Cruz, Tobin Russell
  • Special Thanks to: Liz Weeks, John W. Weeks, Galles Racing, High Tech Only
  • Executive Producers: Steve Bornstein, Ed Durso, Dick Glover, Tom Hagopian, Jim Noel, John Wildhack
  • Special Thanks to: Jerry Punch
Source:
In-game credits
ESPN Speedworld MD credits.pdf
[1]

Magazine articles

Main article: ESPN Speedworld/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)[2]
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
0
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[5]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
21
[6]
Play Time (DE)
20
[7]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
47
[8]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[9]
Sega Mega Drive
35
Based on
7 reviews

ESPN Speedworld

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
ESPN Speedworld MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: ESPN Speedworld/Technical information.

References


ESPN Speedworld

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Main page | Magazine articles | Reception | Region coding | Technical information


Sega Mega Drive
Prototypes: 1994-07



ESPN-branded games for Sega systems or published by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) | ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) | ESPN Speedworld (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) | ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) | ESPN NBA Hangtime '95 (1994)
Sega Dreamcast
ESPN International Track & Field (2000) | ESPN NBA 2Night (2000) | ESPN Baseball Tonight (unreleased) | ESPN Links Golf (unreleased)
Sony PlayStation 2
ESPN College Hoops (2003) | ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL Football (2003) | ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) | ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) | ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
Xbox
ESPN College Hoops (2003) | ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL Football (2003) | ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) | ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) | ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
Book
Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NFL Football (2003) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)