Monster Truck Wars
From Sega Retro
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System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Gremlin Graphics Software | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Sega-Ozisoft (Australia)
Buena Vista Home Video, S.A. (Spain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: United States Hot Rod Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Driving[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Monster Truck Wars is a top-down racing game for the Sega Game Gear sponsored by the United States Hot Rod Association (USHRA).
Contents
Gameplay
Trucks
Carolina Crusher | |
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Grave Digger | |
Invader | |
Taurus | |
Predator | |
Equalizer | |
History
Development
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48 | |
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Based on 3 reviews |
A Sega Mega Drive version, at one point set to be published under the Arena Entertainment name[6] was planned for release in September 1994[7][8], later November[9] and then January 1995[10], but was cancelled for unknown reasons. This version was usually referred to as USHRA Monster Truck Wars.
Prerelease
The game was once scheduled to be published in Japan by Acclaim Japan.[11]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Monster Truck Wars/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)
Artwork
Physical scans
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49 | |
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Based on 4 reviews |
Technical information
ROM dump status
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256kB | Cartridge (US/EU) |
References
- ↑ File:MonsterTruckWars GG EU Box Back.jpg
- ↑ Games World Magazin, "" (DE; 1995-02-17), page 19
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 186
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 326
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 116
- ↑ Acclaim US product catalogue; 1994, page 31
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Megazone, "August 1994" (AU; 1994-0x-xx), page 19
- ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 7
- ↑ Mega Power, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 7
- ↑ https://www.smspower.org/forums/6851-RumouredGameGearReleases (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-13 03:25)
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 107
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 19
- ↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 104
- ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-26), page 56
- ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82
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