Nitro Racers Explained

Nitro Racers
Developer:	Torc Interactive
Publisher:	Studio 3DO
Platforms:	MS-DOS
Released:	2022-10-07
Genre:	Racing
Programmer:	Brian O'Shaughnessy, Steve Cottam
Artist:	Karl D'Costa
Composer:	Equilibrium
Italic Title:	yes

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. The game has three difficulties and three viewing modes. It allows for up to three human players, as well as network play over IPX.^[6]

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."^[7]

Reviews

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

External links

• DOSBox emulation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nitro Racers. GameSpy. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908190635/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nitro-racers/. September 8, 2015. live.
2. Web site: Gambler CD-ROM Issue 09. September 1997 . the Internet Archive.
3. September 1997. Na Płycie. Gambler. pl. 7.
4. Web site: Release: Nitro Racers. GOG.com. 2022-10-07. en-US. 2022-10-07.
5. Web site: Nitro Racers on Steam. store.steampowered.com. 2022-10-07. 2022-10-07. en.
6. Nitro Racers options menu
7. April 1997. Nitro Racers. Next Generation. Imagine Media. 28. 128.
8. Web site: PC Zone 53 (August 1997) .
9. Web site: Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997 . January 1997 .