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Motocross Championship

System(s): Sega 32X

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Artech Studios

Supporting companies: Grey Matter (3D bike modeling), Motocross Action Magazine (Motocross photos)

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-01^[1]	$59.9959.99^[2]	84600
EU	1995-03		84600-50
EU (Sega Sports)	199x
PT	1995		MD32X84600
UK	1995-03^[3]^[4]	£49.9949.99^[4]	84600-50
AU	199x		FMOT04SXC
BR	199x		151010
AS	1995		84600

Motocross Championship is a motocross racing game for the Sega 32X developed by Artech Studios and published by Sega. First released in the United States in January 1995^[1], it was later brought to Europe, Brazil, and Australia in the following months.^[3]

Gameplay

Two-player split screen

The game is a racing game based on the sport of motocross. Players compete in three motorbike classes across twelve indoor and outdoor tracks. The game uses a perspective from behind the biker. Every race has 12 competitors and consists of 4 laps. There are 12 courses in the game, which are littered with obstacles, such as mud puddles, jumps, and whoop-dee-doos (series of bumps). Like motocross, the courses are hilly, and riders bounce and slide. Various stunts can be performed, such as wheelies, speed slides, and acrobatics.

The bike turns with and . It accelerates with and brakes with . The biker can lean forward over the handlebars by holding , which lowers air resistance and increases speed. However, leaning forward when landing from a jump causes the front wheel to land first, causing the biker to wipe out. The biker can pull back on the handlebars by holding , which pops a wheelie, decreasing speed but helping to clear jumps. While in the air, the player can do two stunts, "stepping off" the peg by tapping and then holding or "power saluting" by tapping and then holding .

The biker can punch other bikers while passing them with or kick with +. Ramming another biker's back wheel causes his bike to wobble and lose turning control; hitting another biker's front wheel causes him to fly over the handlebars.

The game has a Practice Mode, where players play a single race on any bike and any course, and a Season Mode that comprises 36 races (3 rounds on all 12 tracks). Players earn cash for winning races in Season Mode, with the winner being the racer with the most money at the end. The player must place in at least third to advance to the next race in Season Mode. A password system is used to save progress. There are three difficulty levels for computer-controlled competitors (Amateur, Expert, and Pro). Either mode can be played with one or two players (in split screen).

Bikes

Players are given the option of one of three bikes to drive.

125 cc

250 cc

Super Bike

Tracks

	Track 1

	Track 2

	Track 3

	Track 4

	Track 5

	Track 6

	Track 7

	Track 8

	Track 9

	Track 10

	Track 11

	Track 12

History

Development

Artech Studios had ordered two Sega 32X development hardware prototypes from Sega of Japan for developing games for the upcoming 32-bit system. Unfortunately, one of the two prototypes was irreparably damaged during shipping (possibly due to the hardware's size - about as large as a mini fridge), forcing Artech to develop Motocross Championship on the remaining unit. Due to this obvious detriment to the game's development schedule, a Windows PC version was produced to assist in the addition of new graphics and testing of gameplay before the final release was published.^[5]

The final ROM contains remainders of the PC version's source code, which led to speculation concerning a possible home computer port.^[6] However, in April 2022, lead programmer Alexander G. M. Smith confirmed through a Sega Retro discussion post that this version was intended solely for internal development^[5] (although the company would later develop the Windows PC game Corel Moto Extreme for publisher Corel using many of the same techniques and experience).

During development, the game went by the name Super Motocross.

Production credits

Motocross Championship was developed by Artech Studios for Sega of America

SEGA OF AMERICA

Producer: Jesse Taylor
Assistant Producer: Greg Becksted
Product Manager: Craig Ostrander
Pinch Hitter: Tony Van
Motocross Photos: Motocross Action Magazine
Test Leads: Marc Dawson, Aaron Loichinger, Derek Carmichael
Testers: Kwame Jeffers, Aron Drayer, Aaron Hommes, Terry Thomas
Special Thanks: Michael Latham, Jenny Martin, Dave Albert, Bob Hardy, Jonathan Flamm, Vince Nason

ARTECH STUDIOS

Artech Product Manager: Rick Banks
Project Team Leader: Christopher Chan
Software Design, Physics, AI...: Alexander G.M. Smith
Music and Sound Effects: Darryl Currie
Sound Effects Code: Michael Stevens
Art and Animation: Ron Robinson, Phil LaFrance, Cory Humes, Luc Marier
Track Design & Data Entry: Dan Fanthome
JPEG Adaptation: Sebastien Do
3D Bike Modeling: Grey Matter

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Special Thanks: Doug Rebert
Documentation: T.S. Flanagan

Source:

US manual^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Motocross Championship/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

NL flyer

IT advert (1995)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #43: "Abril 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #46: "Julio 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Artwork

US prototype cover

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

82

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

59

^[10]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

70

^[11]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[2]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

39

^[14]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

64

^[15]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

79

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

83

^[17]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

37

^[18]

Mega (UK)

PAL

68

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

57

^[20]

Micromanía (tercera época) (ES)

75

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

63

^[4]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[22]

Player One (FR)

69

^[23]

Play Time (DE)

52

^[24]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

64

^[3]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

80

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

74

^[26]

Sega Force (SE)

77

^[27]

Sega Megazone (AU)

87

^[28]

Todo Sega (ES)

83

^[29]

Top Consoles (FR)

60

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

25

^[31]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[32]

	65
Based on 27 reviews

Motocross Championship

32X, US
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, EU (Sega Sports)
Cover

32X, PT
Cover

32X, AU
Cover
Cart

32X, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

32X, Asia
Cover

Technical information

Main article: Motocross Championship/Technical information.

References

Motocross Championship
	Main page \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information Prototypes: 1994-10-12 \| 10-17 \| 10-18 \| 10-19 \| 10-20 \| 10-24 \| 10-28 \| 11-01 \| 11-02 B \| 11-02 \| 11-03 \| 11-04 \| 11-07 \| 11-08 \| 11-11

[:File:EGM_US_066.pdf_p206-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 206

[:File:GamePro_US_070.pdf_p62-2] 2.0 ^2.1 GamePro, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 62

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_15.pdf_p86-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 86

[:File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf_p81-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 81

[Talk:Motocross_Championship-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Talk:Motocross Championship

[http:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FMotocross_Championship-6] The Cutting Room Floor: Motocross Championship

[:File:Motocross_Championship_32X_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Motocross Championship 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Motocrosschampionship_32x_us_manual.pdf_p21-8] File:Motocrosschampionship 32x us manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_042.pdf_p156-9] Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 156

[:File:CVG_UK_161.pdf_p101-10] Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 101

[digitiser1995-03-28-11] Digitiser (UK) (1995-03-28)

[:File:GameFan_US_0303.pdf_p25-12] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0803.pdf_p57-13] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_10.pdf_p14-14] Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 14

[:File:GameInformer_US_022.pdf_p43-15] Game Informer, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p76-16] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p74-17] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 74

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-04.pdf_p69-18] MAN!AC, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 69

[:File:Mega_UK_30.pdf_p42-19] Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 42

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-04.pdf_p84-20] Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 84

[:File:Micromania3_ES_001.pdf_p98-21] Micromanía (tercera época), "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:NextGeneration_US_03.pdf_p92-22] Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 92

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p112-23] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-05.pdf_p108-24] Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 108

[:File:SegaPower_UK_65.pdf_p54-25] Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_43.pdf_p50-26] Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 50

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1995_03.pdf_p8-27] Sega Force, "3/95" (SE; 1995-06-20), page 8

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_48_Feb_95.pdf_p20-28] Sega Megazone, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 20

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p44-29] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:TopConsoles_FR_02.pdf_p116-30] Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-04.pdf_p88-31] Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_US_73.pdf_p78-32] VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 78

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Difference between revisions of "Motocross Championship"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 15:56, 22 August 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Bikes

Tracks

History

Development

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

References