Penny Racers (1998 video game)

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Penny Racers
Penny Racers (Nintendo 64) Coverart.png
North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer Locomotive Corporation
Publisher THQ
Series Choro Q series
Platform Nintendo 64
Release
Genre Racing
Modes Single player, multiplayer

Penny Racers (Choro Q 64 in Japan [a] ) is a racing game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan in 1998 and in North America and Europe in 1999. The game is part of the racing game series Choro Q based on Takara's toy line of the same name and was the first of this line to be released in North America. It had a Nintendo 64 sequel released only in Japan, Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race . It is a customizable racer game, and has a total of 114 parts, arranged in eight categories.[ citation needed ]

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Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [4] IGN criticized the graphics and sound. [12] Both IGN and GameSpot said that it didn't live up to other racing games on the Nintendo 64 like Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing. [10] Nintendo Power found the game's menus hard to navigate. [15] GamePro called it "a cartoony, graphical fender-bender with chunky, featureless cars and cardbord-cutout landscapes". [22] [c] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40. [8]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: チョロQ64
  2. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7/10.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the game 2/5 for graphics, 1.5/5 for sound, and two 2.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, Chris (February 25, 1998). "Choro Q 64 Races to June". GameSpot . Archived from the original on October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "PR - 02/04/1999 - THE GREEN FLAG HAS DROPPED! THQ'S 'PENNY RACERS' IS SPEEDING ONTO RETAIL SHELVES". 1999-10-23. Archived from the original on 1999-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ↑ IGN staff (February 4, 1999). "4,995 Pennies Cheap". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Penny Racers for Nintendo 64". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Marrin, John (March 5, 1999). "Penny Racers". CNET Gamecenter . CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Huhtala, Alex (March 1999). "Penny Racers". Computer and Video Games . No. 208. Future Publishing. p. 53.
  7. ↑ Hsu, Dan; Hager, Dean; Boyer, Crispin; Williams, Ken "Sushi-X" (February 1999). "Penny Racers" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 115. Ziff Davis. p. 170. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "チョロQ64 [NINTENDO64]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (February 1999). "Penny Racers". Game Informer . No. 70. FuncoLand. p. 37. Archived from the original on June 18, 2000. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Mielke, James (January 11, 1999). "Penny Racers Review". GameSpot . Red Ventures.
  11. ↑ Shea, Cam (April 1999). "Penny Racers". Hyper . No. 66. Next Media. p. 41.
  12. 1 2 Schneider, Peer; Casamassina, Matt (February 8, 1999). "Penny Racers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 1, 1999. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ Kitts, Martin (October 1998). "Choro Q 64". N64 Magazine . No. 20. Future Publishing. p. 82.
  14. ↑ Kitts, Martin (February 1999). "Penny Racers". N64 Magazine . No. 25. Future Publishing. p. 57.
  15. 1 2 "Penny Racers". Nintendo Power . Vol. 117. Nintendo of America. February 1999. p. 118. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Review: Penny Racers". Nintendo Official Magazine . No. 78. EMAP. March 1999. pp. 36–37.
  17. ↑ Boussada, Adam; McDermott, Andy (January 1999). "64 Magazine Reviews: Penny Racers". 64 Magazine . No. 23. Paragon Publishing. pp. 50–51.
  18. ↑ Alway, Robin (February 1999). "New Nintendo 64 Games: Penny Racers". Arcade. No. 3. Future Publishing. p. 128.
  19. ↑ Halverson, Dave (October 1998). "Nintendo 64 Review: Penny Racers". Gamers' Republic . No. 5. Millennium Publications. p. 78.
  20. ↑ McNally, Steve (November 1998). "Review: ChoroQ 64". N64 Pro. No. 13. IDG Media. pp. 32–33.
  21. ↑ Hattersley, Mark (March 1999). "Review: Penny Racers". N64 Pro. No. 18. IDG Media. pp. 42–45.
  22. ↑ Vicious Sid (February 1999). "Penny Racers". GamePro . No. 125. IDG Entertainment. p. 114. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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