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Speed Racer

Speed Racer is an arcade type game that resembles the Sega Saturn's Daytona USA. The first track is identical, except for the lack of a pit lane, the Sonic sculpture in a wall and the different sponsor…

31 December 1996

Speed Racer is a racing developed by Graphic Research, released 31 December 1996 on PlayStation.

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What Speed Racer is

Speed Racer is a racing game developed by Graphic Research and released in 1996. It was published by Jaleco. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Speed Racer is an arcade type game that resembles the Sega Saturn's Daytona USA. The first track is identical, except for the lack of a pit lane, the Sonic sculpture in a wall and the different sponsor banners. The major difference between the two games is the performance of the car and the fact that the player can use all the gadgets of the anime Mach 5. The gadgets can be used to "shunt" other cars (even with the Cutter, the cars only bounce and there is no damage in the game), take shortcuts (by cutting trees and passing under lakes), etc. The controls are simple and the player switches over the gadgets and the camera views. The player can choose the length of the race in the menu, along…
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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.

Where it sits in the Speed Racer series

Speed Racer is the third of 5 entries we hold in the Speed Racer series. It arrived 2 years after Exertainment Mountain Bike Rally / Speed Racer. The next entry was Speed Racer: The Videogame in 2008.

See all 5 Speed Racer games in release order →

What it launched against

Speed Racer launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Speed Racer come out?
Speed Racer was released on 31 December 1996 for PlayStation.

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