Quad Challenge

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Quad Challenge

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Namco

Namco Hometek (US)

Developer: Now Production^[1]

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Namco

Sound driver: Namco sound driver

Genre: Racing^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1991-08-06^[2]	¥6,000 (6,180)6,000e^[3]	T-14113
US	1991-11^[4]	$49.9549.95^[5]	T-14056

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Quad Challenge, known as MegaTrax (メガトラックス) in Japan, is a Sega Mega Drive racing game developed by Now Production and published by Namco. First released in Japan in August 1991, it was brought to the United States the following November. An expanded port of the 1989 Namco arcade game Four Trax, up to two players race all-terrain vehicles against one another, and features a track rendering system which gives the appearance of three-dimensional hills.

Gameplay

brakes, accelerates, and shifts gears. Vehicle customization is limited to a predefined selection of body colors.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Quad Challenge	Quad Challenge
Japanese	メガトラックス	MegaTrax

Magazine articles

Main article: Quad Challenge/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[6]
Game Informer (US) #2: "November/December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[7]
GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1991-08: "August 1991" (1991-07-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

59

^[11]

Cool Gamer (RU)

30

^[12]

Games-X (UK)

NTSC-J

20

^[13]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[14]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

75

^[16]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

74

^[17]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

33

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

33

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

74

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

59

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

26

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

47

^[23]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

70

^[24]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[5]

	52
Based on 18 reviews

Quad Challenge

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Quad Challenge/Technical information.

References

↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Now_Production
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 10
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 62
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 137
↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 2
↑ GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 81
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 183
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-08), page 34
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 122
↑ Games-X, "5th-11th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 38
↑ Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Hippon Super, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-03), page 90
↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 58
↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 165
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 91
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 126
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 19
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p10-3] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 10

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p9-4] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 9

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_35.pdf_p62-5] 5.0 ^5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 62

[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p137-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 137

[:File:GameInformer_US_002.pdf_p2-7] Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:GamePro_US_029.pdf_p81-8] GamePro, "December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 81

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 183

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-09.pdf_p34-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-08), page 34

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p132-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132

[12] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 122

[:File:GamesX_UK_20.pdf_p38-13] Games-X, "5th-11th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 38

[:File:GameInformer_US_002.pdf_p33-14] Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 33

[15] Hippon Super, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-03), page 90

[:File:Joypad_FR_001.pdf_p58-16] Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 58

[:File:Joystick_FR_020.pdf_p165-17] Joystick, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 165

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1991-11.pdf_p91-18] Mega Drive Fan, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-08), page 91

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-19] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p126-20] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 126

[:File:SegaPro_UK_04.pdf_p19-21] Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-22] 22.0 ^22.1 Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[24] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140

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Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References