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The Race Controller, known as the Racing Controller (レーシングコントローラ) in Japan, is an official steering wheel controller for the Sega Dreamcast. All Race Controllers are black with orange buttons, including the PAL version, despite PAL Dreamcasts opting for a blue colour scheme.
In North America it was not distributed by Sega - instead it was repackaged as the Rally Wheel and sold by Agetec (though games themselves still mark themselves as compatible with the "Race Controller"). The Rally Wheel variation of the peripheral features a port at its rear to attach pedals, though neither Sega nor Agetec released any pedals during the Dreamcast's lifetime.
The Race Controller has a poor reputation due to its basic construction and the noticeable deadzone at the centre of its turning radius, though it has since been proven that this deadzone is introduced by Dreamcast software. Some hobbyists have designed mods for the Race Controller to overcome this deadzone.
Contents
List of compatible games
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999)
- 4x4 Evolution (2000)
- Alien Front Online (2001)
- Buggy Heat (1999)
- Crazy Taxi (1999)
- Crazy Taxi 2 (2001)
- Daytona USA 2001 (2000)
- Demolition Racer: No Exit (2000)
- Exhibition of Speed (2001)
- F1 Racing Championship (2001)
- F1 World Grand Prix (1998)
- F1 World Grand Prix II (2000)
- F355 Challenge (1999)
- Flag to Flag (1999)
- Le Mans 24 Hours (2000)
- Looney Tunes: Space Race (2000)
- MagForce Racing (2000)
- Metropolis Street Racer (2000)
- Monaco Grand Prix (1999)
- POD 2 (2000)
- Racing Simulation 2: Monaco Grand Prix Online (2001)
- Roadsters (2000)
- Sega GT (2000)
- Sega Rally 2 (1998)
- Speed Devils (1999)
- Speed Devils Online Racing (2000)
- Spirit of Speed 1937 (2000)
- Stunt GP (2001)
- Super Runabout (2000)
- Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition (2000)
- Taxi 2: Le Jeu (2000)
- Test Drive 6 (1999)
- Tokyo Bus Guide (1999)
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer (1999)
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (2000)
- Toy Racer (2000)
- V-Rally 2: Expert Edition (2000)
- Vanishing Point (2000)
- Wacky Races (2000)
- Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2000)
- Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol. 1 (2001)
Localised names
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| English | Race Controller | Race Controller |
| English (US) | Rally Wheel | Rally Wheel |
| Japanese | レーシングコントローラ | Racing Controller |
Production credits
- Designer: Atsunori Himoto
Gallery
Official photographs
Magazine articles
- Main article: Race Controller/Magazine articles.
Promotional Material
Print advert in Alaab Alcomputtar (SA) #16 (1999-02-xx)
Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #35: "Wrzesień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- Play (PL) #14: "Październik 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[10]
- Neo Plus (PL) #36: "Październik 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[11]
- Play (PL) #15: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[12]
- Neo Plus (PL) #37: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[13]
- Play (PL) #15: "Listopad 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[14]
- Neo Plus (PL) #38: "Grudzień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)[15]
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:DreamInformation Vol00.pdf, page 7
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-15), page 59
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "October 1999" (DE; 1999-09-06), page 7
- ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "March 2000" (US; 2000-02-08), page 94
- ↑ Hyper, "September 1999" (AU; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/test-a-spotrebitel/nova-konzole-dreamcast-prehrava-konkurenci.A_2000M051T05A (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 19:17)
- ↑ https://gry.interia.pl/news-oficjalny-dystrybutor-dreamcast,nId,727666 (Wayback Machine: 2018-08-02 16:33)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-41 (2000-12-22,29)" (JP; 2000-12-08), page 96
- ↑ Play, "Październik 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Październik 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ Play, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 41
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Play, "Listopad 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 7
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-10-13), page 68