Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

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Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

System(s): Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2

Publisher: Infogrames, Sega (JP)

Developer: Infogrames Melbourne House

Peripherals supported:

Dreamcast VGA Box, Race Controller, Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2001-03-15	¥5,8005,800	HDR-0149
US	2000-11-13	$29.9929.99^[1]	T-15123N
EU	2000-11-17^[2]		T-15111D-50
NL/UK	2000-11-17^[2]		T-15111D-91
AU	2000	$89.9589.95^[4]
JP	2002-06-13^[5]	¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)^[5]	SLPM-62128
JP (Sega the Best)	2004-02-05^[6]	¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940)^[6]	SLPM-62465

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Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast) (ル･マン 24 アワーズ), known in North America as Test Drive Le Mans is a racing game for the Sega Dreamcast published by Infogrames and developed by their Melbourne House studio, based upon the yearly 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

It is not to be confused with Le Mans 24, a similar but unrelated game for Sega Model 3 arcade hardware, although coincidentally this game's Japanese release was handled by Sega.

The game was later brought to the PlayStation 2 in 2001, this time having the Le Mans 24 Hours name on all regions. A year later it was brought to Japanese audiences, once again by Sega.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Le Mans 24 Hours	Le Mans 24 Hours
English (US)	Test Drive Le Mans	Test Drive Le Mans
Japanese	ル･マン 24 アワーズ	Le Mans 24 Hours
French	24 Heures du Mans	24 Hours of Le Mans
German	Die 24 Stunden von Le Mans	The 24 Hours of Le Mans
Spanish	24 Horas de Le Mans	24 Hours of Le Mans
Italian	La 24 Ore di Le Mans	The 24 Hours of Le Mans

Production credits

Developed by: Infogrames Melbourne House Le Mans Team
Executive Producer: Andrew Carter
Producer: Justin Halliday
Art Director: Holger Liebnitz
Lead Programmer: Adam Boyle
Senior Programmer: Peter Litwiniuk
Vehicle Physics Programmer: Dick Hunton
Graphics Programmer: David 'Gooz' Jewsbury
Ai Programmer: Gary Fulvio
Ui Programmers: Stephen Mcnamara, Mike Trinh
Game Programmers: Kim Chan, Hayn Lindemans, Matthew Mckinnon
Le Mans Track Artist: Kieran Tobin
Texture & Object Supervisor: John Tsiglev
Track Artists: Russell Murchie, Keith Hibbert, Damian Borg, Sam Crook
Ui Artist: Clive Hambly
Car Artist: Wes Holder
Art: Mark Houareau
Replay Cameras: Russel Comte
Designers: Greg Johnson, Justin Halliday
Sound Effects Architect: Katharine Neil
Music: Gavin Parker

Technical Development Group

TDG Lead: Myles Abbott
TDG Lead: Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt
Graphics Systems: Matthew Jones
Core Physics Systems: Duncan Murray
Systems Optimisation: Darren Bremner
Sound Systems: Matt Curtis
Tools: Chris Mayer, Michael White
Additional Programming: Paul Baulch

Imh Quality Assurance

Qa Lead: Vito Trifilo
Quality Assurance: Dom Giannone, Luc Le Quiniat, Dan Hawkey, Sarah Van Rompaey, Hui Lee Thoh, Mark Cousins, Domenic Trifilo
QA Manager: Andrew Vincent
Japanese Translation: Mark Cousins

Infogrames Melbourne House

Managing Director: Adam Lancman
Studio Managers: Andrew Carter, David Giles
Art Director: Russel Comte
Audio Director: Marshall Parker
Base Car Models Built by: Zygote

Infogrames

VP Sports Label: Michael Sportouch
Motorsports Director: Arthur Houtman
Producer: Olivier Raffard
Brand Manager: Franck Giroudon
Junior Producer: Noel Kechichian
Product Manater: Frederic Arche
Licensing: Fabrice Gatti
Legal Affairs: Mathias Schneider
Pr Coordination: Catherine Louvier, Agns Rosique
Design Studio: Emmanuelle Thamazian, Patrick Chouzenoux, Michel Megoz, Sylvie Combet, Marie Houssais, Sophie Wibaux
Technical Department: Jean-Marcel Nicolai, Rebecka Pernered
Manual: Frederic Arche, Olivier Raffard, Justin Holliday
QA Manager: Olivier Robin
Qualitative Section Manager: Dominique Morel
Qualitative Section Manager: Emmanuel Desmaries
Qualitative Tests Team Leader: Jocelyn Cioffi
Qualitative Testers: Labrune Christophe, Delaissey Mikael, Meignier Eric, Crawford Aurelie, Buccholz Carl, Philibert Regis
Qa Debugging Supervisors: Stephane Pradier, Bruno Trubia
Qa Coordinator: Christian Ampre
Qa Team Leader: Sebastien Bouzac
Testers: Mbokah Same Essaka, Ludovic Frazin, Jean-Baptiste Debias, Adrien Cistac, Fred Pastel, Ludovic Baudequin, Magali Chauvergne, Antoine Chaillet, Philippe Trignat, Fabrice Jacquet
Aco Liaison: Bruno Vandestick

Radio Le Mans Commentators

French: Bruno Vandestick
German: Kai Ebel
English: Tiff Needel

Infogrames North America

Director of Product Development: Chris Downend
Associate Producer: Dave Costello
Director of Marketing: Laddie Ervin
Product Marketing Manager: Jean Raymond
Lead Tester: Jason Cordero
Assistant Lead: Rick Brock
Testers: Randy Jones, Chris Sendejas
Manual: W.D. Robinson, Rick Fish
Marketing Services: Sheryl Knowles, Masanori Shimozato
Additional Creative: Mora Design
Public relations: Erica Krishna Murthy, Meridith Braun, Mike Kelly
Infogrames and Melbourne House Studios Would Like to Thank The Following Racing Teams and Trackside Sponsors for Their Help in The Making of Le Mans 24 Hours : Audi Ag And Audi Sport, BMW Motorsport, Chamberlain Engineering, Cirtek, Courage Competition, Doyle Risi Racing, Elf Harberthur Racing, Estoril Racing Communications, Fiat Auto S.P.A., GTC Competition, Jb Giesse Team, Joest Racing, Konrad Motorsport, Kremer Racing, La Filiere, Larbre Competition, Lister Cars Limited, Marcos Sales Limited, Momo Motorsport, Nissan Motorsport, Panoz Motorsport, Automobile Peugeot Et Peugeot Sport Pour Leur Aimable Collaboration, Philippe Gache Motorsport, Pilot Racing, Rolls Royce Motor Company Limited, Roock Racing, Sauber A.G., Team Augusta Racing, Toyota Team Europe, Toyota Motorsport Gmbh, Viper Team Oreca And Chrysler, Uu Net Deutschland Gmbh, Autocar Limited, Automotive Chemicals Limited, Bba Friction Limited, Bosch Automotive Limited, Bridgestone Firestone Europe SA, Cars And Car Conversions, Dunlop Tyres Limited, Elf Antar France, Esso Petroleum Co. Limited, Ferodo Limted, France Info, France Television, Jaguar Cars Limited - The Word Jaguar, The Leaping Cat Device And The Characters Xjr9 Are Trademarks of Jaguar Cars Ltd., England And Are Used Under License, Hawaiian Trop Tanning Research Laboratories Inc., Kenwood Electronics Limited, Lex Vehicle Leasing Limited, Michelin Etc, Mobil Oil France, Moto Journal, Ngx Sparkplugs Uk Limited, Petro Fina Sa, Sandtler Fabisch Motorsport, Tsw Alloy Wheels, Turbo Technics, And Yokoyama Hpt Limited.
Thank You To: The Circuit De Catalunya, Automotoklub Automodrom Brno-Masaryk Circuit, Suzuka Circuit, And Doning Tom Park
Special thanks to: Everybody At The A.C.O., Jean-Philippe Agati, Sophie Karoutchi, Gerald Bonnet, Frank Gazzo, Suzi Scott, Felix Cromey, Ann Castinel, Eric Mottet, Olivier Marguerat, Michel Chopin, Pascal Coconnier, Thierry Noca, Jean-Michel Bouresche, Olivier Legac, Emmanuel Collard, Mauro Baldi, Anthony Beltoise, And Batti Pregliasco

All Vehicles, Company Names, Trademarks And Logos Present In The Game Are Reproduced And Used With The Formal Authorisation of The Owners

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

Main article: Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Dreamcast FR print advert

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

85

^[12]

Ação Games (BR)

70

^[13]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

90

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

50

^[2]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

80

^[15]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

90

^[16]

Digitiser (UK)

40

^[17]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[8]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

91

^[18]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[9]

Edge (UK)

PAL

70

^[10]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

92

^[19]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

NTSC-U

91

^[20]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[21]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

42

^[22]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[23]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

92

^[4]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

83

^[24]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

83

^[25]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[26]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[28]

Play (PL)

92

^[29]

PSX Extreme (PL)

83

^[30]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

86

^[3]

Strana Igr (RU)

83

^[31]

Video Gamer (UK)

70

^[11]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

85

^[32]

	80
Based on 28 reviews

Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, UK/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2 version

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, JP (Sega the Best)
Cover
Disc

Technical information

According to Melbourne House, their game engine for Le Mans 24 Hours is capable of pushing 5 million polygons per second on the Dreamcast.^[33]

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	2a2a62e9
MD5	74a81f85ff7624a7da37796917f4e527
SHA-1	f68e5c8c83f6bb25a6faee5f7adf19690dfb1632

537,871,824

CD-ROM (JP)

SLPM-62128 / SLPM-62465 (V1.03)

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast) on PlayStation.com: JP, JP (Sega the Best)

References

↑ Press release: 2000-11-08: Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sega Dreamcast Into Overdrive With Test Drive Le Mans; 24-Hour Racing Game Challenges Players To Roar Through The Countryside At 200 MPH
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Computer & Video Games, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-15), page 99
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sega Magazin, "Dezember 2000" (DE; 2000-1x-xx), page 20
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:Hyper AU 086.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 086.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 http://sega.jp/ps2/lemans24/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-06 15:51)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62465.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-16 05:58)
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 110-112 (110)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-09 (2001-03-23,30)" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 21
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Edge, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 112
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Video Gamer, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-01), page 93
↑ 576 Konzol, "Április 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 110
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-26), page 80
↑ DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 60
↑ Digitiser (UK) (2000-12-07)
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 54
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 198
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 263
↑ Famitsu, "2001-03-23" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 33
↑ Game Informer, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 125
↑ Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 87
↑ MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 58
↑ Mega Fun, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 52
↑ Next Generation, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-21), page 97
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 80
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Holiday 2000" (US; 2000-11-28), page 100
↑ Play, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 40
↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 70
↑ Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 68
↑ Test Drive: Le Mans (IGN)

Test Drive games, spin-offs and relatives on Sega systems
The Duel: Test Drive II (1992) \| Test Drive 6 (1999) \| V-Rally 2: Expert Edition (2000) \| Le Mans 24 Hours (2001)
Test Drive Off-Road (unreleased) \| Test Drive Off-Road 3 (unreleased) \| Test Drive Cycles (unreleased)

[Press_release:_2000-11-08:_Infogrames.2C_Inc._Sends_Sega_Dreamcast_Into_Overdrive_With_Test_Drive_Le_Mans.3B_24-Hour_Racing_Game_Challenges_Players_To_Roar_Through_The_Countryside_At_200_MPH-1] Press release: 2000-11-08: Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sega Dreamcast Into Overdrive With Test Drive Le Mans; 24-Hour Racing Game Challenges Players To Roar Through The Countryside At 200 MPH

[:File:CVG_UK_229.pdf_p99-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Computer & Video Games, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-15), page 99

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_85.pdf_p20-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Sega Magazin, "Dezember 2000" (DE; 2000-1x-xx), page 20

[:File:Hyper_AU_086.pdf_p82-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:Hyper AU 086.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Hyper AU 086.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20020806155108.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fps2.2Flemans24.2F-5] 5.0 ^5.1 http://sega.jp/ps2/lemans24/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-06 15:51)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20071016055809.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fslpm62465.html-6] 6.0 ^6.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62465.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-16 05:58)

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_106.pdf_p110_.28110-112.29-7] Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 110-112 (110)

[:File:DCM_JP_20010323.pdf_p21-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2001-09 (2001-03-23,30)" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 21

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:Edge_UK_091.pdf_p112-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Edge, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 112

[:File:VideoGamer_UK_01.pdf_p93-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Video Gamer, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-01), page 93

[12] 576 Konzol, "Április 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_160.pdf_p45-13] Ação Games, "Fevereiro 2001" (BR; 2001-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_106.pdf_p110-14] Consoles +, "Novembre 2000" (FR; 2000-1x-xx), page 110

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_15.pdf_p80-15] Dreamcast Monthly, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-10-26), page 80

[:File:DCUK_UK_17.pdf.E2.80.8E_p60-16] DC-UK, "Christmas 2000" (UK; 2000-11-17), page 60

[digitiser2000-12-07-17] Digitiser (UK) (2000-12-07)

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_16.pdf_p54-18] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 16" (UK; 2000-11-30), page 54

[:File:EGM_US_138.pdf_p198-19] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-05), page 198

[20] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 263

[21] Famitsu, "2001-03-23" (JP; 2001-03-09), page 33

[:File:GameInformer_US_093.pdf_p125-22] Game Informer, "January 2001" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 125

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_31.pdf_p87-23] Gamers' Republic, "December 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 87

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-12.pdf_p58-24] MAN!AC, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 58

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-12.pdf_p52-25] Mega Fun, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 52

[:File:NextGeneration_US_73.pdf_p97-26] Next Generation, "January 2001" (US; 2000-12-21), page 97

[:File:ODM_UK_14.pdf_p80-27] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "December 2000" (UK; 2000-11-02), page 80

[:File:ODCM_US_10.pdf_p100-28] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Holiday 2000" (US; 2000-11-28), page 100

[29] Play, "Maj 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

[30] PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 40

[31] Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-12.pdf_p68-32] Video Games, "12/2000" (DE; 2000-11-02), page 68

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Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Dreamcast version

PlayStation 2 version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References