Nitro Racers

Nitro Racers
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
Release	2022-10-07
Genre(s)	Racing

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]

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

PC Zone 53^[8]
Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997^[9]

References

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

External links

DOSBox emulation

[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.

[GOG.com-4] "Release: Nitro Racers". GOG.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[store.steampowered.com-5] "Nitro Racers on Steam". store.steampowered.com. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-07.

[NG-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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