Hi-Octane

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Hi-Octane
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Hi-Octane

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP)

Developer: Bullfrog Productions

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (12 tracks)

Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Racing^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-03-22^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[3]	T-10608G
US	1995-12-22^[4]^[5]		T-5002H
EU	1995-12		T-5002H-50 E328SSXI
DE	1995-12		T-5002H-50 E328SSXI
UK	1995-12^[6]	£49.9949.99^[6]	T-5002H-50 E328SSXI
PL	1996
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
IBM PC PlayStation

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Hi-Octane (ハイオクタン), known with the added subtitle as Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back! in North America, is a racing game developed by Bullfrog Productions which was released along with PlayStation and PC versions for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

History

The Saturn port is widely regarded as the lesser of the three versions as it is more susceptible to slowdown and lacks texture-mapped models which are present in other versions. It was also unfortunate to be released just several weeks after Wipeout, which is considered to be the better game, both from technical and gameplay perspectives.

Magazine articles

Main article: Hi-Octane/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

UK print advert

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-06: "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (1996-03-22)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-08: "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (1996-04-26)^[7]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

20

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

77

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

81

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[12]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

53

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

75

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

54

^[15]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

77

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

69

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[19]

Player One (FR)

75

^[20]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

59

^[21]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

61

^[22]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

59

^[23]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

85

^[24]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

79

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

47

^[28]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

68

^[29]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

73

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

68

^[31]

	64
Based on 24 reviews

Hi-Octane

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Hi-Octane/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

345,181,872

CD-ROM (EU)

T-5002H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

386,814,624

1996-03-22

CD-ROM (JP)

T-10608G V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

345,181,872

CD-ROM (US)

T-5002H V1.000

References

Hi-Octane
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[:File:HiOctane_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:HiOctane Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf_p42-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 42

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[:File:CVG_UK_170.pdf_p36-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Computer & Video Games, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-10), page 36

[:File:SSM_JP_19960510_1996-08.pdf_p27-7] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-08 (1996-05-10,24)" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 27

[8] GamesMaster, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-11-23), page 34

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p90-9] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_051.pdf_p126-10] Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 126

[11] Famitsu, "1996-03-29" (JP; 1996-03-15), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p90-12] GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:GameInformer_US_036.pdf_p40-13] Game Informer, "April 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 40

[:File:Joypad_FR_050.pdf_p35-14] Joypad, "Février 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-02.pdf_p78-15] MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 78

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_02.pdf_p142-16] Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 142

[:File:MegaForce_FR_45.pdf_p82-17] Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 82

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p70-18] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p63-19] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 63

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_060.pdf_p117-20] Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-10.11_19960524.pdf_p80-21] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 10-11" (JP; 1996-04-26), page 80

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p45-22] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 45

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_26.pdf_p79-23] Sega Magazin, "Januar 1996" (DE; 1995-12-13), page 79

[:File:SegaPower_UK_74.pdf_p37-24] Sega Power, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-16), page 37

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p30-25] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 30

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p76-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 76

[:File:SSM_JP_19960322_1996-05.pdf_p227-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-05 (1996-03-22)" (JP; 1996-03-08), page 227

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p17-28] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p32-29] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 32

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_15.pdf_p84-30] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 84

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-12.pdf_p42-31] Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 42

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Hi-Octane

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References