Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Explained

Burnout: Championship Drag Racing
Developer:MediaTech West[1]
Publisher:Bethesda Softworks[2]
Designer:Brent Erickson
Engine:XnGine
Platforms:MS-DOS
Genre:Racing video game
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Burnout: Championship Drag Racing, also known as simply Burnout, is a video game developed by MediaTech West and published by Bethesda Softworks for MS-DOS, released on March 20, 1998.[3] [4] [5] A Player's Choice Edition was released in September 1998[6] for both DOS and Microsoft Windows. Burnout was licensed by the Hot Rod magazine. Although the name suggests otherwise, the game is not a part of the Burnout series, which would begin 3 years later in 2001.

Development

The game was developed by Washington based MediaTech West, the same team that did [7] in conjunction with Hot Rod Magazine.[8] The game utilizes Bethesda's XnGine[9] It was originally scheduled to be released in November 1997.[10] The game went gold on March 13, 1998[8] Burnout was released on MPlayer.com in June 1998.[11] [12]

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. GameSpot said, "Burnout has such a refreshing feel and intense bursts of white-knuckled action that it's really worth sticking it out for a while." Next Generation said, "The single race is nice for a quick, visceral moment, but the real game is competing in a season or going head-to-head with someone over a network – by far the most adrenaline-pumping way to play."

According to Pete Hines, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Bethesda, the game is the best-selling drag racing game of all time.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Managing to be creative in the business of fun. McNamara. Marie. September 7, 1998. Business Examiner. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608131328/https://southsoundbiz.com/examiner_posts/managing-to-be-creative-in-the-business-of-fun/. June 8, 2019. dead. July 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Burnout: Championship Drag Racing. GameZone. https://web.archive.org/web/20001003225414/http://gamezone.com/gamesell/p11347.asp#. October 3, 2000. dead. April 4, 2022.
  3. Web site: Feeling Burned Out? That's the Idea. Jebens. Harley. March 6, 1998. GameSpot. Fandom. https://web.archive.org/web/20001006111117/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_burnout/index.html. October 6, 2000. live. September 5, 2023.
  4. Web site: What's in Stores This Week. Gentry. Perry. March 13, 1998. Gamecenter. CNET. https://web.archive.org/web/20000817190753/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,0-1564,00.html. August 17, 2000. dead. December 6, 2019.
  5. Web site: News for March 20, 1998. March 20, 1998. Online Gaming Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20001204044800/http://www.ogr.com/news/news0398.html. December 4, 2000. dead. December 6, 2019. March 20, 1998: Bethesda announced that Burnout, their drag racing simulation, has shipped and should be hitting stores in the next few days..
  6. News: Burnout: Championship Drag Racing. Bassave. Roy. Corvallis Gazette-Times. Lee Enterprises. June 12, 1998. 44. September 5, 2023. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Bethesda's Hot Rodding Burnout. Goble. Gordon. October 7, 1997. Gamecenter. CNET. https://web.archive.org/web/19990117031012/http://www.gamecenter.com/News/Item/0,3,1180,00.html. January 17, 1999. dead. April 3, 2022.
  8. Web site: Burnout Is Hot. Jebens. Harley. March 13, 1998. GameSpot. Ziff Davis. https://web.archive.org/web/20001013000633/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/13_burnout/index.html. October 13, 2000. dead. October 29, 2022.
  9. Web site: Burnout Championship Drag Racing Review. Buttars. Shaffer. May 18, 1998. Gamezilla!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208175446/http://gamezilla.com/reviews/b/burnout.asp. February 8, 2002. dead. April 26, 2020.
  10. Web site: Crash and Burn Courtesy of Bethesda. GameSpot staff. October 2, 1997. GameSpot. Fandom. https://web.archive.org/web/19990417233050/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_10/02_burnout/index.html. April 17, 1999. live. September 5, 2023.
  11. Web site: A Call to All Speed Demons! Online Racing Begins -BURNOUT Now Available on MPlayer.com. June 1, 1998. PR Newswire. April 15, 2023. . subscription. ProQuest.
  12. Web site: Burnout Lays Tracks Onto Mplayer.com!. June 3, 1998. MPlayer.com. https://web.archive.org/web/19980703113838/http://www.mplayer.com/news/980603/burnout.html. July 3, 1998. dead. April 15, 2023.
  13. Web site: Still Out There.... Crowe. Greg. December 14, 2000. Game Industry News. Noble Order Press Enterprises Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20060509173049/http://www.gameindustry.com/interview/item.asp?id=28. May 9, 2006. live. September 5, 2023.

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