Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge is a racing video game for MS-DOS developed by Distinctive Software and published in 1991 by Electronic Arts. It is modeled after Mario Andretti's career. The objective is to earn enough money by winning races to enter and win the indy car series.
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge
- Date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genre
- racing video game
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Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge is a racing video game for MS-DOS developed by Distinctive Software and published in 1991 by Electronic Arts. It is modeled after Mario Andretti's career. The objective is to earn enough money by winning races to enter and win the indy car series.
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• Title — Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge • Developer — Distinctive Software • Publisher — Electronic Arts • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — MS-DOS
Gameplay
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The game is a 3D racing game from the 1st perspective. Replays can be viewed from the 3rd person perspective. The player starts with $20.000 and has to earn money by winning races to enter the higher series. The available series are Sprint Cars, Modified, Stock Cars, Prototypes, Formula 1 and Indy Cars. The games contains one car per series and twelve race tracks are included: • Indianapolis Fairgrounds • Ascot Park • Nazareth Speedway • Michigan • Daytona • Pocono • Laguna Seca • Monte Carlo • Silverstone • Detroit • Hockenheim • LeMans
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1991
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge published.
1991
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge is recorded as published in 1991.
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Compute! stated in 1992 that Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge "falls short of the ultimate racing simulation, but it does take us several laps in the right direction." Computer Gaming World noted in 1991 that "it is the first time aficionados have been able to 'feel' the difference in six different types of racing." PC Format gave a 65% rating.
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- 1.Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge at Mobygames.com
- 2.Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge at Internet Game Cars Database
- 3.May, Scott. Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge. Compute!. 116–118. February 1992.
- 4.May, Scott. Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge. Compute!. 116–118. February 1992.
- 5.Supercharged Simulation. Computer Gaming World. 98–100. September 1991.
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