Game Reviews7/10
Star Wars Episode I: Racer Review: The N64 Podracer That Still Holds Its Line
Star Wars Episode I: Racer review: LucasArts' 1999 N64 podracer nails the afterburner risk loop, split-screen and Time Attack. Score: 7.0/10.
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Tag: racing games
Game Reviews7/10
San Francisco Rush 2049: What the Record Actually Establishes
San Francisco Rush 2049 hit the Game Boy Color in 2000. Here's what the sparse record actually says about the racing game — and what it doesn't.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Extreme-G Review: Fast, Strange, and Confident — 8.2/10
Extreme-G hit the Nintendo 64 in 1997 with plasma bikes, 750 km/h speeds and the cruel Wally-Warp. A look back at Probe's futuristic racer and its 2024 return.
Game Reviews9/10
A Licensed Racer That Earned Its Place
Beetle Adventure Racing turned a Volkswagen tie-in into one of the Nintendo 64's best racers, with crate-hunting shortcuts and a wild multiplayer mode.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Wave Race 64 Review: When the Water Fights Back
Wave Race 64 review: how Nintendo's 1996 Jet Ski racer turned water into a moving track, with buoys, power arrows, and a 9.2 on Metacritic.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Mario Kart 64 traded tight handling for four-player chaos, and the trade was worth it
Mario Kart 64 review: eight characters, 16 tracks, three engine classes, and a multiplayer mode that still holds up decades later.
Game Reviews8.5/10
F-Zero X Review: Thirty Machines, One Energy Meter, and a Framerate That Keeps Its Promise
F-Zero X review: the 1998 N64 racer with 30 machines, an energy meter that doubles as a boost gauge, and a framerate that never breaks.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Top Gear 2 Still Wants You to Race the Same Tracks Again
Top Gear 2 hit the SNES in 1993 with 64 tracks, 16 countries, damage diagrams and a punishing tire budget. A retro review of Gremlin's racing sequel.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Racing Game Puts the Fuel Gauge Ahead of the Lap Time
A retro review of Top Gear on the SNES: four cars, three nitros, a fuel gauge that punishes mistakes, and split-screen racing that still holds up.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Stunt Race FX put polygons on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994
Stunt Race FX brought Super FX 3D graphics to the SNES in 1994. A look at its five vehicles, split-screen play, Wild Trax, and why it is a curiosity, not a classic.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Uniracers turns a stunt racer into a game about momentum
Uniracers, DMA Design's riderless-unicycle racer for the SNES, turned stunts into speed. A lawsuit ended production, and it never came back.
Game Reviews8/10
Rock n’ Roll Racing: Aggression Is the Fastest Route Up the Field
Rock n' Roll Racing hit the SNES in 1993 with four cars, four laps, licensed metal, and combat-first racing where attacking beats a clean line.