Super Skidmarks

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Super Skidmarks
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-120136-50
Sega Mega Drive
DE
T-120136-50
Sega Mega Drive
FR
T-120136-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJ134X
Non-Sega versions
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Super Skidmarks is a top-down racing game developed by New Zealand-based Acid Software and published by Codemasters for the Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega Drive. The Mega Drive version was released exclusively in Europe in 1995.

Very similar to Micro Machines, the game was distributed on a J-Cart, allowing a further two controllers to be attached to the Mega Drive console. The basic aim is the same as Micro Machines, in that the player drives numerous different types of cars around a track, however it is presented in an isometric perspective and allows up to six cars to race at once rather than just four.

The game is also notable for being one of the few Mega Drive games to have a four-player split screen mode rendered in real-time.

Production credits

  • Design & Development: Acid Software
  • Programming: Andrew Blackbourn
  • Graphics: Rodney Smith
  • Engineer: Simon Armstrong
  • Project Management: Graham Rigby
  • Coordination: Steve Holley
  • Music & Sound: Tim Bartlett
  • Packaging: Dave Alcock, Liz Darling
  • Production: Pat Stanley
  • Quality Assurance: Jason Walker, Paul Jones, Ben Hostler, Jared Brown, Amarjit Bilkhu, Spencer Cummins, Andrew Copland, Paul Cotton, Rachel Butler, Claire Cave, James Penny
Source:
EU manual
Super Skidmarks MD EU Manual.pdf
[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: Super Skidmarks/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #169: "December 1995" (1995-11-10)
also published in:
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #48: "Novembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 [5]
85 [6]
92
70 №38, p58
85 [7]
86 №58, p128/129
82 №74, p68/69
91 №52, p56/57
90 [8]
Sega Mega Drive
86
Based on
9 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
85
[1]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[10]
GamePro (UK)
92
[11]
Gamers (DE) PAL
67
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
90
[13]
Joypad (FR)
83
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[15]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
76
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
85
[17]
Player One (FR)
86
[18]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
87
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[8]
Todo Sega (ES)
90
[22]
Tricks (RU)
74
[23]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
90
[24]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
81
Based on
20 reviews

Super Skidmarks

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Super Skidmarks MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR
SuperSkidmarks MD FR Box.jpg
Cover
SuperSkidmarks MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, DE
SuperSkidmarks MD DE Box.jpg
Cover
SuperSkidmarks MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
SuperSkidmarks MD PT Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 4a9c62f9
MD5 533b890ed1113547691f36ad1c59e346
SHA-1 957850ce688dcf9c5966f6712b4804f0a5b7457d
2MB Cartridge (EU) J-Cart

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 36
  2. File:Super Skidmarks MD EU Manual.pdf, page 9
  3. Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 100
  4. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-24), page 100
  5. 5.0 5.1 Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 140
  6. Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 36/37 (36)
  7. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 60-62 (61)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 91
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 231
  10. Fun Generation, "06/95" (DE; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
  11. GamePro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 30
  12. Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 53
  13. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
  14. Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 50
  15. MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 47
  16. Mega Fun, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 76
  17. Mean Machines Sega, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 61
  18. Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 130
  19. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-15), page 22
  20. Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 68
  21. Sega Pro, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-02), page 56
  22. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 36
  23. Tricks, "Vypusk 8" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 30
  24. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 192
  25. Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 76