Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

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Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)
System(s): Sega Dreamcast, Playstation 2
Publisher: Infogrames (US, Europe) Sega (Japan)
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 ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e HDR-0149 US 2000-11-13 $29.9929.99 T-15123N EU (White Label) 2000 DE 2000 DM 9999 T-15111D-18 FR 2000 T-15111D-09 UK 2000-11-17 £39.9939.99 T-15111D-91 IT 2000 T-15111D-13 NL/UK 2000-11-17 T-15111D-91 AU 2000 $89.9589.95 JP 2002-06-13 ¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140) SLPM-62128 JP (Sega the Best) 2004-02-05 ¥2,800 (2,940)2,800 (2,940) 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

©2001 Infogrames, All Rights Reserved

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In-game credits (JP)

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

Dreamcast FR print advert

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Physical scans

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 576 Konzol (HU) 85 Ação Games (BR) 70 Consoles + (FR) PAL 90 Computer & Video Games (UK) 50 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL 80 DC-UK (UK) PAL 90 Digitiser (UK) 40 Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 80 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) 91 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 83 Edge (UK) PAL 70 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 92 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) NTSC-U 91 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 73 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 42 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 91 Hyper (AU) PAL 92 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 83 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 83 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 100 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 80 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U 90 Play (PL) 92 PSX Extreme (PL) 83 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 86 Strana Igr (RU) 83 Video Gamer (UK) 70 Video Games (DE) PAL 85

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Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast)

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PlayStation 2 version

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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.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	1,201,450,992	2000-09-12	GD-ROM (US)	T-15123N V1.000
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	1,201,450,992	2000-11-08	GD-ROM (EU)	T-15111D-50 V1.000
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	1,189,192,368	2001-02-16	GD-ROM (JP)	HDR-0149 V1.000
✔	CRC32 2a2a62e9 MD5 74a81f85ff7624a7da37796917f4e527 SHA-1 f68e5c8c83f6bb25a6faee5f7adf19690dfb1632	537,871,824		CD-ROM (JP)	SLPM-62128 / SLPM-62465 (V1.03)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-08-20	GD-R				Page

External links

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