| Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge | |
| Developer: | Distinctive Software |
| Publisher: | Electronic Arts |
| Genre: | Racing |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | DOS |
Mario Andretti's Racing Challenge is a video game that was released in 1991 for DOS and was developed by Distinctive Software.It is a racing game featuring a career mode modeled after Mario Andretti's career. The objective is to earn enough money by winning races to enter and win the indy car series.
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.[1] The available series are Sprint Cars, Modified, Stock Cars, Prototypes, Formula 1 and Indy Cars.The games contains one car per series [2] and twelve race tracks [3] are included:
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."[4] 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."[5] PC Format gave a 65% rating.