Extreme 500
Extreme 500 (also known as Suzuki Alstare Challenge in France and Grand Prix 500ccm in Germany) is a motorcycle racing simulation done with the assistance from the 1997, 250cc World Championship winning team…
Extreme 500 is a racing developed by Ascaron, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Extreme 500 is
Extreme 500 is a racing game developed by Ascaron and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Extreme 500 (also known as Suzuki Alstare Challenge in France and Grand Prix 500ccm in Germany) is a motorcycle racing simulation done with the assistance from the 1997, 250cc World Championship winning team (as advertised). The game consists of all 3 GP classes (125, 250 and 500), racing on the World GP tracks of 1996, and it's possible to race against the clock, the computer or up to 15 other players in the multiplayer network version. Extreme 500 incorporates several elements of motorbikes you can tweak as you please, so you have to try and fine-tune your bike to be able to get the best time.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Extreme 500 launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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