Vette!
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| Vette! |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive |
| Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte |
| Developer: Sphere |
| Licensor: Chevrolet |
| Development timeframe: 1990-1991 |
| Peripheral(s): TeleGenesis Modem |
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Vette! is a racing game originally published by Spectrum Holobyte for the IBM PC in 1989. A version for the Sega Mega Drive was reportedly announced at Winter CES 1990, and would have made use of the TeleGenesis Modem add-on[1] (which itself was only released in Japan as the Mega Modem). It was still in development a year later, according to the February 1991 issue of Raze magazine.[2] The game was cancelled for reasons unknown.
As the name may suggest, Vette! is a racing game in which the player drives a Chevrolet Corvette (C4) around an open-world depiction of San Francisco. It is considered by many to be a pioneering game, both in its use of 3D models to render its world, but also in its accurate representation of the city's layout, acting as a precursor to Grand Theft Auto III-style sandbox games that are common today.
Macintosh and PC-9801 ports were released in 1991 and 1993, respectively. No console ports were ever released (although an updated sequel was at one point planned for the PlayStation in 1996).
Magazine articles
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Development
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References
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