Wacky Races

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Wacky Races
System(s): Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Infogrames North America (US), Infogrames Europe (EU)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Race Controller, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Dreamcast
US
$39.9939.99[1] T-15113N
Sega Dreamcast
EU
T-15106D-50
Sega Dreamcast
UK
£39.9939.99[3][2] T-15106D-05
Sega Dreamcast
ES/IT
T-15106D-60
Sega Dreamcast
DE/NL
T-15106D-82
Sega Dreamcast
AU
Sega Dreamcast
BR
197346

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Wacky Races is a Sega Dreamcast game based on the TV show of the same name. It was released in 2000, and should not be confused with other Wacky Races games for the NES or computers of the early 1990s.

The game is cell-shaded, and sees the player compete against other drivers from the series around a selection of tracks. Unfortunately, despite there being eleven racers in the show, only eight can compete at one time.

Trivia

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A number of developers would eventually work at SUMO Digital to work on Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

Magazine articles

Main article: Wacky Races/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #132: "July 2000" (2000-06-06)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)[5]
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #11: "No. 11" (2000-07-13)
also published in:
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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #12: "No. 12" (2000-08-10)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №21, p74[8]
87 №102, p126[9]
80 №224, p88[10]
60 №11, p76-77[3]
Sega Dreamcast
77
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
50
[11]
Arcade (UK) PAL
75
[8]
Click! (PL)
47
[12]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
87
[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[10]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[13]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
60
[3]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
93
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[14]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
78
[15]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
82
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
70
[17]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
88
[18]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
75
[19]
GameWEEK (US) NTSC-U
58
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
60
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
78
[22]
Neo Plus (PL)
70
[23]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
75
[24]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[25]
Play (PL)
86
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U
74
[4]
Strana Igr (RU)
68
[27]
Video Games (DE) PAL
83
[28]
Sega Dreamcast
73
Based on
24 reviews

Wacky Races

Dreamcast, US
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Dreamcast, UK
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Dreamcast, FR
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Dreamcast, DE/NL
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Dreamcast, IT/ES
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Dreamcast, BR
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References

  1. Press release: 2000-06-27: Infogrames Sends Wacky Races, the Zaniest Prank-Pulling Cartoon Racing Game Skidding Into Stores This Week
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 09.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 09.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:DCUK 11.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DCUK 11.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:SegaMagazin DE 82.pdf, page 19 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazin DE 82.pdf_p19" defined multiple times with different content
  5. GamePro, "August 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 101
  6. Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 12
  7. Computer & Video Games, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 62
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Arcade UK 21.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 21.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 102.pdf, page 126 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 102.pdf_p126" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:CVG UK 224.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 224.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  11. Ação Games, "Outubro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 53
  12. Click!, "17/2000" (PL; 2000-08-17), page 25
  13. Dreamcast Monthly, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 66
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 157
  15. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 296
  16. Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 56
  17. GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
  18. GamesMaster, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-12), page 80
  19. Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 60
  20. GameWEEK, "July 3, 2000" (US; 2000-07-03), page 17
  21. MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 59
  22. Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 49
  23. Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 45
  24. Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 105
  25. Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 80
  26. Play, "Luty 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 20
  27. Strana Igr, "Mart 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
  28. Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 75



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