Big Red Racing
| Big Red Racing | |
|---|---|
 Title screen | |
| Developer(s) | Big Red Software |
| Publisher(s) | Domark |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Big Red Racing is a racing video game released for MS-DOS in 1995. It was developed by Big Red Software and published by Domark.[1] Versions were planned for Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Saturn, 3DO, and Jaguar but were not released.[citation needed][clarification needed]
Gameplay
 | This section possibly contains original research. (June 2018) |
Big Red Racing is a comedic racing game. During races, the commentators make humorous comments, stereotypically themed to the country they are from. When menu items are clicked, humorous phrases are played.
There are 24 courses and 6 cups, encompassing the globe, the Moon, Venus, and Mars. Each course has a humorous subtitle, usually a parody of a famous phrase or film.
Customisation
For the driver, the player can choose from a few different body shapes and change the colour of the clothes. For the vehicle, the player can change the colour and decal.
Development
The later Eurogamer writer Keith Stuart was commissioned to write an expansive backstory for the game, which was to be included in the printed manual. But a few months before release the publisher balked at the cost and cut the manual. Looking back in 2016, Stuart wrote: "They were right. It didn't really add anything, it was indulgent (...) No one will ever care that I spent several weeks writing that nonsense or that now it is gone forever."[2]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| GameSpot | 7.5/10[3] |
| Next Generation |   [4] |
| Computer Game Review | 89/100[5] |
GameSpot said for the PC, "A racing sim it's not, but arcade fans should get a real kick out of it."[3] A Next Generation critic highly praised the variety of playable vehicles and tracks and the use of real time graphics. He remarked that while the low graphical detail makes the game look chunky, it also enables the game to run just as smoothly with six players as with only one. However, he criticized the single-player mode for the AI's apparent cheating, since there is always one racer just slightly ahead of the player car, and recommended that consumers not buy the game until they've made certain they have someone who will play it with them.[4] Frank Snyder of Computer Game Review offered Big Red Racing a positive score, writing, "I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised in the end."[5]
References
- ^ IGN.com: Big Red Racing
- ^ Stuart, Keith (23 April 2016). "Why is video game lore so awful?". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b Poole, Stephen (June 27, 1996). "Big Red Racing Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Big Red Racing". Next Generation. No. 19. Imagine Media. July 1996. pp. 83–84.
- ^ a b Snyder, Frank (July 1996). "Big Red Racing". Computer Game Review. Archived from the original on December 21, 1996.
- 1995 video games
- Cancelled 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games
- Cancelled Atari Jaguar games
- Cancelled Nintendo 64 games
- Cancelled PlayStation (console) games
- Cancelled Sega Saturn games
- Domark games
- DOS games
- DOS-only games
- Europe-exclusive video games
- Racing video games
- Racing video games set in the United States
- Sports video games set in Italy
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- Multiplayer and single-player video games
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