Race Controller

Race Controller
Made for: Sega Dreamcast
Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Distributor: Agetec (US)
Release Date RRP Code JP 1999-01-14 ¥5,8005,800 HKT-7400 US 1999-09-09 $59.9959.99 HKT-7400 EU 1999 MK-55151-50 DE 1999 DM 120.95120.95 UK 1999 £44.9944.99 MK-55151-50 CZ 2000 3500 Kč3500 PL 2000-12-01 349zł349 AU 1999 $99.9599.95

The Race Controller, known as the Racing Controller (レーシングコントローラ) in Japan, is an official steering wheel controller for the Sega Dreamcast. All Race Controllers are black with orange buttons, including the PAL version, despite PAL Dreamcasts opting for a blue colour scheme.

In North America it was not distributed by Sega - instead it was repackaged as the Rally Wheel and sold by Agetec (though games themselves still mark themselves as compatible with the "Race Controller"). The Rally Wheel variation of the peripheral features a port at its rear to attach pedals, though neither Sega nor Agetec released any pedals during the Dreamcast's lifetime.

The Race Controller has a poor reputation due to its basic construction and the noticeable deadzone at the centre of its turning radius, though it has since been proven that this deadzone is introduced by Dreamcast software. Some hobbyists have designed mods for the Race Controller to overcome this deadzone.

List of compatible games

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999)
• 4x4 Evolution (2000)
• Alien Front Online (2001)
• Buggy Heat (1999)
• Crazy Taxi (More...1999)
• Crazy Taxi 2 (2001)
• Daytona USA 2001 (2000)
• Demolition Racer: No Exit (2000)
• Exhibition of Speed (2001)
• F1 Racing Championship (2001)
• F1 World Grand Prix (1998)
• F1 World Grand Prix II (2000)
• F355 Challenge (1999)
• Flag to Flag (1999)
• Le Mans 24 Hours (2000)
• Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
• MagForce Racing (2000)
• Metropolis Street Racer (2000)
• Monaco Grand Prix (1999)
• POD 2 (2000)
• Racing Simulation 2: Monaco Grand Prix Online (2001)
• Roadsters (2000)
• Sega GT (2000)
• Sega Rally 2 (1998)
• Speed Devils (1999)
• Speed Devils Online Racing (2000)
• Spirit of Speed 1937 (2000)
• Stunt GP (2001)
• Super Runabout (2000)
• Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition (2000)
• Taxi 2: Le Jeu (2000)
• Test Drive 6 (1999)
• Tokyo Bus Guide (1999)
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer (1999)
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (2000)
• Toy Racer (2000)
• V-Rally 2: Expert Edition (2000)
• Vanishing Point (2000)
• Wacky Races (2000)
• Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2000)
• Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1 (2001)

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Race Controller	Race Controller
English (US)	Rally Wheel	Rally Wheel
Japanese	レーシングコントローラ	Racing Controller

Production credits

• Designer: Atsunori Himoto

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Developer profiles

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Magazine articles

Main article: Race Controller/Magazine articles.

Promotional Material

Print advert in Alaab Alcomputtar (SA) #16 (1999-02-xx)

Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #35: "Wrzesień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Play (PL) #14: "Październik 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #36: "Październik 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Play (PL) #15: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #37: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Play (PL) #15: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #38: "Grudzień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 100 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) 50

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