MegaRace

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MegaRace

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994		T-87025

VRC

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MegaRace is a Sega Mega-CD racing/shooting game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by The Software Toolworks. Despite being an European game (and being advertised in Europe), the Mega-CD version was only released in North America. It was given a supposed release date of May 1994 in the UK.^[1]

Gameplay

MegaRace is a futuristic racing game set in a virtual world where the objective is either to win in a three-lap race or destroy all opponents on the track. It is one of several racing games produced around this period where tracks are represented entirely by full motion video - while the player can accelerate and break, it is not possible to "turn" your vehicle, with and merely adjusting its horizontal position on-screen.

In game music is not streamed off the CD, instead being generated by the sound chips of the Mega Drive.

History

Legacy

MegaRace was followed by MegaRace 2 and MegaRace 3 in 1996 and 2002, respectively.

Magazine articles

Main article: MegaRace/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[2]

Print advert in Sega Pro (DE) #1994-09: "September 1994" (1994-09-02)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

77

^[3]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[4]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

35

^[5]

Mega (UK)

PAL

73

^[7]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

68

^[8]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

55

^[6]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

73

^[9]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

79

^[10]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

72

^[11]

	67
Based on 9 reviews

MegaRace

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

References

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p78-1] Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 78

[:File:EGM_US_059.pdf_p26-2] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_035.pdf_p147-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 147

[:File:CVG_UK_155.pdf_p99-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 99

[:File:Joypad_FR_034.pdf_p109-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 109

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p102-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 102

[:File:Mega_UK_25.pdf_p48-7] Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 48

[:File:MegaForce_FR_31.pdf_p88-8] Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 88

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_10.pdf_p90-9] Sega Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 90

[:File:SegaPower_UK_59.pdf_p56-10] Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_37.pdf_p52-11] Sega Pro, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-08), page 52

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MegaRace

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References