Scorcher
Scorcher is a futuristic racing video game for the PC and the Sega Saturn. The game focuses on special motorcycles that reach up to 450 km/h racing through dangerous tracks in a dystopian year 2021.
Scorcher is a racing developed by Zyrinx, released 30 November 1996 on Sega Saturn, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Scorcher is
Scorcher is a racing game developed by Zyrinx and released in 1996. It was published by Acclaim Japan. It is available on Sega Saturn, DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Scorcher is a futuristic racing video game for the PC and the Sega Saturn. The game focuses on special motorcycles that reach up to 450 km/h racing through dangerous tracks in a dystopian year 2021.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Scorcher launched on 30 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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