4 Wheel Thunder

n/a

4 Wheel Thunder

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment

Developer: Kalisto Entertainment

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Français

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	2000-05-03^[1]^[2]	$49.9949.99^[3]	T-9708N
DE	2000-06-16		T-9706D-51
ES	2000-06-21^[9]		T-9706D-61
FR	2000-06-09^[8]		T-9706D-51
UK	2000-06-16^[4]^[5]	£39.9939.99^[6]^[7]	T-9706D-61
DE/FR/NL	2000-06-16		T-9706D-51
ES/UK/IT	2000-06-16		T-9706D-61
AU	2000-07-21^[10]

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4 Wheel Thunder is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the Sega Dreamcast by Kalisto Entertainment.

History

It was published by Midway Games as part of the Thunder racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after Hydro Thunder. The game was not released in Japan.

The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as Xleration in the summer of 1999, before opting for off-road vehicles and changing its name to Offroad Thunder^[11] in October and eventually settling on 4 Wheel Thunder.

Production credits

Midway Home Entertainment

Producer: Dave Brooks
Associate Producer: Will Shen
Assistant Producer: Erwin Gasmin
Technical Director: Sam Calis
Print Design & Production: Midway Creative Services San Diego
Product Manager: Derryl DePriest
Test Manager: Hans Lo
Testing Supervisor: Jeff Greenhut
Lead Product Analyst: Dan Wagner
Technical Standards Analysts: Jason Dickson & Shon Flanagan
Product Analysts :Brian Golding, Eric Rose, Jim Dunne, Josh Stacy, Rob Parnell, Steve Scott, Virgillio Abad, Steve Cupp, Josh Hutchins, John Tajuna, Jason Jorgensen,Steve Carson & Federico Digo Jr.
Special Thanks: Deborah Fulton, Kathy Lange, Kathy Schoback, Izora Lillard, Teri Higgins, Ed Duran & Matt Vella

Kalisto Entertainment Productions

Production Team:
- Game Manager: Emmanuel Nouaille
- Production Assistant: Julie Taylor
- Coach Programmer: Philippe Rivaillon
- Programmers: Frederic Brunel, Gregory Garcia, Gregory Jan, Jean-Sebastien Dasse, Cedric Julien & Roland Lacoste
- Scripter: Arnaud Lewden
- Coach Artist: Maxime Deleris
- Artists: Emmanuel Correia, Jean-Francois Hugon, Christian Diaz, Adrien Delaboudiniere, Alfio Trabuio, Damien Papet, Olivier Triboulloy, Marc Moreno, Hugo Palasie, Mathieu Michel, Cyril Moreul, Virginie Ropars, Yi Moua Chong Yong, Daniel Roger & Michel Roger
- Public Relations: Laetitia Jauze
- Product Manager: Stephanie Rolland-Latorzeff
- Post Production: Olivier Bailly-Maitre
- Music & Sound Effects: Frederic Motte
Cinematics:
- Artist Director: Frederic Levistre
- Animator Director: Nicolas Messyasz
- Animator: Sandrine Herve
- Artists: Antoine Guilband, Franck Manon, Gwen Heliou, Laurent Fisher, Nicolas Riviére, Philippe Courdille, Sebastien Froncek & Sébastien Larrue
Quality Department:
- Q.A. Manager: Pascal Lempereur
- Test Manager: Jerome Antona
- Lead Analyst: Pascal Salngre
- Lead Analyst Support: Jerome Braune
- Main Analyst & Car Adjustment: Arnaud Paraire
Special Thanks: Fabrice Tete, Frederic Lavignasse, Ludivine Doleux, Ludovic Dubois, Loic Lepage, Will Davis, Olivier Robin, DIFINTEL, Stephane Munuera, Nicolas Sanchez, TE. REC, Jean-Francois Lopez, Serge Plagnol, Jose Caparros, CNM-Philippe Seban, Tashin Tamer,Sebastien Viannay, Elton Bird, Thomas Szirtes, Scopiton & Mr. Paul Bandey, James Anderson, Alain Guyet, David Gallardo, Grand Angle (Jean-Luc Millan), Xavier Delpeuch, Dave Brooks, Will Shen & Erwin Gasmin

Source:

US manual^[12]

Magazine articles

Main article: 4 Wheel Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

Print advert in (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)

Print advert in (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)
also published in:

(UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)^[13]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(HU)

77

^[14]

(UK)

50

^[15]

(FR)

78

^[16]

(FR)

PAL

86

^[17]

(UK)

50

^[6]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[18]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[7]

(FR)

PAL

70

^[19]

(UK)

PAL

92

^[20]

(FR)

PAL

91

^[21]

(US)

NTSC-U

67

^[22]

(RU)

81

^[23]

(DE)

PAL

80

^[24]

(US)

NTSC-U

90

^[25]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[26]

(UK)

PAL

69

^[27]

(US)

NTSC-U

69

^[28]

(US)

NTSC-U

33

^[29]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[30]

(DE)

PAL

70

^[31]

(DE)

PAL

87

^[32]

(UK)

PAL

71

^[33]

(PL)

50

^[34]

(US)

NTSC-U

25

^[35]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[36]

(US)

NTSC-U

70

^[3]

(ES)

70

^[37]

(DE)

PAL

87

^[38]

(US)

NTSC-U

83

^[39]

(DE)

PAL

87

^[40]

	73
Based on 30 reviews

4 Wheel Thunder

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
Cover
Disc File:4WheelThunder-DC-EU-Manual.pdf Manual

Dreamcast, EU (promo)

Disc

Technical information

Main article: 4 Wheel Thunder/Technical information.

External links

Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast

References

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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July/August 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 112
↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=2206 (Wayback Machine: 2002-09-18 22:57)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/Fm4BBahCbjI/m/QoJrrRWIQi8J
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↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 DC-UK, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-xx), page 24
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↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 37
↑ 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 78
↑ Consoles Max, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 117
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 74
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 60
↑ Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 72
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 139
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 8
↑ Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 68
↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 7: July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 14
↑ GamePro, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 90
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↑ MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52
↑ Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 66
↑ Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 66
↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Next Generation, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-20), page 90
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 78
↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 18
↑ Silicon Mag, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 14
↑ Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 96

4 Wheel Thunder
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[:File:Dreamzone_7_1999_Scan.pdf_p34-11] Dreamzone, "Decembre 1999" (FR; 1999-11-16), page 34

[:File:4wheelthunder_dc_us_manual.pdf_p28-12] File:4wheelthunder dc us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p37-13] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 37

[14] 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Arcade_UK_20.pdf_p78-15] Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 78

[:File:ConsolesMax_FR_11.pdf_p117-16] Consoles Max, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_100.pdf_p104-17] Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_09.pdf_p74-18] Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 74

[:File:DLMO_FR_04.pdf_p78-19] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p60-20] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 60

[:File:Dreamzone_12_2000_Scan.pdf_p72-21] Dreamzone, "mi Avril-mi Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-04-14), page 72

[:File:EGM_US_132.pdf_p139-22] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 139

[23] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_52.pdf_p68-24] Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 68

[:File:GameFan_US_0807.pdf_p14-25] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 7: July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:GamePro_US_142.pdf_p90-26] GamePro, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_095.pdf_p98-27] GamesMaster, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 98

[:File:GameInformer_US_086.pdf_p63-28] Game Informer, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_25.pdf_p79-29] Gamers' Republic, "June 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:InciteVideoGaming_US_8.pdf_p103-30] Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 103

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-06.pdf_p52-31] MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-06.pdf_p66-32] Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 66

[:File:MrDreamcast_UK_02.pdf_p66-33] Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 66

[34] Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:NextGeneration_US_67.pdf_p90-35] Next Generation, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-20), page 90

[:File:ODM_UK_08.pdf_p78-36] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 78

[:File:ROD_ES_04.pdf_p48-37] Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_79.pdf_p18-38] Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 18

[:File:SiliconMagazine_US_22.pdf_p14-39] Silicon Mag, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 14

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Contents

History

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References