Hot Wheels Turbo Racing is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation released in 1999. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys. It also features Kyle Petty's 1999 NASCAR stock car, as it was sponsored by Hot Wheels. It also features music from artists like Primus and Mix Master Mike.
The focus of the game is racing one of a selection of cars through various themed tracks. Secret tracks can be accessed by winning and new cars can be used by finding the 'new car' bonuses hidden in each stage.
As seen in the hint screens, using the controller to perform various stunts from jumping off points gains 'turbos' which allow short bursts of speed. The car in use will take damage based on running into obstacles or other players. Icons found around the track give differing performance enhancements.
The game requires a memory card in order to save progress.
The PlayStation version featured full-length, CD quality songs including "Fuel" by Metallica thanks to its CD-based media having a much larger amount of memory space than the N64 cartridge. However, due to the systems' limitations for 3-D visuals, the graphics in the PS1 version are very noticeably pixellated and have a lot of polygon tearing (a.k.a., jagged edges). Environment pop-up and draw-in distance (fog) is slightly more noticeable than the Nintendo 64 version.
The Nintendo 64 version includes six songs, though each of them have been reduced in length and are almost entirely without vocals. The sound quality for these music tracks have also been downgraded and are slightly muffled. This version is also missing the song from Metallica. This version does include the many voice clips that are played when you execute a stunt. Also, this version uses Anti-Aliasing so the graphics are smooth and most of the polygon tearing has been eliminated. In addition, this version has slightly less pop-up and a slightly improved draw-in distance, and so you will able to see a bit more in the distance.
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Car Listings
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Bi-Sector
Cat-a-Pult
Deora
Double Vision
Dragster
Evil Weevil
Formula 5000
Go Kart
Gulch Stepper
Hot Wheels 500
Hot Wheels Car
Jet Threat
Lakester
Mongoose
Power Pipes
Power Pistons
Power Rocket
Purple Passion
Rash 1
Red Baron
Rigor Motor
Road Rocket
Rock Buster
Shadow Jet
Silhouette II
Slideout
Snake
Sol-Aire CX4
Speed Blaster
Splittin' Image II
Stagefright
Stealth
Street Rodder
Strip Teaser
Super Van
Sweet 16 II
Thunder Roller
Tow Jam
TwinMill
TwinMill II
Way 2 fast
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PlayStation/Nintendo 64
Electronic Arts
1999
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