Street Racer

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Street Racer
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Krisalis/Shaun Hollingworth,
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (12 tracks)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
4 Way Play, Team Player,
Sega Saturn
Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-177016-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJUB0423
Sega Mega Drive
IT
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-17702G
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-17702H-50

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Street Racer is a racing game developed by Vivid Image and published by Ubisoft for numerous consoles and computers including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Saturn.

The Mega Drive version of the game was not released in Japan or North America, though did make it to Brazil and Europe. Plans for a North American version were put in place (even getting to the stage of having its own box art with ESRB rating), but were cancelled. Likewise the Saturn version of the game was not released in North America. Sega Game Gear and Sega 32X versions were also in development, but were never released in any region.

Gameplay

Similar to Super Mario Kart, Street Racer game allows the user to select one of many cartoon-like characters, racing around a circuit, avoiding obstacles and using special items.

Due to various hardware restrictions, gameplay differs among platforms - the Mega Drive version of the game has the player travel along a road in a similar manner to Hang-On or OutRun, whereas the Saturn version renders its levels through 3D geometry, allowing the user to see more of the stage. The Japanese Saturn version of the game is called Street Racer Extra (ストリート レーサー エクストラ) due to these additions.

Unusually for the time, the Saturn version offers more detailed stages with more scenery than its PlayStation counterpart, and also runs at a higher screen resolution. The changes are particularly noticeable on the "Raph" stages, where a grassland with a few hills on the PlayStation has become a small European-style town on the Saturn.

Characters

Hodja
Frank
Suzulu
Biff
Raph
Surf Sister
Helmut
Sumo San
Rabbit

Magazine articles

Main article: Street Racer/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Street Racer/Promotional material.

Artwork

  • Prototype Saturn US box art

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90
90 №29, p38-39[7]
94 №12, p70-71
88 №31, p72-73[3]
83 №53, p90-91
95 №66, p28-35
93 №45, p64-67
93 №58, p12
Sega Mega Drive
 91
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[9]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
90
[10]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[11]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[12]
Mega (UK) PAL
93
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
66
[15]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[3]
Player One (FR)
83
[17]
Power Up! (UK)
90
[18]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
93
[20]
Svet Kompjutera (YU)
78
[21]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
93
[22]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[23]
Top Consoles (FR)
70
[24]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
93
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
 82
Based on
19 reviews

Street Racer

Mega Drive, EU
StreetRacer MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
StreetRacer MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Street Racer MD EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, IT
StreetRacer MD IT Box.jpg
Cover
StreetRacer MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, BR
StreetRacer MD BR cover.jpg
Cover
StreetRacer MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
StreetRacer MD SE Box Rental.jpg
Cover

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
55 №419, p33
85 №50, p46
78 №101
87 №50, p56-59[6]
85 №70, p116-117
82 №14, p72-73[26]
63 №1996-22, p278[27]
62 №, p14[28]
Sega Saturn
 75
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Saturn
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Street Racer

Saturn, EU
StreetRacer Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
StreetRacer Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
StreetRacer Saturn JP Box Back.jpgStreetRacer Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
StreetRacer Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
StreetRacer Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Unreleased versions

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Street Racer
System(s): Sega Game Gear, Sega 32X
Publisher: Ubisoft
Planned release date(s): 1995

Street Racer was intended for release on the 32X shortly after the Mega Drive, however this version was cancelled (possibly in favour of the Saturn version). A Game Gear port was also in development for an expected release in November 1995[29]. This too was cancelled for reasons unknown.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
437,796,576 CD-ROM (EU) T-17702H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
439,092,528 1996-09-15 CD-ROM (JP) T-17702G V1.000

References

  1. ↑ File:SegaMagazine UK 15.pdf, page 28
  2. ↑ File:CVG UK 160.pdf, page 40
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ File:GamesWorld DE 0708.pdf, page 69
  5. ↑ File:CVG UK 181.pdf, page 49
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 56
  7. ↑ File:GamesMaster UK 029.pdf, page 39
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 225
  9. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 208
  10. ↑ GamesMaster, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-16), page 38
  11. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
  12. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 73
  13. ↑ Mega, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-31), page 20
  14. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
  15. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 74
  16. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 68
  17. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  18. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 08, 1995" (UK; 1995-07-08), page 1
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 28
  20. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-13), page 64
  21. ↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Mart 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
  22. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "18 August 1995" (UK; 1995-08-05), page 12
  23. ↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  24. ↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 72
  25. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 183
  26. ↑ File:SSM_UK_14.pdf, page 72
  27. ↑ File:SSM JP 19961227 1996-22.pdf, page 280
  28. ↑ Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16
  29. ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 48
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