4 Wheel Thunder

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4 Wheel Thunder
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[2] T-9708N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-9706D-51
USK: 0
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-9706D-51
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[5][6] T-9706D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL
T-9706D-51
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT
T-9706D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK

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4 Wheel Thunder is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the Sega Dreamcast by Kalisto Entertainment.

History

It was published by Midway Games as part of the Thunder racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after Hydro Thunder. The game was not released in Japan.

The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as Xleration in the summer of 1999, before changing its name to Offroad Thunder in October and eventually settling on 4 Wheel Thunder.

Magazine articles

Main article: 4 Wheel Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Expert Gamer (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
77
[8]
Arcade (UK)
50
[9]
Consoles Max (FR)
78
[10]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
86
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[5]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[12]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[6]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[13]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
67
[15]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[16]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[17]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[19]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
33
[20]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[23]
Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL
71
[24]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[25]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[26]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[27]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[2]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
70
[28]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
87
[29]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
83
[30]
Video Games (DE) PAL
87
[31]
Sega Dreamcast
72
Based on
27 reviews

4 Wheel Thunder

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
4WheelThunder DC EU Box Back.jpg4WheelThunder DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
4WheelThunder DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1,190,168,448 2000-04-05 GD-ROM (US) T-9708N V1.002
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1999-11-05 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-01-26 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-01-29 GD-R Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2000-03-31 GD-R Page

External links

References

  1. http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=301&x=13&y=9 (Wayback Machine: 2001-01-14 12:13)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July/August 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 112
  3. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2206 (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-18 22:57)
  4. https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/Fm4BBahCbjI/m/QoJrrRWIQi8J
  5. 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-17), page 96
  6. 6.0 6.1 DC-UK, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-xx), page 24
  7. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 37
  8. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  9. Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 78
  10. Consoles Max, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 117
  11. Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 104
  12. Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 74
  13. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78
  14. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 60
  15. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 139
  16. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 8
  17. Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 68
  18. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 7: July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 14
  19. GamePro, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 90
  20. Gamers' Republic, "June 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 79
  21. Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 103
  22. MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52
  23. Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 66
  24. Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 66
  25. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  26. Next Generation, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-20), page 90
  27. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 78
  28. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
  29. Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 18
  30. Silicon Mag, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 14
  31. Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 96


4 Wheel Thunder

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