Spirit of Speed 1937

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Spirit of Speed 1937

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: LJN/Acclaim Entertainment (US, Europe), Acclaim Japan (Japan)

Developer: Broadsword Interactive

Distributor: Halifax (IT), Infogrames Benelux (NL), Taito (Japan)

Licensor: Broadsword Interactive, Hasbro Interactive (packaging copyright)

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Race Controller, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Classic Car Racing (クラシックカーレーシング)^[1]^[2], Racing^[3]

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-04-05^[2]	¥3,800 (3,990)3,800e^[2]	T-8102M
US	2000-06-28^[4]		T-8118N
DE	2000-07-14	DM 109109^[8]	T-8117D-18
ES	2000-07-19^[9]		T-8117D-06
FR	2000-07-14		T-8117D-59
UK	2000-07-14^[5]^[6]	£39.9939.99^[7]	T-8117D-05
IT	2000-07-14		T-8117D-13
FR/NL	2000-07-14		T-8117D-59
AU	2000-07-28^[10]

Non-Sega versions
Windows PC

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Spirit of Speed 1937 (スピリットオブスピード 1937) is a racing game for the Sega Dreamcast.

It is notable for being the last release to date to be published under the LJN label, then owned by Acclaim Entertainment. The LJN name had been retired during the mid 1990s, following a long string of poor releases for Nintendo consoles. It is unknown why it was re-used here, presumably due of the poor quality of the game. The later released Japanese version, co-published by Taito, has the Acclaim brand instead.

Gameplay

Spirit of Speed 1937 lets players race fifteen licensed vehicles of the era across nine different tracks.

The game lacks any sort of multiplayer option, meaning players can only race against AI competitors.

History

Release

Spirit of Speed 1937, while in some cases praised for its original idea, was almost universally panned by critics for a variety of reasons, including its approach to graphics, the controls, the glitches and the game's long load times.

Magazine articles

Main article: Spirit of Speed 1937/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

30

^[11]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[12]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

39

^[13]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

41

^[14]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

74

^[15]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

28

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

20

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

34

^[18]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

32

^[19]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

30

^[20]

Play (PL)

48

^[21]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

30

^[8]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

57

^[22]

	40
Based on 13 reviews

Spirit of Speed 1937

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, ES
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Spirit of Speed 1937/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (JP)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (US)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2000-03-03

GD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2000-05-17

GD-R

Page

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ File:SpiritofSpeed1937 DC JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/010410/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 23:06)
↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab02 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
↑ http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-07-06 20:54)
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2556 (Wayback Machine: 2003-11-26 05:57)
↑ http://www.simplygames.com/lores.product.asp?id=SGD132 (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-18 15:31)
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 91
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 22
↑ http://yahoo.centromail.es:80/top/ficha.asp?codmail=14861&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-07 21:02)
↑ http://www.futuregamez.net:80/outnow/dc.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-07-31 23:17)
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 88
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-10 extra (2001-04-13ex)" (JP; 2001-03-30), page 22
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 58
↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 35
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 228
↑ Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 75
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 160
↑ MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 67
↑ Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 50
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 90
↑ Play, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 88

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[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p91-7] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 91

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_82.pdf_p22-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 22

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[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_13.pdf_p88-11] Dreamcast Monthly, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-08-31), page 88

[:File:DCM_JP_20010413.pdf_p22-12] Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-10 extra (2001-04-13ex)" (JP; 2001-03-30), page 22

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p58-13] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 13" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 58

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p35-14] Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 35

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 228

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_56.pdf_p75-16] Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 75

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p160-17] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 160

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-10.pdf_p67-18] MAN!AC, "10/2000" (DE; 2000-09-06), page 67

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-09.pdf_p50-19] Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 50

[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p90-20] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 90

[21] Play, "Grudzień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-09.pdf_p88-22] Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 88

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Spirit of Speed 1937

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Release

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References