Wacky Races

by Dreamcast

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004S9WU
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,719 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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Wacky Races, your average racing-come-kart-based game for the Dreamcast, is a cross between South Park Rally and Mario 64. Yet, like many other games in this genre, Wacky Races doesn't really bring anything new to the racing genre. However, what it does bring is hours of fun.

All the members of the motley crew from the cartoons are here, including Penelope Pitstop, Dick Dastardly, Muttley--even the Slag Brothers. They've all come with their trademark vehicles from the Slag Brothers' rock-solid, relentless Boulder Mobile to Peter Perfect's turbo-charged, streamlined Turbo Terrific. To add the fighting element that is always present, the cars come with their own individual features to help you get around the numerous courses.

A title that is ideal for keeping younger kids busy while at the same time not appearing total alien to the rest of us, this game boils down to a friendly version of South Park Rally. Gone is the higher age rating, and in comes the colorful cartoonlike graphics, giving you the feeling that you're actually in the cartoon itself. --Stuart Miles

Amazon.com Review

Wacky Races is a cross between South Park Rally and Mario 64, and stars classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. While this kart racing game doesn't really bring anything new to the racing genre, it does bring hours of lighthearted fun.

All the members of the motley crew from the cartoons are here, including Penelope Pitstop, Dick Dastardly, Muttley--even the Slag Brothers. They've all come with their trademark vehicles, from the Slag Brothers' rock-solid, relentless Boulder Mobile to Peter Perfect's turbocharged, streamlined Turbo Terrific. To add the always-present fighting element, the cars come with their own individual features to help you get around the numerous courses.

A title ideal for keeping younger kids busy while not appearing totally alien to the rest of us, this game boils down to a kid-friendly version of South Park Rally. The colorful cartoon graphics give you the feeling that you're in the cartoon itself. --Mike Fehlauer

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Game, July 30, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wacky Races (Video Game)

If you are old enough to remember the Wacky Races or Hanna Barbera cartoons (Muttley and his infectious giggle!), this game will give you nostalgic bliss.

It is set up sort of like Diddy Kong Racing on N64, where you start out in a central area and have to drive to and open up new areas.

The graphics are simply incredible, and the audio is good as well. The game uses the new cel shading techniques to make it look exactly like a cartoon, and it uses the Dreamcast's power well.

It also controls well and is easy enough for anyone to pick up and play. Each car has some special functions that you get to select up to three of, and they cost "tokens" which you pick up around the track. For example, turbo boost is usually 1 or 2 but something more fancy would be 3 tokens. It adds a lot of strategy to the racing because the game is basically boiled down to a kart type racer in that you have to use your weapons/skills instead of pure driving skill. But that's what these types of games are about, fun!

Even 2 player mode maintains a solid frame rate, which is very impressive indeed. I'd say if you enjoy cartoons and kart racers, this game is a must buy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cel-shading RULES, July 14, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wacky Races (Video Game)

this game is great. using the fantastic graphic technique called cel-shading (surrounding a 3d polygon figure with thick black 2d outlines) this game truly looks like a cartoon. The characters' cars are amazingly detailed and brightly colored. The same goes for the jaw-dropping backgrounds. Wacky Races controls in 2 different ways; kart and advanced. Kart controls are similar to those found in other games such as Mario Kart for the N64 and Crash Team Racing for the Sony Playstation. Advanced controls are more similar to those found in Ridge Racer games with the ability to powerslide. There are up to 11 characters to play, straight from the 60s cartoon. Each character has their own car and player-specific power ups, such as speed burts, pumpkin mines, etc. This game sounds great too, with an announcer that correctly comments on what is happening in the race, hundreds of character sound bytes, and catchy and cartoony tunes. This game is a must have for kart racing fans.

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best DreamCast games ever IMHO, February 14, 2011

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James G. Magnano (Chicago, IL. USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wacky Races (Video Game)

I always loved this game, it was fun and funny. Great multiplayer racer, based on the Saturday morning cartoon of my childhood. When it was "current" it sold for $5.00 retail, nobody liked it. (I think they just never tried it, and saw it as a "kids" game) I used to buy copies of this and give them to friends who then loved the game. I gave my copy to a visiting friend, with the intention of just buying another, and suddenly couldn't find one anymore. Years later, I still wanted to play this, so I turned to Amazon, found it here, and am never letting it go again!