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Top Gear (video game)

January 01, 1970

Top Gear[a] is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, published by Kemco and developed by Gremlin Graphics in 1992. The objective of the game is to become the fastest driver in the world by racing other drivers across several nations.

Top Gear
North American cover art
Developer(s)Gremlin Graphics
Publisher(s)Kemco
Programmer(s)Ashley Bennett
Ritchie Brannan
Simon Blake
Artist(s)Paul Gregory
Composer(s)Barry Leitch
Hiroyuki Masuno
SeriesTop Gear
Platform(s)Super NES
Release
  • JP: March 27, 1992[2]
  • NA: April 16, 1992[1]
  • EU: 19 November 1992
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

It marks the first game in the Top Gear racing game franchise, and it is one of the first racing games to be released on the Super NES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). This game and its next two sequels were created by the same developers as the similar Lotus series of games was released earlier on the Amiga and Mega Drive.

Gameplay edit

 
Gameplay screenshot

When players first start the game, they are given several options to choose from, including entering their name, a choice of four different controller layouts, a choice between automatic or manual transmission, and their choice of four unique cars. During the race, the player will have to steer and shift gears (if they chose a manual transmission). The player is also given control over three "nitros", which allow the player to increase their speed for a short period of time. The game features a password save system, made up of automotive terms such as "gear box" and "oilcloth". Each password grants access to another country to race in. During the race, there are pits in which players must stop in order to refuel. If their car runs out of fuel and coasts to a stop before the race is finished, the player will be disqualified.

Development and release edit

The music in Top Gear mostly consists of remixed tracks from the Lotus series of racing games on the Amiga produced by Barry Leitch. For example, the title music of Top Gear is taken from the ending of Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, and the third race of each country uses a remixed version of the Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge title theme.

The game (under the title Top Racer), along with several other retro titles, was released by Piko Interactive on a multi-cart for the Evercade handheld gaming system in 2020.[3]

Developer QUByte Interactive released the game for modern systems under the name Top Racer Collection on March 7, 2024.

Reception edit

Top Gear was met with positive reception from critics and reviewers alike since its release.

Legacy edit

The game became very popular in Latin America, especially in Brazil. It inspired Brazilian company Aquiris Game Studio to create the arcade racing game Horizon Chase - World Tour, which features an original soundtrack scored by Top Gear composer Barry Leitch, who also contributes an unlockable remix of the Top Gear main title theme.[25]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also known as Top Racer (Japanese: トップレーサー, Hepburn: Toppu Rēsā) in Japan.

References edit

  1. ^ "Super NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. (PDF) from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. ^ "トップレーサー". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ Ryan Craddock (2019-09-10). "The Evercade Handheld's Latest Cartridge Features Several Rare SNES Games". NintendoLife.
  4. ^ "Top Gear for Super Nintendo". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2019. from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  5. ^ Penniment, Brad (1998). "Top Gear - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ Fan, Fanatic (May 1992). "Super NES ProReview: Top Gear". GamePro. No. 34. IDG. p. 29.
  7. ^ Sinfield, George; Noel, Rob (July 1992). "Now Playing - Top Gear". Nintendo Power. No. 37. Nintendo of America. p. 105.
  8. ^ Rosa, Piemarco (November 1992). "Top Racer (Super Famicom)". Consolemania (in Italian). No. 13. Xenia Edizioni. p. 73.
  9. ^ Menier, Marc (May 1992). "Super Famicom Review - Top Racer". Consoles + (in French). No. 9. M.E.R.7. p. 63.
  10. ^ Daldry, Jeremy (November 1992). "Reviews - Top Gear". Game Zone. Vol. 2, no. 1. Dennis Publishing. pp. 64–66.
  11. ^ Morisse, Jean-François; Demoly, Jean-Marc (June 1992). "Top Racer: Partez Pour Un Tour Du Monde Sur Route À Grande Vitesse!". Joypad (in French). No. 9. Yellow Media. pp. 150–151. from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  12. ^ Morisse, Jean-François (November 1992). "French Collection - Top Gear: Duels Pour As Du Volant!". Joypad (in French). No. 17. Yellow Media. p. 166.
  13. ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc (May 1992). "Console News: Top Racer". Joystick (in French). No. 27. Sipress. p. 162.
  14. ^ Julian; Rich (July 1992). "Super NES Review - Top Gear". Mean Machines. No. 22. EMAP. pp. 56–58.
  15. ^ a b Rice, Chris; Green, Doug (August 1992). "Reviewed! - N-Force Knockout: Top Gear". N-Force. No. 2. Europress Impact. pp. 86–87. from the original on 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  16. ^ Roberts, Nick (February 1993). "Six of the best! - Top Racer". N-Force. No. 8. Europress Impact. p. 71.
  17. ^ Merrett, Steve (January 1993). "Game Styles - Top Racer". Nintendo Magazine System. No. 4. EMAP. p. 107.
  18. ^ Delpierre, Christophe (November 1992). "Tests De Jeux - Top Gear". Player One (in French). No. 25. Média Système Édition. p. 122.
  19. ^ Forster, Winfried (June 1992). "Videospiele / Tests - Top Racer". Power Play (in German). No. 51. Future-Verlag. p. 155. from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  20. ^ Yuste, Carlos (January 1993). "Consola - En pantalla: Top Gear - La carretera es nuestra". Superjuegos (in Spanish). No. 9. Grupo Zeta. pp. 64–65.
  21. ^ "What Cart? Super Play's Game Library - Top Gear". Super Play. No. 11. Future Publishing. September 1993. p. 92. from the original on 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  22. ^ "A-Z of Official Games - Top Gear". Super Pro. No. 1. Paragon Publishing. December 1992. p. 87.
  23. ^ "Auto Console - Top Gear". Tilt (in French). No. 109. Jean-Pierre Roger. November 1992. p. 69.
  24. ^ Eggebrecht, Julian (June 1992). "Test: Im Rausch Der Raser - Top Racer". Video Games (in German). No. 7. Future-Verlag. p. 112.
  25. ^ "Behind the Sega-core racing tunes of Horizon Chase - Kill Screen". Kill Screen. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2020-04-25.

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Top Gear a is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System published by Kemco and developed by Gremlin Graphics in 1992 The objective of the game is to become the fastest driver in the world by racing other drivers across several nations Top GearNorth American cover artDeveloper s Gremlin GraphicsPublisher s KemcoProgrammer s Ashley BennettRitchie BrannanSimon BlakeArtist s Paul GregoryComposer s Barry LeitchHiroyuki MasunoSeriesTop GearPlatform s Super NESReleaseJP March 27 1992 2 NA April 16 1992 1 EU 19 November 1992Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayer It marks the first game in the Top Gear racing game franchise and it is one of the first racing games to be released on the Super NES Super Nintendo Entertainment System This game and its next two sequels were created by the same developers as the similar Lotus series of games was released earlier on the Amiga and Mega Drive Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development and release 3 Reception 4 Legacy 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksGameplay editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 nbsp Gameplay screenshot When players first start the game they are given several options to choose from including entering their name a choice of four different controller layouts a choice between automatic or manual transmission and their choice of four unique cars During the race the player will have to steer and shift gears if they chose a manual transmission The player is also given control over three nitros which allow the player to increase their speed for a short period of time The game features a password save system made up of automotive terms such as gear box and oilcloth Each password grants access to another country to race in During the race there are pits in which players must stop in order to refuel If their car runs out of fuel and coasts to a stop before the race is finished the player will be disqualified Development and release editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 The music in Top Gear mostly consists of remixed tracks from the Lotus series of racing games on the Amiga produced by Barry Leitch For example the title music of Top Gear is taken from the ending of Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 and the third race of each country uses a remixed version of the Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge title theme The game under the title Top Racer along with several other retro titles was released by Piko Interactive on a multi cart for the Evercade handheld gaming system in 2020 3 Developer QUByte Interactive released the game for modern systems under the name Top Racer Collection on March 7 2024 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGameRankings78 4 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 GamePro23 25 6 Nintendo Power14 6 20 7 Consolemania80 100 8 Consoles 82 9 Game Zone86 10 Joypad88 11 88 12 Joystick86 13 Mean Machines92 14 N Force91 15 93 15 87 16 Nintendo Magazine System85 17 Player One49 18 Power Play72 19 Superjuegos94 100 20 Super Play76 21 Super Pro69 22 Tilt17 20 23 Video Games75 24 Top Gear was met with positive reception from critics and reviewers alike since its release Legacy editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 The game became very popular in Latin America especially in Brazil It inspired Brazilian company Aquiris Game Studio to create the arcade racing game Horizon Chase World Tour which features an original soundtrack scored by Top Gear composer Barry Leitch who also contributes an unlockable remix of the Top Gear main title theme 25 Notes edit Also known as Top Racer Japanese トップレーサー Hepburn Toppu Resa in Japan References edit Super NES Games PDF Nintendo Archived PDF from the original on 2008 09 20 Retrieved 2020 08 02 トップレーサー Famitsu in Japanese Retrieved 2023 12 05 Ryan Craddock 2019 09 10 The Evercade Handheld s Latest Cartridge Features Several Rare SNES Games NintendoLife Top Gear for Super Nintendo GameRankings CBS Interactive 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 12 09 Retrieved 2020 03 08 Penniment Brad 1998 Top Gear Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on 16 November 2014 Retrieved 8 March 2020 Fan Fanatic May 1992 Super NES ProReview Top Gear GamePro No 34 IDG p 29 Sinfield George Noel Rob July 1992 Now Playing Top Gear Nintendo Power No 37 Nintendo of America p 105 Rosa Piemarco November 1992 Top Racer Super Famicom Consolemania in Italian No 13 Xenia Edizioni p 73 Menier Marc May 1992 Super Famicom Review Top Racer Consoles in French No 9 M E R 7 p 63 Daldry Jeremy November 1992 Reviews Top Gear Game Zone Vol 2 no 1 Dennis Publishing pp 64 66 Morisse Jean Francois Demoly Jean Marc June 1992 Top Racer Partez Pour Un Tour Du Monde Sur Route A Grande Vitesse Joypad in French No 9 Yellow Media pp 150 151 Archived from the original on 2020 07 19 Retrieved 2020 08 02 Morisse Jean Francois November 1992 French Collection Top Gear Duels Pour As Du Volant Joypad in French No 17 Yellow Media p 166 Demoly Jean Marc May 1992 Console News Top Racer Joystick in French No 27 Sipress p 162 Julian Rich July 1992 Super NES Review Top Gear Mean Machines No 22 EMAP pp 56 58 a b Rice Chris Green Doug August 1992 Reviewed N Force Knockout Top Gear N Force No 2 Europress Impact pp 86 87 Archived from the original on 2015 11 07 Retrieved 2020 03 09 Roberts Nick February 1993 Six of the best Top Racer N Force No 8 Europress Impact p 71 Merrett Steve January 1993 Game Styles Top Racer Nintendo Magazine System No 4 EMAP p 107 Delpierre Christophe November 1992 Tests De Jeux Top Gear Player One in French No 25 Media Systeme Edition p 122 Forster Winfried June 1992 Videospiele Tests Top Racer Power Play in German No 51 Future Verlag p 155 Archived from the original on 2009 03 17 Retrieved 2020 03 09 Yuste Carlos January 1993 Consola En pantalla Top Gear La carretera es nuestra Superjuegos in Spanish No 9 Grupo Zeta pp 64 65 What Cart Super Play s Game Library Top Gear Super Play No 11 Future Publishing September 1993 p 92 Archived from the original on 2017 07 15 Retrieved 2020 03 09 A Z of Official Games Top Gear Super Pro No 1 Paragon Publishing December 1992 p 87 Auto Console Top Gear Tilt in French No 109 Jean Pierre Roger November 1992 p 69 Eggebrecht Julian June 1992 Test Im Rausch Der Raser Top Racer Video Games in German No 7 Future Verlag p 112 Behind the Sega core racing tunes of Horizon Chase Kill Screen Kill Screen 2015 09 18 Retrieved 2020 04 25 External links editTop Gear at GameFAQs Top Gear at Giant Bomb Top Gear at MobyGames Portals nbsp 1990s nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Video games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Top Gear video game amp oldid 1210254669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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