World Driver Championship

• Title — World Driver Championship • Developer — Boss Game Studios • Publisher — Midway • Producer — Kevin Potter • Designer — Brian McNeely • Programmer — Brian Fehdrau Rob Povey • Artist — Todd Keller Martin Sawkins • Composer — Zack Ohren • Genre — Racing game • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Nintendo 64

World Driver Championship is a racing game that features ten locations. Most locations feature six tracks (marked "A", "B", and "C"), three of which are in reverse (marked "R" next to "A", "B", and "C"). The exception is Black Forest, which has only four tracks, two of them being in reverse. These are the ten locations: Hawaii, United States; Les Gets, France; Las Vegas, United States; Auckland, New Zealand; Lisbon, Portugal; Rome, Italy; Sydney, Australia; Zürich, Switzerland; Kyoto, Japan; and the Black Forest in Germany. Not single real-life car manufacturer is featured in the game and there is no official licence of any real-life Rally tournament.

The game was showcased at E3 1999. One of the last racing simulations to be released for Nintendo 64, this graphically intensive title uses custom microcode optimization and high polygon count modelling. The development team was able to optimize the usage of the various processors within the N64 to allow a great draw distance (reducing the need for fog or pop-up), highly detailed texturing and models, Doppler effect MP3 audio, and advanced lighting and fog effects for realistic weather conditions. Additionally, unlike many other games of its type on the platform, the game runs high resolution at a smooth pace. The soundtrack, consisting of original rock and heavy metal tunes, was composed by musician Zack Ohren.