Wacky Races (1991 video game)

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Wacky Races
Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Wacky Races (チキチキマシン猛レース, Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race) is a

platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed and published by Atlus. The game is based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Wacky Races and features Muttley and Dick Dastardly
as the main characters.

An unrelated Amiga and Atari ST[2] game of the same name was released in 1991 and a racing game of the same name released in 2000.

Gameplay

The player controls

boss battle against one of the other ten racers. Defeating one will clear the current stage and defeating all three/four in that area will allow progression to the next area.[3]

The game features a rendition of the theme song from the Japanese dub of the TV series as the title screen music.

Reception

According to the reviewers at Nintendo Power, Wacky Races is just another run-and-jump game that could appeal to those who fondly remember the cartoon and its characters.[5] GamePro's Feline Groove perceived the game as a "fun" adventure that echoes the cartoon, with a difficulty level suitable for the average gamer.[4] Meanwhile, Famicom Tsūshin's reviewers found the gameplay of チキチキマシン猛レース to be standard, claiming that it provided them with only a fifth of the enjoyment they had when playing Super Mario.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "チキチキマシン猛レース". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 159. January 3, 1992. p. 39.
  2. ^ "Atari ST Wacky Races : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". www.atarimania.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. ^ "Gameplay summary". IGN. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  4. ^ a b Groovy, Feline (April 1992). "Nintendo PRO Review". GamePro (33): 38.
  5. ^ a b George; Rob (April 1992). "TWO GUYS' OPINIONS ON THE LATEST RELEASES". Nintendo Power. No. 35. pp. 102–103.