Category: Racing

Kamen Rider SD (仮面ライダーSD, Kamen Raidā Esu Dī?, Masked Rider Super Deformed) is the collective title for a series of media released in the 1990s that are based on Toei's popular Kamen Rider Series. It features super deformed versions of the various Kamen Riders featured from Kamen Rider through Black RX placed in a cartoonish world, where each enemy of the Riders has banded together under the command of the "Great Leader" under the name "Gran Shocker".

Hyper Battle Game: Zen Nihon GT Senshuken (全日本GT選手権^?) is a 1995 racing video game developed by C.P. Brain for the Super Famicom. It is the first in Kaneko's series of Zen Nihon GT Senshuken-licensed games, that are similar to Visco Corporation's Drift Out series as well as Kaneko's own 1000 Miglia series.

Power Drive is a racing video game from 1994 by Rage Software Ltd. featuring monster trucks racing in various countries around the Earth.

Zero4 Champ RR-Z (ゼロヨンチャンプ ダブルアール・ヅィー Double R Dzui Zero Yon Chanpu^?) is a 1995 racing video game developed by Media Rings for the Super Famicom, and is the sequel to Zero4 Champ RR.

Battle Cross (バトルクロス^?) is an action racing video game published by Imagineer, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994 for the Super Famicom.

GT Racing (ジーティーレーシング Ji Ti Reshingu^?) is a Super Famicom racing video game where the player gets to drive a Gran Turismo car in either championship or practice mode.

The game is based on the 1996 Super GT racing season using the horsepower standards and rules of the era.

Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament featured cars that require different handling techniques for each course and also hovercraft and helicopters. There are different playing modes including "head-to-head", in which each player earns points by driving a full screen ahead of the opponent. TV presenter Violet Berlin features as a playable driver. The MS-DOS version featured a track editor.

A selling point for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version was the J-Cart, a cartridge including two control ports, thus eliminating the need for a 4-player adaptor. It also included a 'pad-sharing' feature which allowed 2 players to share a single joypad; thus it enabled 8 players to compete simultaneously, on certain tracks.

An updated version of Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament was only released in Europe for the Mega Drive entitled Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96, The updated version featured new tracks combined with some updated tracks from Micro Machines 2. It also featured a track construction kit previously included in the MS-DOS version.

F1 (released as Formula One in the USA) is a 1993 racing video game published by Domark, based on Vroom!, a game developed in 1991 for the Atari ST by French company Lankhor. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Sega Master System.Sega Game Gear.Commodore Amiga. It spawned two sequels in 1994 and 1995 named F1 World Championship Edition, and the game engine was reused in Kawasaki Superbike Challenge. It was one of the most popular racing games in the console, mostly thanks to the smooth and fast game engine

There are no major differences between the European and American Sega versions, except naming (The European version is simply named F1), and the lack of battery save in the American version.

Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (エキサイトバイク ぶんぶんマリオバトルスタジアム Ekisaitobaiku Bun Bun Mario Batoru Sutajiamu: noting that "bun bun" is a Japanese onomatopoeia for buzzing sounds - in this case, produced by the motorcycles - this title can also be understood as simply "Excitebike: Mario Battle Stadium") is a remake/adaptation of the NES title, Excitebike. In this game, all human motorcyclists were replaced with Mario characters. As a Satellaview title, Nintendo developed the video game and released four versions of it through the satellite download service operated by St.GIGA, each expanding on or replacing the features of the last.

Top Gear 3000, later released in Japan as The Planet's Champ: TG3000 (プラネットチャンプ TG3000?), is a racing video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Kemco for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game in the original Top Gear trilogy. 3000 heavily resembles the previous Top Gear 2, but is set in the distant future.

Top Gear 2 (known as Top Racer 2 in Japan) was the sequel to the 1992 game Top Gear, released on January 1, 1993 for the Super NES, May 24, 1994 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and in 1994 for Amiga. It was developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Kemco for the Super NES and by Vic Tokai for the Genesis/Mega Drive.

Top Gear (Top Racer in Japan), is a racing video game for the Super NES, published by Kemco and developed by Gremlin Graphics in 1992. Not only does it mark the first game in the Top Gear racing game franchise, but it is also one of the first racing games to be released on the Super NES. The game (and next two sequels) was created by the same developers as the similar Lotus games released earlier in the Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega Drive videogame systems. The objective of the game is to become the fastest driver in the world by racing other drivers across several nations. The franchise is unrelated to the TV program of the same name.

The Duel: Test Drive II is a racing game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade in 1989. It is the second entry in the Test Drive series of video games.

Taz Mania is a 2D side-scrolling platform/adventure video game developed by Recreational Brainware and published by Sega on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. The game is based loosely on the Taz-Mania cartoon series. Similar but alternative versions of the game were also developed by NuFX and released on the Sega Game Gear and by Sega itself on the Sega Master System. Other different Taz-Mania games were also developed by Sunsoft and released on the SNES and 2 games on the Game Boy were made too. One from David A. Palmer Productions and published by Sunsoft and another from Beam Software and published by THQ.

Super Mario Kart (スーパーマリオカート, Sūpā Mario Kāto?) is a 1992 go-kart racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD for the Super Famicom (SFC) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The first game of the Mario Kart series, it was launched in Japan on August 27, 1992, in North America on September 1, 1992, and in Europe on January 21, 1993. Selling eight million copies worldwide, the game went on to become the third best selling SNES game of all time. Super Mario Kart was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on June 9, 2009, North America on November 23, 2009, and in Europe on April 2, 2010.

Street Racer is a racing video game published by Ubisoft for various systems. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, Mega Drive/Genesis in 1995, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Game Boy in 1996 and PC and Amiga in 1997. Inspired by Mario Kart, the go-kart themed game combined racing with comedy and beat 'em up influenced violence. The game was a success on the SNES and Mega Drive and received mixed reviews across platforms.

Speed Racer, also known as Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo, Mahha GōGōGō?), is a Japanese anime/manga franchise about automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book. It was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, and later re-released in Japan by Fusosha. Adapted into anime by Tatsunoko Productions, its 52 episodes aired on Fuji TV from April 1967 to March 1968. The anime was re-broadcast on Tokyo MX from July 1 to September 25, 2008. Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics in the 1990s under the title Speed Racer Classics. These were later released by Wildstorm Productions, a division of DC Comics, as Speed Racer: The Original Manga. In 2008, under its Americanized title, Speed Racer, Mach GoGoGo was republished in its entirety in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary, as well as serving as a tie-in with the 2008 film. The television series itself is an early example of anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States, spawning multiple spinoffs in both print and broadcast media.

Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (also known as Nigel Mansell's World Championship) is an arcade-style Formula One racing video game developed by Gremlin Graphics and released for various systems. The game was largely successful on Amiga and DOS, and was ported to other home consoles keeping the same title, however it was released for the Japanese Super Famicom under the title Nigel Mansell's F-1 Challenge (ナイジェル・マンセル Ｆ１チャレンジ Naijeru Manseru F-1 Charenji^?).

Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell - known in Japan as Nigel Mansell Indy Car (ナイジェルマンセル・インディカー^?) and in South America as Newman/Haas IndyCar Estrelando Nigel Mansell - is an Indy car racing video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Acclaim, which was released in 1994 for the Super NES and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

This title can be considered as the sequel to Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing, and is based on the 1994 IndyCar season featuring Nigel Mansell and the motor racing team Newman/Haas Racing.

Saban's Power Rangers Zeo: Battle Racers is a Super NES vehicular combat video game released in September 1996 by Bandai that has elements of a racing game.

Michael Andretti's Indy Car Challenge (マイケル・アンドレッティ インディーカーチャレンジ^?) is an arcade-style racing video game that is sponsored by Michael Andretti. It was released exclusively for the SNES in North America and Japan.

Outlander is an action driving video game with a post-apocalyptic theme. It was developed and published by Mindscape in 1992 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and in 1993 for the Super Nintendo.

The game shares many similarities to the Mad Max film series, originally it was developed as "The Road Warrior" based on the Mad Max sequel, however near completion Mindscape lost the rights to the license and the title was changed to "Outlander".

Lamborghini American Challenge (Crazy Cars III is an earlier edition) is a game released in 1993 by Titus Interactive. The game was published for the Super Nintendo, Atari ST, Amiga CD32, Game Boy, PC DOS and Commodore 64.

The game is essentially an upgrade from Titus Interactive previous entry in the Crazy Cars franchise, Crazy Cars III. It adds a two player mode and a few more options, the game's most notable feature is its Jazz Fusion soundtrack.

Kawasaki Caribbean Challenge is a Super NES racing game that was released in 1993 exclusively for the North American market.

Hyper Zone (ハイパーゾーン, HaipāZōn?) is a shooter video game developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console. It was one of the first games to be released for the console and is notably one of the few "3D scrolling shooter" types available. Like many of the system's earlier releases, Hyper Zone used the SNES' mode 7 capability.

GP-1: Part II - known in Japan as GP-1 RS: Rapid Stream (ＧＰ－１ ラピッドストリーム^?) - is a motorcycle racing game developed by Genki and published by Atlus for the SNES, which was released in 1994. It is a sequel to GP-1.

Full Throttle: All-American Racing, known in Japan as Full Power (フル・パワー^?), is a racing video game released for the SNES.

Exhaust Heat (エキゾースト・ヒート^?), released in North America as F1 ROC: Race of Champions, is a 1992 racing video game developed by Seta Corporation for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The following year, the game was followed up with F1 ROC II: Race of Champions.

F1 Pole Position, released in Japan as Human Grand Prix (ヒューマングランプリ^?), is a 1992 racing video game for the SNES, developed by Human Entertainment and published by them in Japan, while the other versions were handled by Ubisoft. It is the first game in the Human Grand Prix/F1 Pole Position series, which features Formula One licensing.

ESPN Speed World is a Super NES and Sega Genesis video game that was released in 1994 exclusively for North America based on the television series of the same name. The title screen of the video game was partially inspired by the 1993 running of the First Union 400 racing event; which occurred on April 18, 1993. The real-life drivers from the mid-1990s are missing because the game only has an ESPN license and not an official NASCAR license.

Dirt Trax FX is a racing video game developed by Sculptured Software and released by Acclaim Entertainment for the Super Nintendo in 1995. The 3D graphics of the game were made possible by the Super FX GSU-1 processor which was built into the cartridge.