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| publisher=[[Acclaim Entertainment]] | | publisher=[[Acclaim Entertainment]] | ||
| developer=[[Clockwork Games]] | | developer=[[Clockwork Games]] | ||
+ | | distributor={{company|[[Halifax]]||region=Italy}} | ||
+ | | licensor=[[Alfa Romeo]], [[Aston Martin]], [[Audi]], [[BMW]], [[Dodge]], [[Ford]], [[Jaguar]], [[Lotus]], [[Shelby]], [[TVR]], [[Toyota]], [[Volkswagen]] | ||
| system=[[Sega Dreamcast]] | | system=[[Sega Dreamcast]] | ||
| romsize=1.1GB | | romsize=1.1GB | ||
| sounddriver= | | sounddriver= | ||
− | | peripherals= | + | | peripherals=[[Jump Pack]], [[Dreamcast Keyboard]], [[Dreamcast Modem]], [[Race Controller]], [[Visual Memory Unit]], [[Dreamcast VGA Box]] |
| players=1-2 | | players=1-2 | ||
| genre=Racing | | genre=Racing | ||
+ | | languages={{LanguageList|en|fr|de|es|it}} | ||
| releases={{releasesDC | | releases={{releasesDC | ||
− | | | + | | dc_date_us=2000-12-27{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010112004100/http://www.ebworld.com:80/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-home.asp?site=SON=547}}<!--2001-01-03{{intref|Press release: 2001-01-03: Acclaim's Vanishing Point for the Sega Dreamcast Zooms Into Stores January 3rd; Realistic Physics of Over 30 Licensed Vehicles Makes Vanishing Point a Uniquely Challenging Racer}}--> |
− | | | + | | dc_code_us=T-8110N |
− | | dc_date_uk=2001-09 | + | | dc_rating_us=e |
+ | | dc_date_uk=2001-03-09{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628000859/http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3236}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20050210215454/http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000051VHD}} | ||
| dc_code_uk=T-8110D-05 | | dc_code_uk=T-8110D-05 | ||
− | | dc_rrp_uk=29.99{{ | + | | dc_rating_uk=3 |
− | | dc_date_de=2001 | + | | dc_rrp_uk=39.99{{magref|dcuk|19|54}}{{magref|dmuk|19|56}}<!--29.99{{magref|cvg|232|102}}--> |
+ | | dc_date_de=2001-02-06{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010304081047/http://www.okaysoft.de:80/DCNEU.HTM}}<!--{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010606142734/http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004U0HD/}}--> | ||
| dc_code_de=T-8110D-18 | | dc_code_de=T-8110D-18 | ||
− | | dc_date_it=2001 | + | | dc_rating_de=0 |
− | | dc_date_es=2001 | + | | dc_date_it=2001-03-09 |
− | | dc_date_59=2001 | + | | dc_rating_it=3 |
− | | | + | | dc_date_es=2001-02-05{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418155706/http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16425}} |
− | | | + | | dc_rating_es=3 |
+ | | dc_date_59=2001-03-09 | ||
+ | | dc_code_59=T-8110D-59 | ||
+ | | dc_rating_59=3 | ||
+ | | dc_date_fr=2001-02-24{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413093319/http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=17363}} | ||
+ | | dc_code_fr=T-8110D-59 | ||
+ | | dc_rating_fr=tp | ||
+ | | dc_date_au=2001-03-08{{fileref|VanishingPointAUPressDisc MEDIA RELEASE VANISHING POINT.pdf}} | ||
+ | | dc_rrp_au=69.95{{fileref|VanishingPointAUPressDisc MEDIA RELEASE VANISHING POINT.pdf}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Dreamcast]] racing game. | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Dreamcast]] racing game. | ||
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+ | A Japanese release was planned for November 2000{{fileref|DreamLineup JP 09.pdf|page=4}}, but was cancelled. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | Using Acclaim's "Netspine" technology, players of ''Vanishing Point'' could download challenges and compete through online leaderboards. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Vehicles=== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Aston Martin DB7 | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Aston Martin V8 | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Audi TT | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=BMW 325i | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Dodge Viper GTS | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Ford Explorer | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Ford Focus | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Ford Mustang Cobra | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Ford Ranger | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Jaguar XKR | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Lotus Elise | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Lotus Esprit | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Shelby Cobra | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=TVR Griffith | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Toyota Supra | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Tracks=== | ||
+ | {{InfoTable| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Red Rock Canyon | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Newtown Expressway | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Mightnight Highway | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Harbor View | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Olympic Village | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=South Riviera | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Alpine Pass | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Forest Fields | ||
+ | | image= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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==Promotional material== | ==Promotional material== | ||
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{{gallery | {{gallery | ||
+ | |{{gitem|VanishingPointAUPressDisc MEDIA RELEASE VANISHING POINT.pdf|AU press release (2001-01-14)}} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |odmus|7|126 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |gamepro|145|124-125 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
+ | |dlmo|8|107 | ||
+ | }} | ||
|{{galleryPrintAd | |{{galleryPrintAd | ||
− | | | + | |dlmo|9|108 |
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Artwork== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | VanishingPointAUPressDisc logo final.jpg | ||
+ | VanishingPointAUPressDisc pkg - VP DC.jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==Physical scans== | ==Physical scans== | ||
− | {{ratings | + | {{ratings|DC}} |
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{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Dreamcast | | console=Dreamcast | ||
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| disc=VanishingPoint DC US Disc.jpg | | disc=VanishingPoint DC US Disc.jpg | ||
| inlay=VanishingPointDCUSInlay.jpg | | inlay=VanishingPointDCUSInlay.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=VanishingPoint DC US Manual.pdf | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=Dreamcast | | console=Dreamcast | ||
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| region=FR/NL | | region=FR/NL | ||
| front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | | front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | ||
− | | back= | + | | back=VanishingPoint DC 59 back.jpg |
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| square=yes | | square=yes | ||
| disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | | disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | ||
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| region=IT | | region=IT | ||
| front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | | front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | ||
− | | back= | + | | back=VanishingPoint DC IT back.jpg |
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| square=yes | | square=yes | ||
| disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | | disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | ||
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| region=ES | | region=ES | ||
| front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | | front=VanishingPoint DC EU Box Front.jpg | ||
− | | back= | + | | back=VanishingPoint DC ES back.jpg |
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
| square=yes | | square=yes | ||
| disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | | disc=VanishingPoint DC EU Disc.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Technical information== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}} | ||
+ | ===ROM dump status=== | ||
+ | {{romtable| | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=|source=GD-ROM (US)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=|source=GD-ROM (EU)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2000-06-02|source=GD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2000-10-25|source=GD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2000-11-03|source=GD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2000-11-10|source=GD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | {{rom|DC|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2000-11-28|source=GD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | * Acclaim webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/20010331180130/http://www.acclaim.com:80/games/vanishingpoint/index.html Dreamcast] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{VanishingPointOmni}} |
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Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Clockwork Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Halifax (Italy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, Shelby, TVR, Toyota, Volkswagen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Modem, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanishing Point is a Sega Dreamcast racing game.
A Japanese release was planned for November 2000[10], but was cancelled.
Contents
Gameplay
Using Acclaim's "Netspine" technology, players of Vanishing Point could download challenges and compete through online leaderboards.
Vehicles
Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 | |
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Aston Martin DB7 | |
Aston Martin V8 | |
Audi TT | |
BMW 325i | |
Dodge Viper GTS | |
Ford Explorer | |
Ford Focus | |
Ford Mustang Cobra | |
Ford Ranger | |
Jaguar XKR | |
Lotus Elise | |
Lotus Esprit | |
Shelby Cobra | |
TVR Griffith | |
Toyota Supra | |
Tracks
Red Rock Canyon | |
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Newtown Expressway | |
Mightnight Highway | |
Harbor View | |
Olympic Village | |
South Riviera | |
Alpine Pass | |
Forest Fields | |
Magazine articles
- Main article: Vanishing Point/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #7: "September/October 2000" (2000-08-01)
Print advert in GamePro (US) #145: "October 2000" (2000-xx-xx)
Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #8: "Mars/Avril 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
Print advert in Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) #9: "Mai/Juin 2001" (2001-0x-xx)
Artwork
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Vanishing Point/Technical information.
ROM dump status
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2000-11-28 | GD-R | Page |
External links
- Acclaim webpage: Dreamcast
References
- ↑ http://www.ebworld.com:80/ebx/categories/newReleases/morenr-home.asp?site=SON=547 (Wayback Machine: 2001-01-12 00:41)
- ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=3236 (Wayback Machine: 2001-06-28 00:08)
- ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000051VHD (Wayback Machine: 2005-02-10 21:54)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DC-UK, "February 2001" (UK; 2001-01-18), page 54
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 19" (UK; 2001-02-22), page 56
- ↑ http://www.okaysoft.de:80/DCNEU.HTM (Wayback Machine: 2001-03-04 08:10)
- ↑ http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=16425 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-18 15:57)
- ↑ http://www.micromania.fr:80/zooms/?ref=17363 (Wayback Machine: 2001-04-13 09:33)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:VanishingPointAUPressDisc MEDIA RELEASE VANISHING POINT.pdf
- ↑ Dream Lineup Vol. 9, page 4
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "Február 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Bonus, "1/2001" (YU; 2001-02-25), page 43
- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 115
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-15), page 102
- ↑ Dreamplanet, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-02-15), page 40
- ↑ Dreamzone, "Février 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 100
- ↑ Edge, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-26), page 82
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 2001" (US; 2001-02-06), page 113
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 289
- ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Game Informer, "March 2001" (US; 2001-0x-xx), page 78
- ↑ Gamers' Republic, "March 2001" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 69
- ↑ Hyper, "May 2001" (AU; 2001-03-21), page 60
- ↑ MAN!AC, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 68
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ Next Generation, "April 2001" (US; 2001-03-20), page 86
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2001" (UK; 2001-02-08), page 58
- ↑ Playbox, "Mars 2001" (FR; 2001-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ Play, "Czerwiec 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 36
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 9, Nummer 3, Maart 2001" (NL; 2001-0x-xx), page 34
- ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Marzo 2001" (ES; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Mart 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Video Games, "02/2001" (DE; 2001-01-03), page 64
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