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NAOMI NTSC-U NTSC-J PAL NTSC-U NTSC-J PAL NTSC-U NTSC-J PAL
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
System(s): Sega NAOMI , Sega Dreamcast , GameCube , PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Acclaim Entertainment
Developer: Sega Software R&D Dept. 2
Sega Mechatro (Deluxe Cabinet)[1]
CRI
Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
Distributor: Halifax (IT)
Licensor: Sega
Acclaim Japan [2] (JP)
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack , Dreamcast Modem , Race Controller , Visual Memory Unit , Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Drive (Large Trailer Driving Game)/Drive (Ogata Trailer Unten Game) (ドライブ(大型トレーラー運転ゲーム))[3] [4] , Racing[5]
Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
English
Français
Deutsch
Español
Release
Date
RRP
Code
JP
1999-12
¥?
840-0036C
JP (upright)
199x
¥?
840-0037C
JP (deluxe (rev A))
199x
¥?
840-0023C
JP
2000-10-12[4]
¥5,800 (6,090 )5,800e[4]
HDR-0080
JP (Dorikore )
2002-05-23[4]
¥2,800 (2,940 )2,800e[4]
HDR-0080-1
US
2001-05-22[6] [7]
$39.9939.99[8]
51064
DE
2001-06-01
MK-51064-50
ES
2001-05-31[14]
MK-51064-50
FR
2001-06-01[15] [16]
MK-51064-50
PT
2001-06-01
DCJS23314
UK
2001-06-01[9] [10] [11]
£29.9929.99[12] [13]
MK-51064-50
AU
2001-07-31[17]
$89.9589.95[18]
JP
2002-09-12[24]
¥5,800 (6,090 )5,800 (6,090 )[24]
DOL-P-GWEJ DOL-GWEJ-JPN
US
2002-02-19[23]
DOL-P-GWEE DOL-GWEE-USA
DE
2002-05-24[22]
DOL-P-GWEP DOL-GWEP-NOE
ES
2002-05-24[21]
DOL-P-GWEP DOL-GWEP-ESP
FR
2002-05-24[20]
DOL-P-GWEP DOL-GWEP-FAH
IT
2002-05-24[25]
DOL-P-GWEP DOL-GWEP-ITA
UK
2002-05-24[19]
DOL-P-GWEP DOL-GWEP-UKV
AU
200x
DOL-P-GWEP
AU (alt)
200x
DOL-P-GWEP
JP
2002-12-05[29]
¥5,800 (6,090 )5,800 (6,090 )[29]
SLPM-62211
US
2001-11-14
$49.9949.99[28]
SLUS-20210
BX
2001-11-23
SLES-50214 AML 23269.78 FAH
DE
2001-11-23
DM 119.00119.00[27]
SLES-50214 AML 23269.03 GER
ES
2001-11-23
SLES-50214 AML 23269.04 ESP
FR
2001-11-23
SLES-50214 AML 23269.78 FAH
UK
2001-11-23
SLES-50214 AML 23269.01 ENG
IT
2002
SLES-50214 AML 23269.05 ITA
AU
200x
SLES-50214 AML 23269.01 ENG
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (エイティーン・ホイーラー) is a Sega NAOMI arcade semi-trailer truck driving game developed by Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 and manufactured by Sega .
Gameplay
In the game the player drives a large 18-wheel American truck from one destination to another, attempting to avoid obstacles (and rivals) so as not to damage the load. However, more points are awarded for fast times, and you must beat your rival in order to succeed.
Trucks
Asphalt Cowboy
Stream Line
Long Horn
Highway Cat
Nippon Maru
History
Development
Main article: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker/Development .
The game was conceived by Kazuhiro Goji [30] [31] [32] , a designer within Sega AM4 , which was renamed Sega Mechatro earlier the same year 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker was released. The temporary title for the game was '18 WHEELER: PRO-TRUCKER ACROSS THE AMERICA [32] [33] , and the concept designs were created by Goji using Adobe Illustrator , and were written by Keiichi Matsunami , who at the time was not employed by Sega, instead at either Video System or Media Design & Art, but would later work for the game's 3rd known development team: Sega AM2 (known as Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 for much of 1999).
Various details about the development were revealed by Keiichi Matsunami on Twitter shortly after departing Sega in 2023. This includes driving the actual Route 99 to capture background visual reference[34] [35] , spending a lot of time adjusting his favourite moment in the game to make it funny, the beginning of stage 2[36] [37] , his body's experiences with the cabinet's vibration[38] [39] , being asked to remove vulgar enemy dialogue like "Stupid Jerk!" [40] [41] , getting a driver's license specifically to feel more comfortable developing the game[42] concept designs for the course[43] [44] [45] and and Dreamcast -exclusive features[47] [48] .
Legacy
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker was released exclusively to Japanese arcades in December 1999, the game was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast courtesy of developer CRI and publisher Sega the next year, with eventual PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube ports being released one year after that. The Sega Dreamcast version was planned to include online play[49] , but the feature was ultimately scrapped before release.
In February 2002, Sega AM2 released a spiritual sequel, The King of Route 66 . Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on 18 Wheeler arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[50] [51]
Production credits
Main article: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker/Production credits .
Digital manuals
US manual (deluxe; addendum)
Magazine articles
Main article: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
NAOMI version
PDF
NAOMI US flyer
Dreamcast version
Photo gallery
Artwork
Physical scans
NAOMI version
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NAOMI, US (deluxe)
Cart
Dreamcast version
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Dreamcast, US
Cover
GameCube version
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GameCube, FR/NL
Cover
GameCube, DE
Cover
GameCube, ES
Cover
GameCube, IT
Cover
GameCube, AU
Cover
GameCube, AU (alt)
Cover
PlayStation 2 version
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PlayStation 2, JP
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PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc
PlayStation 2, FR/NL
Cover
PlayStation 2, DE
Cover
PlayStation 2, ES
Cover
PlayStation 2, IT
Cover
PlayStation 2, AU
Cover
Technical information
Main article: 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker/Technical information .
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
?
2001-02-02
GD-R
Page
?
2001-04-05
GD-R
Page
✔
CRC32
f827ab43
MD5
0581d5e7a897de3b1c999e823b31287d
SHA-1
5fea37dc1e9b4e7112f14e81bfda67e38410bd11
1,459,978,240
Disc (US)
✔
CRC32
fa022acd
MD5
eb0c047c08553c724dfee090a259794f
SHA-1
76aeb734574df9e335b25ff46bfe34ab082cc04e
1,459,978,240
Disc (EU)
?
CRC32
ad289205
MD5
36e8da0a88826bf6e1f6e9e3ceace7b4
SHA-1
e651488b2755bfc17d593a14308127eaf37e1014
1,459,978,240
Disc (JP)
?
2001-11-12
NR disc
Page
?
CRC32
ec20fe5d
MD5
0df6cec0e01e38738fb1e7fb199bb4d8
SHA-1
6ca9b541aa5ad9479601d4c169e49120b6e0e4d8
750,033,984
CD-ROM (EU)
SLES-50214 (V1.01)
?
CRC32
af923475
MD5
eea1e51b15b8ce43af264dec8ca19f36
SHA-1
10bcc9520c1eebd47f6a2304c17d738b0a421015
749,866,992
CD-ROM (US)
SLUS-20210 (V1.00)
External links
Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
Sega.com Asia webpage: Dreamcast
Sega.com Asia webpage (Chinese): Dreamcast
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker on PlayStation.com: JP
Nintendo catalogue pages: JP , US , US (later) , AU (archive), UK
References
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