Nitro Racers

Nitro Racers is a video game developed by the Derry-based game studio Torc Interactive and published in Europe by Studio 3DO for the PC. The game was set for release in June 1997, but no contemporary release happened.[1] A demo for the game appeared on Gambler CD #9.[2][3] In October 2022, the game was released on GOG.com and Steam by Ziggurat interactive.[4][5]

Nitro Racers
Developer(s)Torc Interactive
Publisher(s)Studio 3DO
Programmer(s)Brian O'Shaughnessy, Steve Cottam
Artist(s)Karl D'Costa
Composer(s)Equilibrium
Platform(s)MS-DOS
Release2022-10-07
Genre(s)Racing

Gameplay

Nitro Racers is a top-down perspective racing game.[6] The game has three difficulties and three viewing modes. It allows for up to three human players, as well as network play over IPX.[7]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated: "With its nearly flawless control, multiplayer options, and track editor, Nitro Racers would be one worth picking up – if 3DO releases it over here."[6]

Reviews

References
  1. "Nitro Racers". GameSpy. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
  2. "Gambler CD-ROM Issue 09". September 1997 – via the Internet Archive.
  3. "Na Płycie". Gambler (in Polish). September 1997. p. 7.
  4. "Release: Nitro Racers". GOG.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  5. "Nitro Racers on Steam". store.steampowered.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. "Nitro Racers". Next Generation. No. 28. Imagine Media. April 1997. p. 128.
  7. Nitro Racers options menu
  8. "PC Zone 53 (August 1997)".
  9. "Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997". January 1997.
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