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Roadsters (video game)

March 16, 2024

Roadsters (working title: Roadsters Trophy) is a racing game released by Titus Software for Nintendo 64 in 1999, and for PlayStation, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color in 2000. It is a car racing game that features both licensed cars from manufacturers (e.g. Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, Lotus) and unlicensed cars from imaginary manufacturers that are based on and bear great resemblance to their equivalent, real car models. The game also includes a multi-player mode supports up to 2 human players that can compete in any of the available circuits with 4 more CPU controlled racers.[3] A PlayStation 2 version was originally planned to release on April 11, 2001.[4]

Roadsters
European Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s)Titus Interactive (Nintendo 64)
Genetic Fantasia (Game Boy Color)
Smart Dog (PlayStation)
Player 1 (Dreamcast)
Publisher(s)Titus Interactive
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: December 14, 1999[1]
  • EU: December 17, 1999
Game Boy Color
  • NA: January 2000
  • EU: 2000
Dreamcast, PlayStation
  • NA: March 20, 2000[2]
  • EU: July 7, 2000 (DC)
  • EU: 2000 (PS)
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

Roadsters is a car racing game that features both licensed cars from manufacturers (e.g. Mitsubishi, Alfa Romeo, Lotus) and unlicensed cars from imaginary manufacturers that are based on and bear great resemblance to their equivalent, real car models. The game has 8 racers and 34 cars from which players can choose from and 4 modes in total.

In the Roadster Trophy, the player starts by selecting one of the available racers and is given a sum of money that must be used to acquire a car. There are 3 divisions in which the player can compete on with the 3rd being of the easiest difficulty and requiring less money to participate; the 1st being the most difficult one and needing a higher amount of money in order to participate. More money can be earned by winning the races and that in turn allows to buy new cars or upgrade the ones that are already in possession. In Quick Race the player can select the racer, car, circuit and weather conditions, and race against 7 more CPU controlled players.

The game also includes a Multi-Player mode which supports up to 2 human players that can compete in any of the available circuits with 4 more CPU controlled racers. The mode allows for either vertical or horizontal split screen. Like Quick Race mode, the player can also select here the racer, car, circuit and weather conditions but without the competition of the other modes, the player races against time for as many laps as the player wants.[3]

Reception edit

The Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions received mixed reviews, while the Dreamcast and Game Boy Color versions received unfavorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[5][6][7][8] Michael Wolf of NextGen said of the N64 version in its April 2000 issue, "While not as adrenaline-pumping as San Francisco Rush, it's a solid game with a decent engine that will certainly tide racing fans over until Nintendo releases Ridge Racer 64."[31] Three issues later, however, Greg Orlando said that the Dreamcast version "provides a rather straight and uninterrupted ride to ennui."[30]

Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said of the Nintendo 64 version in one review, "While it doesn't grab victory honors in the racing genre, Roadsters still crosses the finish line with a flourish. Both casual drivers and hardcore racers will enjoy taking a ride with this impressive game."[33][c] In another GamePro review, however, The Freshman said that the same N64 version "isn't bad, it's just average, which is a good thing for Titus (infamous for Superman for the N64). If you really need another racer for the N64, get this one. If not, wait for Ridge Racer 64, or just go play Beetle Adventure Racing again. Your N64'll thank you."[34][d] Later, The D-Pad Destroyer said that the Dreamcast version "could have been a lot better, but it just doesn't seem like the developers put enough care into it. With so many problems, especially in its control, Roadsters is about as fun as the flu during Spring Break."[35][e] The Freshman said that the PlayStation version "isn't the worst PSX racer out there, but it's far from the best. You're better off with a Need for Speed or a Ridge Racer if you want arcade racing on the PSX."[36][f]

Notes edit

  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the Nintendo 64 version, two critics gave it each a score of 4.5/10, while one gave it 3.5/10, and the other 3/10.
  2. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the Dreamcast version, one critic gave it 51, another gave it 53, and a third gave it 60.
  3. ^ In one review, GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 4/5 scores for graphics and fun factor, 2/5 for sound, and 4.5/5 for control.
  4. ^ In another review, GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 4/5 scores for graphics and control, and two 3.5/5 scores for sound and fun factor.
  5. ^ GamePro gave the Dreamcast version 4/5 for graphics, 3.5/5 for sound, 2.5/5 for control, and 3/5 for fun factor.
  6. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.

References edit

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  2. ^ . Titus Interactive. March 20, 2000. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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  18. ^ Weitzner, Jason "Fury" (May 2000). "Roadsters (DC)". GameFan. Vol. 8, no. 5. Shinno Media. pp. 56–57. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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Roadsters working title Roadsters Trophy is a racing game released by Titus Software for Nintendo 64 in 1999 and for PlayStation Dreamcast and Game Boy Color in 2000 It is a car racing game that features both licensed cars from manufacturers e g Mitsubishi Alfa Romeo Lotus and unlicensed cars from imaginary manufacturers that are based on and bear great resemblance to their equivalent real car models The game also includes a multi player mode supports up to 2 human players that can compete in any of the available circuits with 4 more CPU controlled racers 3 A PlayStation 2 version was originally planned to release on April 11 2001 4 RoadstersEuropean Nintendo 64 cover artDeveloper s Titus Interactive Nintendo 64 Genetic Fantasia Game Boy Color Smart Dog PlayStation Player 1 Dreamcast Publisher s Titus InteractivePlatform s Nintendo 64 PlayStation Dreamcast Game Boy ColorReleaseNintendo 64NA December 14 1999 1 EU December 17 1999Game Boy ColorNA January 2000EU 2000Dreamcast PlayStationNA March 20 2000 2 EU July 7 2000 DC EU 2000 PS Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksGameplay editRoadsters is a car racing game that features both licensed cars from manufacturers e g Mitsubishi Alfa Romeo Lotus and unlicensed cars from imaginary manufacturers that are based on and bear great resemblance to their equivalent real car models The game has 8 racers and 34 cars from which players can choose from and 4 modes in total In the Roadster Trophy the player starts by selecting one of the available racers and is given a sum of money that must be used to acquire a car There are 3 divisions in which the player can compete on with the 3rd being of the easiest difficulty and requiring less money to participate the 1st being the most difficult one and needing a higher amount of money in order to participate More money can be earned by winning the races and that in turn allows to buy new cars or upgrade the ones that are already in possession In Quick Race the player can select the racer car circuit and weather conditions and race against 7 more CPU controlled players The game also includes a Multi Player mode which supports up to 2 human players that can compete in any of the available circuits with 4 more CPU controlled racers The mode allows for either vertical or horizontal split screen Like Quick Race mode the player can also select here the racer car circuit and weather conditions but without the competition of the other modes the player races against time for as many laps as the player wants 3 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreDreamcastGBCN64PSGameRankings45 5 30 6 65 7 63 8 Review scoresPublicationScoreDreamcastGBCN64PSAllGameN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 CNET Gamecenter1 10 11 N A6 10 12 N AElectronic Gaming MonthlyN AN A3 875 10 13 a N AEP Daily4 5 10 14 N A5 10 15 N AGame Informer5 5 10 16 N A7 10 17 N AGameFan J W 60 18 55 19 b N A82 20 N AGameRevolutionN AN AC 21 N AGameSpot4 2 10 22 N A4 8 10 23 N AGameSpy3 10 24 N AN AN AIGN4 6 10 25 3 10 26 7 5 10 27 3 10 28 N64 MagazineN AN A80 29 N ANext Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 N A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 31 N ANintendo PowerN AN A7 5 10 32 N A The Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions received mixed reviews while the Dreamcast and Game Boy Color versions received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings 5 6 7 8 Michael Wolf of NextGen said of the N64 version in its April 2000 issue While not as adrenaline pumping as San Francisco Rush it s a solid game with a decent engine that will certainly tide racing fans over until Nintendo releases Ridge Racer 64 31 Three issues later however Greg Orlando said that the Dreamcast version provides a rather straight and uninterrupted ride to ennui 30 Four Eyed Dragon of GamePro said of the Nintendo 64 version in one review While it doesn t grab victory honors in the racing genre Roadsters still crosses the finish line with a flourish Both casual drivers and hardcore racers will enjoy taking a ride with this impressive game 33 c In another GamePro review however The Freshman said that the same N64 version isn t bad it s just average which is a good thing for Titus infamous for Superman for the N64 If you really need another racer for the N64 get this one If not wait for Ridge Racer 64 or just go play Beetle Adventure Racing again Your N64 ll thank you 34 d Later The D Pad Destroyer said that the Dreamcast version could have been a lot better but it just doesn t seem like the developers put enough care into it With so many problems especially in its control Roadsters is about as fun as the flu during Spring Break 35 e The Freshman said that the PlayStation version isn t the worst PSX racer out there but it s far from the best You re better off with a Need for Speed or a Ridge Racer if you want arcade racing on the PSX 36 f Notes edit In Electronic Gaming Monthly s review of the Nintendo 64 version two critics gave it each a score of 4 5 10 while one gave it 3 5 10 and the other 3 10 In GameFan s viewpoint of the Dreamcast version one critic gave it 51 another gave it 53 and a third gave it 60 In one review GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 4 5 scores for graphics and fun factor 2 5 for sound and 4 5 5 for control In another review GamePro gave the Nintendo 64 version two 4 5 scores for graphics and control and two 3 5 5 scores for sound and fun factor GamePro gave the Dreamcast version 4 5 for graphics 3 5 5 for sound 2 5 5 for control and 3 5 for fun factor GamePro gave the PlayStation version three 3 5 scores for graphics sound and fun factor and 3 5 5 for control References edit IGN staff December 14 1999 Roadsters Goes Dirt Cheap IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on November 18 2023 Retrieved November 18 2023 ROADSTERS SET TO ZOOM INTO STORES Mustang Give Away Excites Consumers Retailers Titus Interactive March 20 2000 Archived from the original on February 11 2001 Retrieved March 4 2021 a b Titus Software 1999 Roadsters Manual Video Game release dates The Pantagraph Lee Enterprises March 29 2001 p 65 Retrieved November 18 2023 via Newspapers com a b Roadsters for Dreamcast GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 5 2019 Retrieved March 4 2021 a b Roadsters for Game Boy Color GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 22 2019 Retrieved March 4 2021 a b Roadsters for Nintendo 64 GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 12 2019 Retrieved March 4 2021 a b Roadsters for PlayStation GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 27 2019 Retrieved March 4 2021 Scoleri III Joseph Roadsters N64 Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 16 2014 Retrieved March 4 2021 Kanarick Mark Roadsters PS Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 16 2014 Retrieved March 4 2021 Mahood Andy April 21 2000 Roadsters DC Incomplete Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved March 5 2021 Mahood Andy February 4 2000 Roadsters N64 Gamecenter CNET Archived from the original on August 23 2000 Retrieved March 5 2021 Chou Che Johnston Chris Hager Dean Davison John February 2000 Roadsters N64 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 127 Ziff Davis p 180 Archived from the original on October 29 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 Nash Jeff May 28 2000 Roadsters DC The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on September 10 2002 Retrieved November 18 2023 Conlin Shaun February 16 2000 Roadsters N64 EP Daily Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on February 23 2002 Retrieved November 18 2023 Roadsters DC Game Informer No 86 FuncoLand June 2000 Roadsters Trophy sic N64 Game Informer No 81 FuncoLand January 2000 Weitzner Jason Fury May 2000 Roadsters DC GameFan Vol 8 no 5 Shinno Media pp 56 57 Retrieved March 5 2021 Mylonas Eric ECM Ngo George Eggo Rodriguez Tyrone Cerberus May 2000 Roadsters DC GameFan Vol 8 no 5 Shinno Media p 14 Retrieved March 5 2021 REVIEW for Roadsters N64 GameFan Shinno Media December 17 1999 Amsbury Robert April 2000 Roadsters Review N64 GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on October 9 2015 Retrieved March 4 2021 Stahl Ben April 11 2000 Roadsters Review DC date mislabeled as March 4 2004 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on November 7 2004 Retrieved November 18 2023 Stahl Ben December 22 1999 Roadsters Trophy sic Review N64 date mislabeled as April 28 2000 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on December 20 2004 Retrieved November 18 2023 Jetzep March 24 2000 Roadsters PlanetDreamcast IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on January 23 2009 Retrieved March 4 2021 Dunham Jeremy March 27 2000 Roadsters Review DC IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on April 17 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 Harris Craig February 23 2000 Roadsters GBC IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on April 17 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 Boulding Aaron January 6 2000 Roadsters N64 IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on March 3 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 Bishop Samuel May 1 2000 Roadsters PS IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on November 18 2023 Retrieved November 18 2023 Weaver Tim Christmas 1999 Roadsters N64 Magazine No 36 Future Publishing pp 58 59 a b Orlando Greg July 2000 Roadsters DC NextGen No 67 Imagine Media p 91 Retrieved March 4 2021 a b Wolf Michael April 2000 Roadsters N64 NextGen No 64 Imagine Media p 85 Retrieved March 4 2021 Roadsters Nintendo Power Vol 128 Nintendo of America January 2000 p 144 Archived from the original on October 29 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 Four Eyed Dragon February 2000 Roadsters N64 GamePro No 137 IDG p 102 Archived from the original on October 29 2021 Retrieved November 18 2023 The Freshman December 30 1999 Roadsters N64 GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on March 19 2005 Retrieved March 4 2021 The D Pad Destroyer April 24 2000 Roadsters Review for Dreamcast on GamePro com GamePro IDG Archived from the original on March 15 2004 Retrieved March 4 2021 The Freshman April 21 2000 Roadsters Review for PlayStation on GamePro com GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on March 15 2004 Retrieved March 4 2021 External links editRoadsters at MobyGames Roadsters Game Boy Color at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roadsters video game amp oldid 1185746314, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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