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{{stub}}'''''Le Mans 24 Hours''''' (ル･マン 24 アワーズ), known in North America as '''''Test Drive Le Mans''''' is a racing game for the [[Sega Dreamcast]] published by [[Infogrames]] and developed by their [[Infogrames Melbourne House|Melbourne House]] studio, based upon the yearly [[wikipedia: 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] race.
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It is not to be confused with ''[[Le Mans 24]]'', a similar but unrelated game for [[Sega Model 3]] arcade hardware, although coincidentally this game's Japanese release was handled by [[Sega]].
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An updated version of this game was later brought to the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Le Mans 24 Hours (PlayStation 2)|published by Sega in Japan]].
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==Gameplay==
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| title=Suzuka East
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| title=Suzuka West
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| title=Suzuka Grand Prix
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===Localised names===
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|it_name=La 24 Ore di Le Mans
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ル･マン トゥエンティフォー アワーズ), known in North America as '''''Test Drive Le Mans''''' is a racing game for the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. It is not to be confused with ''[[Le Mans 24]]'' - a similar but unrelated game for [[Sega Model 3]] arcade hardware.
 
  
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The game was brought to the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2001/2002. [[Sega]] published the Japanese versions of the game.
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==Production credits==
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*'''Developed by:''' Infogrames Melbourne House Le Mans Team
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*'''Executive Producer:''' Andrew Carter
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*'''Producer:''' Justin Halliday
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*'''Art Director:''' Holger Liebnitz
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*'''Lead Programmer:''' Adam Boyle
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*'''Senior Programmer:''' Peter Litwiniuk
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*'''Vehicle Physics Programmer:''' Dick Hunton
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*'''Graphics Programmer:''' David 'Gooz' Jewsbury
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*'''Ai Programmer:''' Gary Fulvio
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*'''Ui Programmers:''' Stephen Mcnamara, Mike Trinh
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*'''Game Programmers:''' Kim Chan, Hayn Lindemans, Matthew Mckinnon
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*'''Le Mans Track Artist:''' Kieran Tobin
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*'''Texture & Object Supervisor:''' John Tsiglev
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*'''Track Artists:''' Russell Murchie, Keith Hibbert, Damian Borg, Sam Crook
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*'''Ui Artist:''' Clive Hambly
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*'''Car Artist:''' Wes Holder
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*'''Art:''' Mark Houareau
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*'''Replay Cameras:''' Russel Comte
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*'''Designers:''' Greg Johnson, Justin Halliday
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*'''Sound Effects Architect:''' Katharine Neil
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*'''Music:''' Gavin Parker
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{{creditsheader|Technical Development Group}}
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*'''TDG Lead:''' Myles Abbott
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*'''TDG Lead:''' Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt
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*'''Graphics Systems:''' Matthew Jones
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*'''Core Physics Systems:''' Duncan Murray
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*'''Systems Optimisation:''' Darren Bremner
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*'''Sound Systems:''' Matt Curtis
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*'''Tools:''' Chris Mayer, Michael White
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*'''Additional Programming:''' Paul Baulch
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{{creditsheader|Imh Quality Assurance}}
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*'''Qa Lead:''' Vito Trifilo
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*'''Quality Assurance:''' Dom Giannone, Luc Le Quiniat, Dan Hawkey, Sarah Van Rompaey, Hui Lee Thoh, Mark Cousins, Domenic Trifilo
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*'''QA Manager:''' Andrew Vincent
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*'''Japanese Translation:''' Mark Cousins
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{{creditsheader|Infogrames Melbourne House}}
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*'''Managing Director:''' Adam Lancman
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*'''Studio Managers:''' Andrew Carter, David Giles
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*'''Art Director:''' Russel Comte
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*'''Audio Director:''' Marshall Parker
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*'''Base Car Models Built by:''' Zygote
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{{creditsheader|[[Infogrames]]}}
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*'''VP Sports Label:''' Michael Sportouch
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*'''Motorsports Director:''' Arthur Houtman
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*'''Producer:''' Olivier Raffard
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*'''Brand Manager:''' Franck Giroudon
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*'''Junior Producer:''' Noel Kechichian
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*'''Product Manater:''' Frederic Arche
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*'''Licensing:''' Fabrice Gatti
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*'''Legal Affairs:''' Mathias Schneider
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*'''Pr Coordination:''' Catherine Louvier, Agns Rosique
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*'''Design Studio:''' Emmanuelle Thamazian, Patrick Chouzenoux, Michel Megoz, Sylvie Combet, Marie Houssais, Sophie Wibaux
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*'''Technical Department:''' Jean-Marcel Nicolai, Rebecka Pernered
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*'''Manual:''' Frederic Arche, Olivier Raffard, Justin Holliday
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*'''QA Manager:''' Olivier Robin
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*'''Qualitative Section Manager:''' Dominique Morel
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*'''Qualitative Section Manager:''' Emmanuel Desmaries
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*'''Qualitative Tests Team Leader:''' Jocelyn Cioffi
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*'''Qualitative Testers:''' Labrune Christophe, Delaissey Mikael, Meignier Eric, Crawford Aurelie, Buccholz Carl, Philibert Regis
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*'''Qa Debugging Supervisors:''' Stephane Pradier, Bruno Trubia
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*'''Qa Coordinator:''' Christian Ampre
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*'''Qa Team Leader:''' Sebastien Bouzac
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*'''Testers:''' Mbokah Same Essaka, Ludovic Frazin, Jean-Baptiste Debias, Adrien Cistac, Fred Pastel, Ludovic Baudequin, Magali Chauvergne, Antoine Chaillet, Philippe Trignat, Fabrice Jacquet
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*'''Aco Liaison:''' Bruno Vandestick
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{{creditsheader|Radio Le Mans Commentators}}
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*'''French:''' Bruno Vandestick
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*'''German:''' Kai Ebel
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*'''English:''' Tiff Needel
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{{creditsheader|Infogrames North America}}
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*'''Director of Product Development:''' Chris Downend
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*'''Associate Producer:''' Dave Costello
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*'''Director of Marketing:''' Laddie Ervin
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*'''Product Marketing Manager:''' Jean Raymond
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*'''Lead Tester:''' Jason Cordero
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*'''Assistant Lead:''' Rick Brock
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*'''Testers:''' Randy Jones, Chris Sendejas
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*'''Manual:''' W.D. Robinson, Rick Fish
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*'''Marketing Services:''' Sheryl Knowles, Masanori Shimozato
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*'''Additional Creative:''' Mora Design
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*'''Public relations:''' Erica Krishna Murthy, Meridith Braun, Mike Kelly
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*'''Infogrames and Melbourne House Studios Would Like to Thank The Following Racing Teams and Trackside Sponsors for Their Help in The Making of Le Mans 24 Hours :''' Audi Ag And Audi Sport, BMW Motorsport, Chamberlain Engineering, Cirtek, Courage Competition, Doyle Risi Racing, Elf Harberthur Racing, Estoril Racing Communications, Fiat Auto S.P.A., GTC Competition, Jb Giesse Team, Joest Racing, Konrad Motorsport, Kremer Racing, La Filiere, Larbre Competition, Lister Cars Limited, Marcos Sales Limited, Momo Motorsport, Nissan Motorsport, Panoz Motorsport, Automobile Peugeot Et Peugeot Sport Pour Leur Aimable Collaboration, Philippe Gache Motorsport, Pilot Racing, Rolls Royce Motor Company Limited, Roock Racing, Sauber A.G., Team Augusta Racing, Toyota Team Europe, Toyota Motorsport Gmbh, Viper Team Oreca And Chrysler, Uu Net Deutschland Gmbh, Autocar Limited, Automotive Chemicals Limited, Bba Friction Limited, Bosch Automotive Limited, Bridgestone Firestone Europe SA, Cars And Car Conversions, Dunlop Tyres Limited, Elf Antar France, Esso Petroleum Co. Limited, Ferodo Limted, France Info, France Television, Jaguar Cars Limited - The Word Jaguar, The Leaping Cat Device And The Characters Xjr9 Are Trademarks of Jaguar Cars Ltd., England And Are Used Under License, Hawaiian Trop Tanning Research Laboratories Inc., Kenwood Electronics Limited, Lex Vehicle Leasing Limited, Michelin Etc, Mobil Oil France, Moto Journal, Ngx Sparkplugs Uk Limited, Petro Fina Sa, Sandtler Fabisch Motorsport, Tsw Alloy Wheels, Turbo Technics, And Yokoyama Hpt Limited.
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*'''Thank You To:''' The Circuit De Catalunya, Automotoklub Automodrom Brno-Masaryk Circuit, Suzuka Circuit, And Doning Tom Park
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*'''Special thanks to:''' Everybody At The A.C.O., Jean-Philippe Agati, Sophie Karoutchi, Gerald Bonnet, Frank Gazzo, Suzi Scott, Felix Cromey, Ann Castinel, Eric Mottet, Olivier Marguerat, Michel Chopin, Pascal Coconnier, Thierry Noca, Jean-Michel Bouresche, Olivier Legac, Emmanuel Collard, Mauro Baldi, Anthony Beltoise, And Batti Pregliasco
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:'''All Vehicles, Company Names, Trademarks And Logos Present In The Game Are Reproduced And Used With The Formal Authorisation of The Owners'''
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:'''©2001 [[Infogrames]], All Rights Reserved'''
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==Magazine articles==
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==Promotional material==
 
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==Artwork==
 
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For the PlayStation 2 version, see Le Mans 24 Hours (PlayStation 2).

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Le Mans 24 Hours
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames (US, Europe)

Sega (Japan)

Developer:
Licensor: Audi, BMW, Fiat, Jaguar, Lancia, Mercedes, Nissan, Panoz, Peugeot, Toyota

Infogrames (JP)

Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Race Controller, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Racing[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • Français
  • Español
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Dreamcast
    JP     		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[2] HDR-0149
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Sega Dreamcast
    US     		$29.9929.99[5] T-15123N
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    EU
    (White Label)
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE     		DM 9999[11] T-15111D-18
    USK: 6
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES     		T-15111D-06
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR     		T-15111D-09
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK     		£39.9939.99[6][8] T-15111D-91
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    IT     		T-15111D-13
    Sega Dreamcast
    NL/UK     		T-15111D-91
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    AU     		$89.9589.95[13]
    OFLC: M15

    This short article is in need of work. You can help Sega Retro by adding to it.

    Le Mans 24 Hours (ル･マン 24 アワーズ), known in North America as Test Drive Le Mans is a racing game for the Sega Dreamcast published by Infogrames and developed by their Melbourne House studio, based upon the yearly 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

    It is not to be confused with Le Mans 24, a similar but unrelated game for Sega Model 3 arcade hardware, although coincidentally this game's Japanese release was handled by Sega.

    An updated version of this game was later brought to the PlayStation 2 and published by Sega in Japan.

    Gameplay

    Teams

    Audi Sport UK
    Panoz Motorsports
    GTC Competition
    Nissan Motorsports
    Audi Sport Team Joest
    Mercedes
    BMW Motorsport
    Lancia
    Sauber
    Peugeot Talbot Sport
    Jaguar
    Roock Racing
    Team Augusta Racing
    Konrad Motorsport
    Team Marcos
    Chamberlain Engineering
    Larbre Competition
    Team Oreca
    Newcastle Lister Storm
    Riley & Scott Europe
    Pilot Racing
    Kremer Racing
    Nissan Motorsports
    Joest Racing
    La Filiere Elf
    Courage Competition
    Panoz Motorsports
    JMB Competition

    Tracks

    Le Mans
    Bugatti
    Brno
    Donington National
    Donington Grand Prix
    Catalunya National
    Catalunya Grand Prix
    Suzuka East
    Suzuka West
    Suzuka Grand Prix

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Le Mans 24 Hours Le Mans 24 Hours
    English (US) Test Drive Le Mans Test Drive Le Mans
    Japanese ル･マン 24 アワーズ Le Mans 24 Hours
    French 24 Heures du Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans
    German Die 24 Stunden von Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Spanish 24 Horas de Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans
    Italian La 24 Ore di Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans

    Production credits

    • Developed by: Infogrames Melbourne House Le Mans Team
    • Executive Producer: Andrew Carter
    • Producer: Justin Halliday
    • Art Director: Holger Liebnitz
    • Lead Programmer: Adam Boyle
    • Senior Programmer: Peter Litwiniuk
    • Vehicle Physics Programmer: Dick Hunton
    • Graphics Programmer: David 'Gooz' Jewsbury
    • Ai Programmer: Gary Fulvio
    • Ui Programmers: Stephen Mcnamara, Mike Trinh
    • Game Programmers: Kim Chan, Hayn Lindemans, Matthew Mckinnon
    • Le Mans Track Artist: Kieran Tobin
    • Texture & Object Supervisor: John Tsiglev
    • Track Artists: Russell Murchie, Keith Hibbert, Damian Borg, Sam Crook
    • Ui Artist: Clive Hambly
    • Car Artist: Wes Holder
    • Art: Mark Houareau
    • Replay Cameras: Russel Comte
    • Designers: Greg Johnson, Justin Halliday
    • Sound Effects Architect: Katharine Neil
    • Music: Gavin Parker
    Technical Development Group
    • TDG Lead: Myles Abbott
    • TDG Lead: Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt
    • Graphics Systems: Matthew Jones
    • Core Physics Systems: Duncan Murray
    • Systems Optimisation: Darren Bremner
    • Sound Systems: Matt Curtis
    • Tools: Chris Mayer, Michael White
    • Additional Programming: Paul Baulch
    Imh Quality Assurance
    • Qa Lead: Vito Trifilo
    • Quality Assurance: Dom Giannone, Luc Le Quiniat, Dan Hawkey, Sarah Van Rompaey, Hui Lee Thoh, Mark Cousins, Domenic Trifilo
    • QA Manager: Andrew Vincent
    • Japanese Translation: Mark Cousins
    Infogrames Melbourne House
    • Managing Director: Adam Lancman
    • Studio Managers: Andrew Carter, David Giles
    • Art Director: Russel Comte
    • Audio Director: Marshall Parker
    • Base Car Models Built by: Zygote
    • VP Sports Label: Michael Sportouch
    • Motorsports Director: Arthur Houtman
    • Producer: Olivier Raffard
    • Brand Manager: Franck Giroudon
    • Junior Producer: Noel Kechichian
    • Product Manater: Frederic Arche
    • Licensing: Fabrice Gatti
    • Legal Affairs: Mathias Schneider
    • Pr Coordination: Catherine Louvier, Agns Rosique
    • Design Studio: Emmanuelle Thamazian, Patrick Chouzenoux, Michel Megoz, Sylvie Combet, Marie Houssais, Sophie Wibaux
    • Technical Department: Jean-Marcel Nicolai, Rebecka Pernered
    • Manual: Frederic Arche, Olivier Raffard, Justin Holliday
    • QA Manager: Olivier Robin
    • Qualitative Section Manager: Dominique Morel
    • Qualitative Section Manager: Emmanuel Desmaries
    • Qualitative Tests Team Leader: Jocelyn Cioffi
    • Qualitative Testers: Labrune Christophe, Delaissey Mikael, Meignier Eric, Crawford Aurelie, Buccholz Carl, Philibert Regis
    • Qa Debugging Supervisors: Stephane Pradier, Bruno Trubia
    • Qa Coordinator: Christian Ampre
    • Qa Team Leader: Sebastien Bouzac
    • Testers: Mbokah Same Essaka, Ludovic Frazin, Jean-Baptiste Debias, Adrien Cistac, Fred Pastel, Ludovic Baudequin, Magali Chauvergne, Antoine Chaillet, Philippe Trignat, Fabrice Jacquet
    • Aco Liaison: Bruno Vandestick
    Radio Le Mans Commentators
    • French: Bruno Vandestick
    • German: Kai Ebel
    • English: Tiff Needel
    Infogrames North America
    • Director of Product Development: Chris Downend
    • Associate Producer: Dave Costello
    • Director of Marketing: Laddie Ervin
    • Product Marketing Manager: Jean Raymond
    • Lead Tester: Jason Cordero
    • Assistant Lead: Rick Brock
    • Testers: Randy Jones, Chris Sendejas
    • Manual: W.D. Robinson, Rick Fish
    • Marketing Services: Sheryl Knowles, Masanori Shimozato
    • Additional Creative: Mora Design
    • Public relations: Erica Krishna Murthy, Meridith Braun, Mike Kelly
    • Infogrames and Melbourne House Studios Would Like to Thank The Following Racing Teams and Trackside Sponsors for Their Help in The Making of Le Mans 24 Hours : Audi Ag And Audi Sport, BMW Motorsport, Chamberlain Engineering, Cirtek, Courage Competition, Doyle Risi Racing, Elf Harberthur Racing, Estoril Racing Communications, Fiat Auto S.P.A., GTC Competition, Jb Giesse Team, Joest Racing, Konrad Motorsport, Kremer Racing, La Filiere, Larbre Competition, Lister Cars Limited, Marcos Sales Limited, Momo Motorsport, Nissan Motorsport, Panoz Motorsport, Automobile Peugeot Et Peugeot Sport Pour Leur Aimable Collaboration, Philippe Gache Motorsport, Pilot Racing, Rolls Royce Motor Company Limited, Roock Racing, Sauber A.G., Team Augusta Racing, Toyota Team Europe, Toyota Motorsport Gmbh, Viper Team Oreca And Chrysler, Uu Net Deutschland Gmbh, Autocar Limited, Automotive Chemicals Limited, Bba Friction Limited, Bosch Automotive Limited, Bridgestone Firestone Europe SA, Cars And Car Conversions, Dunlop Tyres Limited, Elf Antar France, Esso Petroleum Co. Limited, Ferodo Limted, France Info, France Television, Jaguar Cars Limited - The Word Jaguar, The Leaping Cat Device And The Characters Xjr9 Are Trademarks of Jaguar Cars Ltd., England And Are Used Under License, Hawaiian Trop Tanning Research Laboratories Inc., Kenwood Electronics Limited, Lex Vehicle Leasing Limited, Michelin Etc, Mobil Oil France, Moto Journal, Ngx Sparkplugs Uk Limited, Petro Fina Sa, Sandtler Fabisch Motorsport, Tsw Alloy Wheels, Turbo Technics, And Yokoyama Hpt Limited.
    • Thank You To: The Circuit De Catalunya, Automotoklub Automodrom Brno-Masaryk Circuit, Suzuka Circuit, And Doning Tom Park
    • Special thanks to: Everybody At The A.C.O., Jean-Philippe Agati, Sophie Karoutchi, Gerald Bonnet, Frank Gazzo, Suzi Scott, Felix Cromey, Ann Castinel, Eric Mottet, Olivier Marguerat, Michel Chopin, Pascal Coconnier, Thierry Noca, Jean-Michel Bouresche, Olivier Legac, Emmanuel Collard, Mauro Baldi, Anthony Beltoise, And Batti Pregliasco
    All Vehicles, Company Names, Trademarks And Logos Present In The Game Are Reproduced And Used With The Formal Authorisation of The Owners
    ©2001 Infogrames, All Rights Reserved
    Source:
    In-game credits (JP)

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

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    Artwork

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    Physical scans

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    Publication Version Score
    576 Konzol (HU)
    85
    		[14]
    Ação Games (BR)
    70
    		[15]
    Consoles + (FR) PAL
    90
    		[16]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    50
    		[6]
    Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
    80
    		[17]
    DC-UK (UK) PAL
    90
    		[18]
    Digitiser (UK)
    40
    		[19]
    Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    80
    		[20]
    Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
    91
    		[8]
    Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
    83
    		[21]
    Edge (UK) PAL
    70
    		[22]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    92
    		[23]
    Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-U
    91
    		[24]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    73
    		[25]
    Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
    42
    		[26]
    Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
    91
    		[27]
    Hyper (AU) PAL
    92
    		[13]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    83
    		[28]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    83
    		[29]
    Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
    100
    		[30]
    Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
    80
    		[31]
    Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
    90
    		[32]
    Play (PL)
    92
    		[33]
    PSX Extreme (PL)
    83
    		[34]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    86
    		[11]
    Strana Igr (RU)
    83
    		[35]
    Video Gamer (UK)
    70
    		[36]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    85
    		[37]
    Sega Dreamcast
    		 80
    Based on
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    Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

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    Technical information

    Main article: Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)/Technical information.

    External links

    • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

    References

    1. ↑ File:LeMans24Hours DC JP Box Back.jpg
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/010302/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-04 10:55)
    3. ↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-01 19:55)
    4. ↑ http://www.ebworld.com/ebx/categories/homepages/dreamcast.asp (Wayback Machine: 2000-11-10 12:57)
    5. ↑ Press release: 2000-11-08: Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sega Dreamcast Into Overdrive With Test Drive Le Mans; 24-Hour Racing Game Challenges Players To Roar Through The Countryside At 200 MPH
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Computer & Video Games, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-15), page 99
    7. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300725/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-21 22:39)
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 54
    9. ↑ http://www.micromania.fr/zooms/?ref=17593 (Wayback Machine: 2000-12-03 00:31)
    10. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004U9RE (Wayback Machine: 2006-06-29 07:40)
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sega Magazin, "Dezember 2000" (DE; 2000-1x-xx), page 20
    12. ↑ http://terra.centromail.es:80/top/ficha.asp?codmail=15554+++++++++++++++&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-06-26 06:55)
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Hyper, "December 2000" (AU; 2000-10-25), page 82
    14. ↑ 576 Konzol, "Április 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 46
    15. ↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
    16. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 110
    17. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-26), page 80
    18. ↑ DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 60
    19. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (2000-12-07)
    20. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-09 (2001-03-23,30)" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 21
    21. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
    22. ↑ Edge, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 112
    23. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 198
    24. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 263
    25. ↑ Famitsu, "2001-03-23" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 33
    26. ↑ Game Informer, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 125
    27. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 87
    28. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 58
    29. ↑ Mega Fun, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 52
    30. ↑ Next Generation, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-21), page 97
    31. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 80
    32. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Holiday 2000" (US; 2000-11-28), page 100
    33. ↑ Play, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
    34. ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 40
    35. ↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 70
    36. ↑ Video Gamer, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-01), page 93
    37. ↑ Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 68


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