Wacky Races

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For the unreleased Sega Mega Drive game, see Wacky Races (Mega Drive).

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Wacky Races
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames (EU)
Developer:
Licensor: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera, Heatter-Quigley
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Nederlands
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    US
    $39.9939.99[2] T-15113N
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE
    DM 9999[7] T-15106D-82
    USK: 6
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES
    T-15106D-60
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    T-15106D-09
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £39.9939.99[5][6] T-15106D-05
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES/IT
    T-15106D-60
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE/NL
    T-15106D-82
    Sega Dreamcast
    AU
    OFLC: G8
    Sega Dreamcast
    BR
    197346
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    Wacky Races is a Sega Dreamcast game based on the TV show of the same name. It was released in 2000, and should not be confused with other Wacky Races games for the NES or computers of the early 1990s, or the PlayStation/Game Boy Color/PC title of the same name that Infogrames also published. It was later re-released for the PlayStation 2 the following year as Wacky Races: Starring Dastardly and Muttley.

    The game is cel-shaded, and sees the player compete against other drivers from the series around a selection of tracks. Unfortunately, despite there being eleven racers in the show, only eight can compete at one time.

    Gameplay

    Racers

    Every racer from the Wacky Races television show can be controlled in the Dreamcast game, though some need to be unlocked.

    The Slag Brothers in the Boulder-Mobile (1)
    The Gruesome Twosome in the Creepy Coupe (2)
    Professor Pat Pending in the Convert-A-Car (3)
    Red Max in the Crimson Haybailer (4)
    Penelope Pitstop in the Compact Pussycat (5)
    Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special (6)
    The Ant Hill Mob in the Bullet Proof Bomb (7)
    Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chugga-Bug (8)
    Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific (9)
    Rufus Ruffcut and Saw Tooth in the Buzz Wagon (10)
    Dick Dastardly and Muttley in the Mean Machine (00)
    In the show, Dick Dastardly always finished last, if the car even finished at all, however in the Dreamcast game, it is fully possible to break tradition and win.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Wacky Races/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Print advert in (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)
    also published in:
    • (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)[10]
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    Print advert in (UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)
    also published in:
    • (UK) #226: "September 2000" (2000-08-16)[11]
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    Print advert in (AR) #18: "Julio 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
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    Print advert in (UK) #12: "No. 12" (2000-08-10)
    also published in:
    • (UK) #225: "August 2000" (2000-07-12)[12]
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    Artwork

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    (BR)
    50
    [13]
    (UK) PAL
    75
    [14]
    (PL)
    47
    [15]
    (FR) PAL
    87
    [16]
    (UK)
    75
    [17]
    (UK) PAL
    80
    [18]
    (UK) PAL
    60
    [5]
    (UK) PAL
    93
    [6]
    (US) NTSC-U
    70
    [19]
    (RU)
    78
    [20]
    (DE) PAL
    82
    [21]
    (US) NTSC-U
    70
    [22]
    (UK) PAL
    88
    [23]
    (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [24]
    (US) NTSC-U
    58
    [25]
    (DE) PAL
    60
    [26]
    (DE) PAL
    78
    [27]
    (PL)
    70
    [28]
    (US) NTSC-U
    75
    [29]
    (UK) PAL
    70
    [30]
    Play (PL)
    86
    [31]
    (DE) NTSC-U
    74
    [7]
    (RU)
    68
    [32]
    (DE) PAL
    83
    [33]
    Sega Dreamcast
    73
    Based on
    24 reviews

    Wacky Races

    Dreamcast, US
    WackyRaces DC US Box Back.jpgWR DC US Box Front.JPG
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    WackyRacesDCUSInlay.jpg
    Inlay
    Dreamcast, UK
    WackyRaces DC EU Box Back.jpgWackyRaces DC EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, FR
    WackyRaces DC FR Box Back.jpgWackyRaces DC FR Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, DE/NL
    WackyRaces DC 82 back.jpgNospine-small.pngWackyRaces DC DE front.jpg
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, IT/ES
    WackyRaces DC 60 back.jpgNospine-small.pngWackyRaces DC EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, AU
    WackyRaces DC AU front.jpg
    Cover
    WackyRaces DC EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Dreamcast, BR
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    Cover

    Technical information

    Main article: Wacky Races/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (US)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    GD-ROM (EU)
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2000-03-16 GD-R Page
    Sega Dreamcast
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2000-02-08 GD-R Page

    References

    1. http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-07-06 20:54)
    2. Press release: 2000-06-27: Infogrames Sends Wacky Races, the Zaniest Prank-Pulling Cartoon Racing Game Skidding Into Stores This Week
    3. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2116 (Wayback Machine: 2004-01-26 23:51)
    4. http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300725/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-29 17:36)
    5. 5.0 5.1 DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 76
    6. 6.0 6.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 48
    7. 7.0 7.1 Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 19
    8. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14791&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-09-17 03:57)
    9. http://www.gameswarehouse.com.au/longpage.asp?gameid=4298 (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-02 11:28)
    10. GamePro, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 101
    11. Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 12
    12. Computer & Video Games, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 62
    13. Ação Games, "Outubro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 53
    14. Arcade, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-20), page 74
    15. Click!, "17/2000" (PL; 2000-08-17), page 25
    16. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 126
    17. Computer & Video Games, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-14), page 88
    18. Dreamcast Monthly, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 66
    19. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 157
    20. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 296
    21. Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 56
    22. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
    23. GamesMaster, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 80
    24. Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 60
    25. GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17
    26. MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 59
    27. Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 49
    28. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 45
    29. Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 105
    30. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 80
    31. Play, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 20
    32. Strana Igr, "Mart 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
    33. Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 75


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