Indianapolis 500 Legends

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Indianapolis 500 Legends
Indianapolis 500 Legends Wii and DS.jpg
Developer(s) Torus Games
Publisher(s) Destineer
Platform(s) Wii, Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer
Media/distribution Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo DS Game Card

Indianapolis 500 Legends is a racing game recounting the history of the Indianapolis 500. Players take on the roles of various famous racers between 1961 and 1971, completing tasks such as overtaking a specified number of cars or qualifying with a good enough time. Some missions will change the course of history, such as guiding Parnelli Jones to victory in 1967 when historically, in the 197th lap, a faulty bearing ground his car to a halt. The option will also be given to race the full 200 laps.[3]

Unlockables [edit]

You are able to unlock three different '500' racers as you complete their missions under mission mode. Some of the missions are: 'epic', 'pit stop', 'race', 'battle', 'qualify', 'dodge' and 'pass'

1961: Jack Brabham, AJ Foyt, Eddie Sachs

1962: Eddie Sachs, Rodger Ward, Parnelli Jones

1963: Jim Clark, Parnelli Jones, Jim Hurtubise

1964: Jim Clark, AJ Foyt, Rodger Ward

1965: Parnelli Jones, Jim Clark, AJ Foyt

1966: Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Rodger Ward

1967: Al Unser, AJ Foyt, Parnelli Jones

1968: Dan Gurney, Bobby Unser, Joe Leonard

1969: Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser

1970: Mark Donohue, Al Unser, Johnny Rutherford

1971: Peter Revson, Al Unser, Mark Donohue

Nintendo DS glitches [edit]

The following are gliches in the Nintendo DS version of the game.

  • In mission mode in the epic mission your car starts out loose and you must drive into the pits (while running in a certain position or higher) and when you come out of the pits you may be listed in 15th place and won't be able to gain positions when you should.
  • You can sometimes drive into the pit wall on the main straightaway and get stuck.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Indianapolis 500 Legends (Wii)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 
  2. ^ "Indianapolis 500 Legends (DS)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-08-03. 
  3. ^ Shepperd, Chris (July 2007). "Legends of the Indy 500" ([dead link]Scholar search). Nintendo Power V217. pp. 54–55