ADG Episode 9 - MegaRace
283Episode Originally Released: July 17th, 2010
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A lot of FMV games are terrible. MegaRace is one of the few that isn't. ;)
Don't be caught off guard though, this isn't technically a racing game, since your objective is to drive down a pre-rendered FMV track and destroy all of your opponents before you complete three laps. You CAN technically do this by outrunning them, but you're far more likely to exceed the three-lap limit when you do this. :P
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Additional Information and Corrections:
* Here's a quick link for anyone who wants to purchase MegaRace and MegaRace 2 together for a mere $6: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/megarace_1_2/?pp=91dfde1d6e005e422f64a59776234f1f4c80b5e4
* The game is also available on its own on the Zoom Platform for $3, just in case you have no interest in MegaRace 2: https://www.zoom-platform.com/#store-megarace1
* Had a slip of the tongue I missed during recording. I meant to say that the Lance Boyle character wasn't "that" good in MegaRace 2 and 3, rather than saying he wasn't "as" good, but hopefully I didn't confuse anyone too badly there. Still, I caught it while editing and rendered in a correction in the video itself. ;)
* One thing I didn't mention is that the game's controls are extremely simple and can be configured in-game so DOSBox's keymapper will be left on the side-lines this time through. Ah well.
* One other fun factoid is that this game was frequently bundled with Packard Bell computers when it came out, since Packard Bell loved including FMV-type things to showcase having CD-ROM drives in their systems. (This is how I got my copy.) The funny part of this is that MegaRace wasn't fully compatible with Packard Bell systems and occasionally froze up on them. There's even a note about this in the MegaRace manual. Brilliant. ;D
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| 2013-07-07 | ADG Filler #1 - 5 1/4" Floppy Disks |
| 2013-07-06 | ADG Episode 10 - System Shock |
| 2013-07-03 | ADG Episode 9 - MegaRace |
| 2013-07-02 | ADG Episode 8 - Serve & Volley |
| 2013-07-02 | ADG Episode 7 - Descent |
| 2013-07-01 | ADG Episode 6 - Cybersphere |
| 2013-06-30 | ADG Episode 5 - Terminal Velocity |
| 2013-06-30 | ADG Episode 4 - StarMines 2 |
| 2013-06-30 | ADG Episode 3 - Tyrian 2000 |
| 2013-06-29 | ADG Episode 2 - Mega Man |
| 2013-06-28 | ADG Episode 1 - Stunts / 4D Sports Driving |
| 2013-06-28 | ADG Episode 0 - System Reset |
| 2013-06-21 | Introduction to New Pixelmusement Channel |
Other Statistics
MegaRace Statistics For Pixelmusement
At present, Pixelmusement has 19,561 views spread across 2 videos for MegaRace, with his channel publishing less than an hour of MegaRace content. This is less than 0.15% of the total video content that Pixelmusement has uploaded to YouTube.