Hardcore 4x4

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PAL
NTSC-U
NTSC-J

Hardcore 4x4

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Gremlin Interactive (Europe), ASC Games (US), Human (Japan)

Developer: Gremlin Interactive

Distributor:

Mainstream Interactive

Licensor: Hospitality & Leisure Management Co., Inc. (US)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (7 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer, Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Real 4WD Race/Honkaku 4WD Race (本格4WDレース)^[1], Racing^[2]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-05-02^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-4313G
US	1996-12-20^[3]		T-13703H
EU	1996-12		T-12303H-50
DE	1996-12		T-12303H-50
PT	199x
UK	1996-11^[4]	£39.9939.99^[5]	T-12303H-50
PL	1997	229zł229
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
PlayStation Windows PC

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Hardcore 4x4, known briefly in North America as TNN Motor Sports HardCore 4x4 and known as Deka Yonku: Tough the Truck (デカ四駆タフザトラック) in Japan, is an off-road racing game developed for the Sega Saturn by Gremlin Interactive. During development it was known as Gears and Guts^[6].

The TNN Motor Sports license has been dropped in later re-releases of the game.

Gameplay

Though very dated by today's standards Hardcore 4x4 was one of the first fully 3D off-road racing/driving games to feature realistic physics, with each vehicle having independent suspension. There is also a running commentary.

Trucks

	Tree Killer

	Fire Witch

	Snow Spider

	Canyon Snake

	Sand Blaster

	Shasta Cyclone

	Mother

Tracks

	Dynamite Pass

	Ground Zero Gulch

	Devils Kitchen

	Mercurial Forest

	Hades Highway

	Arctic Inferno

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Hardcore 4x4	Hardcore 4x4
English (US)	TNN Motor Sports HardCore 4x4	TNN Motor Sports HardCore 4x4
Japanese	デカ四駆タフザトラック	Deka Yonku: Tough the Truck

Magazine articles

Main article: Hardcore 4x4/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #22: "October 1996" (1996-09-17)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (1996-12-31)^[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #91: "February 1997" (199x-xx-xx)^[9]

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #13: "November 1996" (1996-10-17)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #14: "December 1996" (1996-11-14)^[10]

Print advert in Player One (FR) #71: "Janvier 1997" (199x-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

82

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[5]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[12]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

50

^[13]

Gambler (PL)

69

^[14]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

59

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[16]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[17]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

60

^[18]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

84

^[20]

LeveL (CZ)

71

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

53

^[22]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

64

^[23]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[24]

Player One (FR)

90

^[25]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[26]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[27]

Secret Service (PL)

56

^[28]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

76

^[29]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

73

^[30]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

80

^[31]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

76

^[32]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[33]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[34]

Super Juegos (ES)

86

^[35]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

85

^[36]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

89

^[37]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

78

^[38]

	68
Based on 29 reviews

Hardcore 4x4

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU

Disc

Saturn, PL (Lanser)
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Hardcore 4x4/Technical information.

References

↑ File:Hardcore4x4 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-07-28 12:30)
↑ http://sega-saturn.com/software.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-01-01 11:35)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/FcM21l2P5Ts/m/1tW-jCJaw8oJ (Wayback Machine: 2024-01-16 18:55)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 80
↑ GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 9
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 113
↑ Ultra Game Players, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-31), page 19
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 37
↑ 576 KByte, "Január 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 35
↑ Famitsu, "1997-05-09,16" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 108
↑ Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 2: February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 30
↑ GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 97
↑ Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 106
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 92
↑ LeveL, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-12-01), page 87
↑ MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 78
↑ Mega Fun, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 77
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 34
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 112
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 8" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 155
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 90
↑ Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 65
↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 76
↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 44
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 74
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-15 (1997-05-09)" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 146
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
↑ Super Juegos, "Febrero 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 42
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 31
↑ Video Games, "1/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 104

Hardcore 4x4
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[:File:CVG_UK_182.pdf_p80-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-11), page 80

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_046.pdf_p9-6] GamesMaster, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-01), page 9

[:File:EGM_US_087.pdf_p113-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 113

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_093.pdf_p19-8] Ultra Game Players, "January 1997" (US; 1996-12-31), page 19

[:File:EGM_US_091.pdf_p43-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p37-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 37

[:File:576KB_HU_1997-01.pdf_p35-11] 576 KByte, "Január 1997" (HU; 1997-xx-xx), page 35

[12] Famitsu, "1997-05-09,16" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-01.pdf_p108-13] Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 108

[14] Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0502.pdf_p30-15] GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 2: February 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:GamePro_US_104.pdf_p97-16] GamePro, "May 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 97

[:File:GameInformer_US_045.pdf_p50-17] Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 50

[18] Gry Komputerowe, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_07.pdf_p106-19] Intelligent Gamer, "December 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 106

[:File:Joypad_FR_059.pdf_p92-20] Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 92

[21] LeveL, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-12-01), page 87

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-01.pdf_p78-22] MAN!AC, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-11), page 78

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-02.pdf_p77-23] Mega Fun, "02/97" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 77

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p34-24] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 34

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_070.pdf_p112-25] Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 112

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-08_19970425.pdf_p155-26] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 8" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 155

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-12_19970627.pdf_p90-27] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 12" (JP; 1997-06-xx), page 90

[:File:SecretService_45_PL.pdf_p65-28] Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_39.pdf_p76-29] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1997" (DE; 1997-01-08), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_87.pdf_p44-30] Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 44

[31] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_14.pdf_p74-32] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19970509_1997-15.pdf_p146-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-15 (1997-05-09)" (JP; 1997-04-25), page 146

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-34] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_058.pdf_p84-35] Super Juegos, "Febrero 1997" (ES; 1997-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_03.pdf_p42-36] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 42

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p31-37] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 31

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1997-01.pdf_p104-38] Video Games, "1/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 104

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Hardcore 4x4

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Trucks

Tracks

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References