Hot Wheels Turbo Racing
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| Developer(s) | Stormfront Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64, PlayStation |
| Release date(s) |  September 22, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
Hot Wheels Turbo Racing is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation released in 1999. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. It also features Kyle Petty's 1999 NASCAR stock car, as it was sponsored by Hot Wheels. It also featured music from artists like Primus and Mix Master Mike.
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[edit] Gameplay
The focus of the game is racing one of a selection of cars through various themed tracks. Secret tracks can be accessed by winning and new cars can be used by finding the 'new car' bonuses hidden in each stage.
As seen in the hint screens, using the controller to perform various stunts from jumping off points gains 'turbos' which allow short bursts of speed. The car in use will take damage based on running into obstacles or other players. Icons found around the track give differing performance enhancements.
The game requires a memory card in order to save progress.
[edit] Version differences
The PlayStation version featured full-length, CD quality songs including Fuel by Metallica thanks to its CD-based media having a much larger amount of memory space than the N64 cartridge. However, due to the systems' limitations for 3-D visuals, the graphics in the PS1 version are very noticeably pixellated and have a lot of polygon tearing (a.k.a., jagged edges). Environment pop-up and draw-in distance (fog) is slightly more noticeable than the Nintendo 64 version.
The Nintendo 64 version includes six songs, though each of them have been reduced in length and are almost entirely without singing. The sound quality for these music tracks have also been downgraded and are slightly muffled. This version is also missing the song from Metallica. This version does include the many voice clips that are played when a player executes a stunt, Also, this version uses Anti-Aliasing so the graphics are smooth and most of the polygon tearing has been eliminated. In addition, this version has slightly less pop-up and a slightly improved draw-in distance, and so the player is able to see a bit more in the distance.
[edit] Car listings
Bi-Sector, Cat-a-Pult, Deora, Double Vision, Dragster, Evil Weevil, Formula 5000, Go Cart, Gulch Stepper, Hot Wheels 500, Hot Wheels car, Jet Threat, Lakester, Mongoose, Power Pipes, Power Pistons, Power Rocket, Purple Passion, Rash 1, Red Baron, Rigor Motor, Road Rocket, Rock Buster, Shadow jet, Silhouette II, Slide Out, Snake, Sol-Aire CX4, Speed Blaster, Splittin' Image II, Stagefright, Stealth, Street Rodder, Strip Teaser, Super Van, Sweet 16 II, Thunder Roller, Tow Jam, Twinmill, Twinmill II, Way 2 fast,
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