Test Drive 6

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Test Drive 6
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America
Developer: Pitbull Syndicate
Supporting companies: Tommy Tallarico Studios (sound effects)
Licensor: Aston Martin, Audi, Caterham, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, Nissan, Panoz, Plymoth, Saleen, Shelby, Subaru, Toyota, TVR, Venturi
Peripherals supported: Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Racing
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code US 1999-12-15 $49.9949.99 T-15102N
Non-Sega versions PlayStation Windows PC

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Test Drive 6 is a racing game released for numerous consoles including the Sega Dreamcast. It was developed by Pitbull Syndicate, published by Infogrames in 1999, and as the name suggests, is the sixth "main" entry in the Test Drive series which started in 1987 on home computers and continues to this day.

Gameplay

Cars

Class 1

	Jaguar XK-R
	Audi TT
	Ford Mustang 428 CJ
	Plymouth Barracuda
	Lotus Elise
	Dodge Charger
	Caterham 7
	Marcos Mantaray
	Lotus Esprit Turbo
	Ford Mustang LX 5.0
	Ford F150 Lightning
	Plymouth Prowler

Class 2

	Lotus Esprit V8
	Nissan Skyline GTR
	Venturi Atlantique
	Subaru Impreza
	Ford Super Stallion
	Shelby Series 1
	TVR Griffith
	Panoz Esperante
	Dodge Concept

Class 3

	Shelby Cobra
	Dodge Viper GTS
	Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
	Venturi 400GT
	TVR Cerbera
	Jaguar XK-180
	Saleen Mustang

Class 4

	Ford GT-40
	Aston Martin Project Vantage
	Nissan R390 GT-1
	Lotus GT1
	Jaguar XJ-220
	Dodge Viper GTS-R
	TVR Speed 12
	Toyota GT-One

Tracks

	Rome
	London
	Pelton Raceway Circuit
	Ireland Circuit
	England Circuit
	Cape Hatteras Circuit
	Egypt Circuit

History

Test Drive 6 was the second Test Drive game to be released on a Sega platform as the series has typically been aligned with the PlayStation and Windows-based PCs. The only other two Test Drive games to see a release on a Sega console were The Duel: Test Drive II on the Sega Mega Drive and Le Mans 24 Hours, a spin-off game released for the Dreamcast in 2000.

V-Rally 2 Expert Edition was also sold under the name Test Drive V-Rally in North America, as had similarly happened with the PlayStation games in the V-Rally series, which were released in the US by Electronic Arts as spinoffs of the Need for Speed series. Whereas both Le Mans 24 Hours and V-Rally 2 saw an international release, Test Drive 6 on the Dreamcast was exclusive to North America. The likely reason for this was due to Cryo Interactive, the publisher of the game in Europe, not supporting the Dreamcast (as the publisher never released any games for the system).

Production credits

• Development and Additional Design by The Pitbull Syndicate, Ltd.
• Produced and Published by Infogrames

PITBULL SYNDICATE LTD.

• Programmed by: Snake, Gareth Briggs, Ian Copeland, Chris Kirby, Bob Troughton, Mike Troughton, Mark Wilkinson
• Art by: Darren Abbott, Les Burney, Mike Clegg, Steve Dietz, Jonathan Kay, Arshad Khalid, Mike Pirso, Kevin Preston, Tony Pringle, Gareth Pugh, Stuart Neal, John Steele, David Taylor, Katherine Wilson
• Design/AI Data/Testing: Daz Kelly
• Design/Object Placement/Testing: Tony Charlton
• Studio Manager: David Burton

INFOGRAMES NORTH AMERICA

• Executive Producer: Chris Downend
• Producers: Matthew Guzenda, Slade Anderson
• Associate Producers: Gerald "Smuv" DeYoung, Sean Michael Fish
• QA Czar: Sam Newman
• QA Lead Analyst: Erik Johnson
• QA Analysts: Eric Alberson, Bill Fitts, Chuck Nunez, Rick Fish, Jason Cote, Shawn Shinn, Greg Akatiff, Jason Cordero, Ted Tomasko, Casey Anderson, Jeff Loney, Steve Zupan, Clayton Wolfe
• Sound Effects: Tommy Tallarico Studios
• USA Mastering Supervisor: Luis Rivas
• Director of Marketing, Sports & Racing: Steve Allison
• Product Marketing Managers: Craig Howe, Laddie Ervin
• Documentation: W.D. Robinson, Bruce Harlick
• Creative Services: Jill Dos Santos, Matt Abrams, Mark Glover, Eric Larson, Aurelie Guerin
• Corporate Communications: Erica Krishnamurthy, Tom Richardson, Mika Kelly, Rhoda Wawrzynski
• Licensing: Melanie Sherk, Gabrielle Benham, Dianthe Harris
• Online Marketing: Jonathan Tagle, Ray Massa, Daniel Grove

• Special Thanks: Sue, Flea, Rufus, Pip, Michelle, Wompa, Ros, Michelle & Jude Pirso, Gianna, Rachel Crowe, Ben Pugh, The Big Man, Mark Butler, Carlos Sarria Videologic Ltd., Jay Stevens, Nathan Leon, John Gillan, Kevin Keenan, Mondo Media, Deb Charlton, Wiebke Vallentin, Jessilyn Guzenda, Nancy Downend, Alex Knastab, Stan Thurgood, Jackie Thurgood, Brian Webber, Rich and John, Kris Anderson, Summer Anderson, Jan Wilkinson, Benn, Adam and Katharine, William Travis, Simon Dixon, Ferris Kawar, Joe Gallegos, Arra Yerganian

Source:

US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Test Drive 6/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #124: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)
also published in:

• Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #2: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 576 Konzol (HU) 35 Ação Games (BR) 95 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-U 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 41 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) 81 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 95 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 78 Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U 42 Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U 40 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 25 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U 40 Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U 75 Strana Igr (RU) 50

	60
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Test Drive 6

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Manual Inlay

Technical information

Main article: Test Drive 6/Technical information.

External links

• Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast