4 Wheel Thunder

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4 Wheel Thunder
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Midway Home Entertainment
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9949.99[4] T-9708N
ESRB: Everyone
Sega Dreamcast
DE
T-9706D-51
USK: 0
Sega Dreamcast
FR
T-9706D-51
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[2][3] T-9706D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
DE/FR/NL
T-9706D-51
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Dreamcast
ES/UK/IT
T-9706D-61
ELSPA: 3+ OK

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4 Wheel Thunder is an off-road racing game developed exclusively for the Sega Dreamcast by Kalisto Entertainment.

History

It was published by Midway Games as part of the Thunder racing franchise - the second game in the series to be released on the Dreamcast after Hydro Thunder. The game was not released in Japan.

The game had a protracted development timeline, originally being announced as Xleration in the summer of 1999, before changing its name to Offroad Thunder in October and eventually settling on 4 Wheel Thunder.

Magazine articles

Main article: 4 Wheel Thunder/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #141: "June 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Expert Gamer (US) #72: "June 2000" (2000-05-23)
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #9: "No. 9" (2000-05-18)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
77
[6]
Arcade (UK)
50
[7]
Consoles Max (FR)
78
[8]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
86
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[10]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
80
[3]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
70
[11]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
67
[13]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
81
[14]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
80
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
90
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[17]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
33
[18]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[21]
Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL
71
[22]
Neo Plus (PL)
50
[23]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[24]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[25]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
70
[4]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
70
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
87
[27]
Silicon Mag (US) NTSC-U
83
[28]
Video Games (DE) PAL
87
[29]
Sega Dreamcast
72
Based on
27 reviews

4 Wheel Thunder

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
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Inlay
Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1,190,168,448 2000-04-05 GD-ROM (US) T-9708N V1.002

References

  1. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 46
  2. 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-17), page 96
  3. 3.0 3.1 DC-UK, "May 2000" (UK; 2000-04-xx), page 24
  4. 4.0 4.1 Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July/August 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 112
  5. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 37
  6. 576 Konzol, "Október 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  7. Arcade, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-23), page 78
  8. Consoles Max, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 117
  9. Consoles +, "Mai 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 104
  10. Dreamcast Monthly, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 74
  11. Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Mai/Juin 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 78
  12. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 8" (UK; 2000-04-20), page 60
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-06), page 139
  14. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 8
  15. Fun Generation, "05/2000" (DE; 2000-04-19), page 68
  16. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 7: July 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 14
  17. GamePro, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 90
  18. Gamers' Republic, "June 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 79
  19. Incite Video Gaming, "July 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 103
  20. MAN!AC, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 52
  21. Mega Fun, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 66
  22. Mr. Dreamcast, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-04-27), page 66
  23. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 44
  24. Next Generation, "July 2000" (US; 2000-06-20), page 90
  25. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "June 2000" (UK; 2000-05-11), page 78
  26. Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Abril 2000" (ES; 2000-0x-xx), page 48
  27. Sega Magazin, "Juni 2000" (DE; 2000-05-03), page 18
  28. Silicon Mag, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 14
  29. Video Games, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-04), page 96


4 Wheel Thunder

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