MegaRace is a cyberpunk racing and vehicular combat game that features pre-rendered 3D graphics and over twenty minutes of full-motion video featuring the iconic fictional game show host Lance Boyle. It was developed by Cryo Interactive and initially released in 1994.
Published primarily by The Software Toolworks and made available for DOS, Sega CD, 3DO, Windows, Linux, and Mac, MegaRace received generally positive reviews from critics and performed well in the market. On Steam, it has dozens of slightly positive reviews, while on GOG it is rated 3.9/5, at least at the time of this publication.
The success of MegaRace warranted two sequels: MegaRace 2 in 1996 and MegaRace 3 in 2001. The first sequel uses the same pre-rendering method introduced in the original, albeit with 3D polygonal car models. The latter features real-time 3D graphics.
You can get the shareware (free) version of the game here!
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About the game
MegaRace is a racing game with combat between vehicles created by Cryo Interactive. Originally released in 1994, MegaRace is considered one of the two greatest arcade racing classics of all time.
You know those punk highway gangs, the ones who really think they rule the road? You just hate them, don’t you? So you say, ‘Somebody ought to do something about them criminal highway gangs!’ And we says, ‘Oh yeah?! Well, why don’t YOU do something, mister big-mouth!’. You don’t have the car? We’ll give you the car! You don’t want to get arrested for taking the law into your own hands? Not a problem! You know why? Because it AIN’T REAL! It’s a whole lot better than real, baby! It’s virtual television: reality’s worst nightmare!
Features
- Aggressive, high-velocity, futuristic racing.
- Breathtaking visuals for their time, achieved by using prerendered video sequences.
- Sometimes witty, sometimes just plain cheap commentaries by the memorable Lance Boyle.
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Overview
- GET MegaRace HERE - Download link(s) or store's listing.
- Size: 30.2 MB
- License: Shareware
- Operational systems: Windows and DOS
- Developer(s) and/or publisher(s): Cryo Interactive, The Software Toolworks
- Categories: Arcade, Racing, Shooters
- Added by: Valewson