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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is third-person stock car racing game released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It was exclusive to North America.
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==Gameplay==
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''ESPN Speedworld'' is a 16-bit rendition of [[wikipedia:NASCAR|NASCAR]], only without the NASCAR license. The objective is to race around a series of banked oval tracks and finish first.
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There is no in-game music.
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==Versions==
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''ESPN Speedworld'' was released for the Mega Drive and Super NES at around the same time, and the two versions are very similar. The primary difference is that the SNES version has more on-screen colours and more interesting screen transitions (as opposed to the Mega Drive's fade to black). The technology used for drawing the tracks is identical (that is to say, "mode 7" is not utilised on the SNES similar to ''Mario Kart'' or ''F-Zero'').
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The Mega Drive version's vehicles advertise Sega, ESPN and Sony (Imagesoft), while all advertising was removed from the SNES version (which includes billboards at the side of the road).
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==Promotional material==
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|gamepro|64|27-33
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|egm2|5|217
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{{sub-stub}}'''''ESPN Speedworld''''' is third-person stock car racing game released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]]. It was exclusive to North America.
 
  
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==Physical scans==
===Mega Drive Version===
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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==References==
[[Category:Mega Drive Games]]
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[[Category:Mega Drive Racing Games]]
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Revision as of 10:12, 22 June 2020

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ESPNSpeedworld title.png

ESPN Speedworld
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-93166
Non-Sega versions

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ESPN Speedworld is third-person stock car racing game released for the Sega Mega Drive. It was exclusive to North America.

Gameplay

ESPN Speedworld is a 16-bit rendition of NASCAR, only without the NASCAR license. The objective is to race around a series of banked oval tracks and finish first.

There is no in-game music.

Versions

ESPN Speedworld was released for the Mega Drive and Super NES at around the same time, and the two versions are very similar. The primary difference is that the SNES version has more on-screen colours and more interesting screen transitions (as opposed to the Mega Drive's fade to black). The technology used for drawing the tracks is identical (that is to say, "mode 7" is not utilised on the SNES similar to Mario Kart or F-Zero).

The Mega Drive version's vehicles advertise Sega, ESPN and Sony (Imagesoft), while all advertising was removed from the SNES version (which includes billboards at the side of the road).

Magazine articles

Main article: ESPN Speedworld/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)[1]
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[2]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
0
[3]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[4]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
21
[5]
Play Time (DE)
20
[6]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
47
[7]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[8]
Sega Mega Drive
35
Based on
7 reviews

ESPN Speedworld

Mega Drive, US
ESPNSpeedworld MD US Box.jpg
Cover
ESPNSpeedWorld MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
ESPN Speedworld MD US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 f50be478
MD5 20e80d5615deecd667862cba911b335e
SHA-1 9400a2ee865f11d68c766059318d6fe69987d89b
2MB 1994-07 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 ab12849a
MD5 32a74c6ac7b91000e60cae740a0f4e3c
SHA-1 2d69701a22929a751483e6f3ccf126dcccdbd38a
2MB 1994-07 Page

References



ESPN-branded games for Sega systems or published by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) | ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) | ESPN Speedworld (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
ESPN Baseball Tonight (1994) | ESPN National Hockey Night (1994) ESPN Sunday Night NFL (1994) | ESPN NBA Hangtime '95 (1994)
Sega Dreamcast
ESPN International Track & Field (2000) | ESPN NBA 2Night (2000) | ESPN Baseball Tonight (unreleased) | ESPN Links Golf (unreleased)
Sony PlayStation 2
ESPN College Hoops (2003) | ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL Football (2003) | ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) | ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) | ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
Xbox
ESPN College Hoops (2003) | ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL Football (2003) | ESPN NHL Hockey (2003) | ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (2004) | ESPN Major League Baseball (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) | ESPN NHL 2K5 (2004)
Book
Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NFL Football (2003) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: ESPN NBA Basketball (2003) | ESPN NFL 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004) | ESPN NBA 2K5 Official Strategy Guide (2004)