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Monster Truck Wars

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Gremlin Graphics Software

Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video, S.A. (ES), Ecofilmes (PT), Sega-Ozisoft (AU)

Licensor: United States Hot Rod Association, 4Kids Productions

Genre: Driving^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994		T-81288
EU	1994		T-81288-50
DE	1994	DM 89.0089.00^[2]	T-81288-50
PT	199x		GG81288
UK	1994		T-81288-50

Non-Sega versions
Game Boy

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Monster Truck Wars is a top-down racing game for the Sega Game Gear sponsored by the United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA).

Gameplay

Trucks

	Carolina Crusher

	Grave Digger

	Invader

	Taurus

	Predator

	Equalizer

History

Development

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

20

^[3]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[4]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

55

^[5]

	48
Based on 3 reviews

Monster Truck Wars

A Sega Mega Drive version, at one point set to be published under the Arena Entertainment name^[6] was planned for release in September 1994^[7]^[8], later November^[9] and then January 1995^[10], but was cancelled for unknown reasons. This version was usually referred to as USHRA Monster Truck Wars.

Prerelease

The game was once scheduled to be published in Japan by Acclaim Japan.^[11]

Magazine articles

Main article: Monster Truck Wars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)

Artwork

Mega Drive US prototype box art

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

15

^[13]

Play Time (DE)

46

^[14]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

65

^[15]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[16]

	49
Based on 4 reviews

Monster Truck Wars

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	453c5cec
MD5	aa768d95b27ccb2a796379f7f01f1ce7
SHA-1	f493d5aebef88b44cadcb3459d214a6c3ba155c8

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

↑ File:MonsterTruckWars GG EU Box Back.jpg
↑ Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-02-17), page 19
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 186
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116
↑ Acclaim US product catalogue; 1994, page 31
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10
↑ Megazone, "August 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 19
↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 7
↑ Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 7
↑ https://www.smspower.org/forums/6851-RumouredGameGearReleases (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-13 03:25)
↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 107
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 19
↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 104
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 56
↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

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[:File:MonsterTruckWars_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:MonsterTruckWars GG EU Box Back.jpg

[:File:GamesWorld_DE_03.pdf_p19-2] Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-02-17), page 19

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 186

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326

[5] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116

[:File:Acclaim_US_Catalogue_1994.pdf_p31-6] Acclaim US product catalogue; 1994, page 31

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p10-7] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:Megazone_AU_42.pdf_p19-8] Megazone, "August 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 19

[:File:MegaPower_UK_10.pdf_p7-9] Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 7

[:File:MegaPower_UK_16.pdf_p7-10] Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 7

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20210613032535.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.smspower.org.2Fforums.2F6851-RumouredGameGearReleases-11] ttps://www.smspower.org/forums/6851-RumouredGameGearReleases (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-13 03:25)

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p107-12] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 107

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_09.pdf_p19-13] Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 19

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-05.pdf_p104-14] Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 104

[:File:SegaPro_UK_42.pdf_p56-15] Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 56

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p82-16] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82

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