Spirit of Speed 1937
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{{Bob | bobscreen=SpiritofSpeed1937 title.png | publisher= LJN/Acclaim Entertainment (US, Europe), Acclaim Japan (Japan) | developer= Broadsword Interactive | distributor= Halifax (Italy), Taito (Japan) | licensor={{Sega Dreamcast|}} Broadsword Interactive, Hasbro Interactive (packaging copyright)
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Spirit of Speed 1937 (スピリット オブ スピード 1937) is a racing game for the Sega Dreamcast.
It is notable for being the last release to date to be published under the LJN label, then owned by Acclaim Entertainment. The LJN name had been retired during the mid 1990s, following a long string of poor releases for Nintendo consoles. It is unknown why it was re-used here, presumably due of the poor quality of the game. The later released Japanese version, co-published by Taito, has the Acclaim brand instead.
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Gameplay
Spirit of Speed 1937 lets players race fifteen licensed vehicles of the era across nine different tracks.
The game lacks any sort of multiplayer option, meaning players can only race against AI competitors.
History
Release
Spirit of Speed 1937, while in some cases praised for its original idea, was almost universally panned by critics for a variety of reasons, including its approach to graphics, the controls, the glitches and the game's long load times.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Spirit of Speed 1937/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Spirit of Speed 1937/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
References
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 88
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-10 extra (2001-04-13ex)" (JP; 2001-03-30), page 22
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 58
- ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 35
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 228
- ↑ Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 75
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 160
- ↑ MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 67
- ↑ Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 50
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 90
- ↑ Play, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 22
- ↑ Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 88
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