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{{sub-stub}}'''''Metropolis Street Racer Opel Challenge''''' is a pre-release version of ''[[Metropolis Street Racer]]'', built to both advertise the game, and the then-new [[wikipedia:Opel Speedster|Opel Speedster]]. It is thought to have been released around summer 2000.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''Metropolis Street Racer Opel Challenge''''' is a pre-release version of ''[[Metropolis Street Racer]]'', built to both advertise the game, and the then-new [[wikipedia:Opel Speedster|Opel Speedster]]. It was available for free from retailers in the UK with pre-orders of [[Virtua Tennis]].{{ref|https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/9sKgCJ4fAqE/m/NuGYvPauBlYJ}}{{ref|https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/haoS0ZpXWOw/m/BNTpUfUp0pIJ}}{{ref|https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/F4WgYeKxNyU/m/GPcQXnvRbR4J}}
  
 
The demo allows players to race either an Opel Speedster or the UK model, the Vauxhall VX220 around a single track (Asakusa Japan) in either one or two player modes. The Speedster effectively became the signature car of ''MSR'', featuring predominantly on the front cover and being the only car selectable in certain modes.
 
The demo allows players to race either an Opel Speedster or the UK model, the Vauxhall VX220 around a single track (Asakusa Japan) in either one or two player modes. The Speedster effectively became the signature car of ''MSR'', featuring predominantly on the front cover and being the only car selectable in certain modes.
  
The origins of ''Metropolis Street Racer Opel Challenge'' are currently unknown - it is estimated that roughly 200 copies of the disc were printed and were likely only used at trade events across Europe; the internal label for the known disc is "THIS IS A SAMPLE DISK FOR USE IN THE OFFICE ONLY DO NOT SELL DO NOT CARRY OUT FROM THE OFFICE".
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The internal label for the known disc is "THIS IS A SAMPLE DISK FOR USE IN THE OFFICE ONLY DO NOT SELL DO NOT CARRY OUT FROM THE OFFICE".
  
 
==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==

Revision as of 10:47, 29 January 2022

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Metropolis Street Racer Opel Challenge
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Demo disc

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
EU

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Metropolis Street Racer Opel Challenge is a pre-release version of Metropolis Street Racer, built to both advertise the game, and the then-new Opel Speedster. It was available for free from retailers in the UK with pre-orders of Virtua Tennis.[1][2][3]

The demo allows players to race either an Opel Speedster or the UK model, the Vauxhall VX220 around a single track (Asakusa Japan) in either one or two player modes. The Speedster effectively became the signature car of MSR, featuring predominantly on the front cover and being the only car selectable in certain modes.

The internal label for the known disc is "THIS IS A SAMPLE DISK FOR USE IN THE OFFICE ONLY DO NOT SELL DO NOT CARRY OUT FROM THE OFFICE".

Physical scans

Dreamcast, EU

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