NASCAR 98
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| Developer(s) | EA Sports |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
| Release date(s) | October 31, 1997 (Sega Saturn), November 17, 1997 (PlayStation) |
| Genre(s) | Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Kids to Adults (KA) |
| Media | CD-ROM |
NASCAR 98 is a racing simulator video game published and developed by EA Sports and released on October 31, 1997 for the Sega Saturn, and on November 17, 1997 for the PlayStation. This was the first of the EA Sports NASCAR series, and is regarded[by whom?] as one of the best. Since no other EA NASCAR game has made any noteworthy improvements other than in graphics, this game was marketed as the "Only Racing Game You Ever Need to Buy!"[citation needed]
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[edit] Features
The game's features include:
- 24 Winston Cup drivers
- 10 official NASCAR Winston Cup tracks and 6 fantasy road courses (Including the Suzuka Road Course used during the 1996-1998 NASCAR Exhibition races in Japan)
- Commentary by Bob Jenkins
- Single race and Championship season modes
- Interactive pit stop menu
- Custom car setups
- 24 car field
- "Southern rock" style soundtrack, including Molly Hatchet's "Flirtin' with Disaster"
- Included "paintball mode" cheat where cars could be spun out with multi-colored trajectory
- A "50th Anniversary Edition" was later released, with Richard Petty as a playable driver and Darlington Raceway as a playable track.
[edit] Playable Drivers
- Only 50th Anniversary Edition. (*)
- Has alternate Paintjob; Select car, hold X and press Up, Down to change Paintjob. (**)
- Rusty Wallace's car is sponosored by Miller Lite(not an alcohol-related sponsors), and Ricky Craven car is sponosred by Budweiser(not an alcohol-related sponsors). In addition, "Winston Cup" is not mentioned anywhere in the game, instead replaced by "NASCAR Cup Series". This is so because EA Sports does not tolerate alcohol or tobacco sponsors in any of their games. (***)
- Alternate paintjobs will only change the look of the car in all races, not add another car to the field or change their number at the pre-race loading screen.
[edit] Tracks
Actual tracks include:
- Atlanta
- Bristol
- Charlotte
- Darlington
- Las Vegas
- Sears Point
- Suzuka
- Watkins Glen
- Talladega
- Texas Motor Speedway
Fictional road courses are:
- Ranch Tower
- Salt Basin
- Willow Lane
- Belmont Speedway
[edit] Critical Reviews
Critics were generally pleased with NASCAR 98, praising the game's graphics (which were regarded as exceptional for its day). The game's cars' "fast and loose" handling was also well received. However, the game's soundtrack was regarded as "not as good as future games' soundtracks".[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
- This game is rated K-A, despite mild lyrics in "Flirtin With Disaster" (Flirtin' with disaster, y'all/Damn sure know what I mean).[citation needed]
- Some drivers active during the 1997 season (i.e, Jimmy Spencer, Ricky Rudd, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Hamilton, Jeff Green, Steve Grissom, Derrike Cope, Joe Nemechek, Chad Little) are not in the game for unknown reasons. Some are shown in the intro, like Rudd when he was footbreaking at Sears Point Raceway.
- When playing the game on PlayStation 2, a bug will occur on the road courses where, once the player has control of the car, the player's vehicle will immediately start driving in circles at low speeds.
- When you wreck, the tires will be tore off, that is the only game other than the NASCAR Heat series that it happens.
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