BC Racers

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BC Racers

System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega 32X

Publisher:

Core Design/Sega (EU), Time Warner Interactive (US),

Front Street Publishing

Developer: Core Design

Genre: Racing

Release	Date	Code
US	1994-12	T-115075
EU	1994	T-115075-50
US	1995	T-7901B

ESRB

ELSPA

BC Racers is a racing game developed and published by Core Design as a spin-off of the then-popular Chuck Rock series. It was originally released for the Sega Mega-CD in 1994, before subsequently seeing ports to the Sega 32X, PC and 3DO the following year. The Mega-CD version was published in North America by Time Warner Interactive.

Despite its British roots, the 32X version was released exclusively in North America, where it was published by U.S. Gold's short-lived publishing label Front Street Publishing.

During development the game was known as Chuck Racer and then Chuck Rally: Rocky Racers.

Story

BC Racers takes place in the Chuck Rock universe, where a millionaire playboy caveman, Millstone Rockafella, has organized a bike race. The winner will receive the Boulderdash Bike.

Gameplay

BC Racers is a one or two player bike racing game, similar in nature to F-Zero and Super Mario Kart (and similar "mode 7" titles) on the Super Nintendo. Tracks are flat, with scenery and racers being represented by 2D sprites. There are four difficulty settings; easy, medium, hard, and rockhard, each with their own set of eight tracks (making for a total of thirty-two tracks in the game). Each track needing four laps to complete, and there are eight track themes including desert wastes, volcanic areas, and massive jungles.

Each bike in BC Racers comprises of two characters, one who controls the bike, and another who rides in a side car whose purpose is to attack other players. There are no power-ups in BC Racers, however the sidecar rider can hit opponents similar to the mechanics in Road Rash. Bikes take damage, and if an opponent is forced to crash or break down, extra points are rewarded. Damage to the bike can be reversed by collecting power-ups near the starting line.

In the Mega-CD version of the game, a two player cooperative mode is offered, where player one controls the acceleration and player two controls the sidecar, steering and turbo features. This was replaced in the 32X version by more traditional split-screen play (in which much of the scenery is removed to maintain a high frame rate).

Controls

Basic Controls

: Break
/: Handbrake turn
START : Pause/Zoom options

Mega-CD Version

: Punch left
: Accelerate
: Punch right
+: Nitro
: Zoom out
: Nitro
: Zoom in

32X Version

: Acceleration
: Punch right
: Nitro

Heats

Heat 1 - Rock City Race
Heat 2 - Night Rally
Heat 3 - Desert Drive
Heat 4 - Jungle Rumble
Heat 5 - Swamp Stomp
Heat 6 - Blizzard Blitz
Heat 7 - Cave Rave
Heat 8 - Volcano Dash

Production Credits

Mega-CD Version

~In-game credits~

Programmed by: Dan Scott
Graphic Artist: Toby Gard
Music and SFX: Martin Iveson
Game Design: Toby Gard, Dan Scott, Guy Miller
Intro Sequence: Billy Allison
Intro Support: Stuart Atkinson, Bob Churchill
Original Concept: Jason Gee, Jon Hilliard
Creative Manager: Guy Miller
Produced by: Jeremy Smith

~US manual~

Additional Design Support: Simon Phipps
Storyboard: Guy Miller
Graphics Support: Stu Atkinson
Product Support: Troy Horton, Jamie Morton, Darren Price, Adrian Smith, David Ward

32X Version

~In-game credits~

For Core Design, LTD.

Carving Out the Code: Martin Gibbins, John Kirkland, Stefan Walker, Sean Dunlevy
Cave Painters: Toby Gard, Stuart Atkinson, Joby Wood
Howling at the Moon and Drumbeating: Nathan McCree, Martin Iveson

For U.S. Gold, Inc.

Special thanks to: Mike Schmitt, Brian Schorr, Mac Senour, Tom Marx, Frank Hom, Dan Wong, Caroline Trujillo, Jill De Maria, Kelly Lindlar, Frank Alizaga, Alison Nichols, Lee Wilkinson, Mr. Free Time

~US manual~

For Core Design, LTD.

Thanks to: Alyson, Helen, Craig, Richard M., Del, Dan, Captain Black, Jason Goz, Chris, James, Davids' M and L, Troy, Darren, Jamie, Mark, Mac, Roberto, Jeremy, Alison, Guy, Susie, Sharon, Babs, Adrian, Gary, Simon, Mansoor, Jon H., Jason G., Paul, Heather, Andrew and Richard B.

Promotional Material

BCRacers MCD UK PrintAd.jpg

Mega-CD UK print advert
Mega-CD FR print advert

Physical Scans

Mega-CD Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

82

^[3]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

78

^[4]

FLUX (US)

NTSC-U

67

^[5]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

89

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[7]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

86

^[8]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

33

^[9]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

87

^[10]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

68

^[11]

Mega (UK)

PAL

78

^[12]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

83

^[13]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

86

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

82

^[1]

Player One (FR)

92

^[15]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

86

^[16]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[19]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

79

^[20]

Todo Sega (ES)

83

^[21]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

72

^[22]

VideoGames (US)

70

^[23]

	78
Based on 22 reviews

BC Racers

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, EU
Cover

32X Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

80

^[26]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[27]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

68

^[28]

Mega (UK)

PAL

85

^[29]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

65

^[30]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

85

^[24]

Player One (FR)

89

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

82

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[33]

Top Consoles (FR)

60

^[25]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

69

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

72

^[35]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[36]

	75
Based on 13 reviews

BC Racers

32X, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Chuck Rock games for Sega systems
Chuck Rock (1991) \| Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck (1993) \| BC Racers (1995)

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↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 76
↑ FLUX, "Issue #4" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 43
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 22
↑ Game Informer, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 92
↑ MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 54
↑ Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 48
↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 90
↑ Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 100
↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 110
↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 110
↑ Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 82
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 42
↑ Sonic the Comic, "17th March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-04), page 10
↑ Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 91
↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
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↑ MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 65
↑ Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 12
↑ Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 91
↑ Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 82
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-01), page 75
↑ Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 103
↑ VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 70

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[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p96-2] File:PlayerOne FR 051.pdf, page 96

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_039.pdf_p144-3] Consoles +, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 144

[:File:CVG_UK_158.pdf_p76-4] Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 76

[5] FLUX, "Issue #4" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 43

[:File:GameFan_US_0303.pdf_p18-6] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:GamePro_US_069.pdf_p54-7] GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_08.pdf_p22-8] Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 22

[:File:GameInformer_US_023.pdf_p42-9] Game Informer, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_042.pdf_p92-10] Hobby Consolas, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-02.pdf_p54-11] MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 54

[:File:Mega_UK_28.pdf_p48-12] Mega, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-30), page 48

[:File:MegaForce_FR_35.pdf_p66-13] Mega Force, "Janvier 1995" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-01.pdf_p90-14] Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 90

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_051.pdf_p100-15] Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 100

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p110-16] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 110

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_13.pdf_p110-17] Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 110

[:File:SegaPower_UK_63.pdf_p82-18] Sega Power, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 82

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p42-19] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 42

[20] Sonic the Comic, "17th March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-04), page 10

[:File:TodoSega_ES_24.pdf_p36-21] Todo Sega, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-04.pdf_p91-22] Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 91

[:File:VideoGames_US_75.pdf_p76-23] VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 76

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[26] Consoles +, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 117

[:File:GamePro_US_072.pdf_p50-27] GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-07.pdf_p65-28] MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 65

[:File:Mega_UK_33.pdf_p12-29] Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 12

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-06.pdf_p91-30] Mega Fun, "06/95" (DE; 1995-05-24), page 91

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_054.pdf_p92-31] Player One, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:SegaPower_UK_68.pdf_p38-32] Sega Power, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-05-18), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_45.pdf_p82-33] Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 82

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_08.pdf_p75-34] Ultimate Future Games, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-01), page 75

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-07.pdf_p103-35] Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 103

[:File:VideoGames_US_78.pdf_p70-36] VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 70

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BC Racers

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Controls

Basic Controls

Mega-CD Version

32X Version

Heats

Production Credits

Mega-CD Version

32X Version

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Mega-CD Version

32X Version