Wacky Wheels - A Twisted Tale That's Not All Fun And Games

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Published on October 4, 2021 4:06:57 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeGDbT83ie0

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Wacky Wheels (1994)

Duration: 9:31

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In this video I take a look at Beavis Soft / Apogee's 1994 PC kart racer, Wacky Wheels - and how what should have been a simple Mario Kart knockoff became a tale of intrigue, with stolen source code and a remake abandoned under mysterious circumstances.

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GOG Download Link: https://www.gog.com/game/wacky_wheels
Steam Download Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/358380/Wacky_Wheels/
Play In Browser: https://archive.org/details/WackyWheels
Remake Official Itch Page: https://cascadiagames.itch.io/wacky-wheels-hd
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:19 How I Discovered Wacky Wheels Back In The Day - Shareware
03:03 Wacky Wheels Development Story & Game Overview
05:51 Dopefish Easter Egg
06:28 Controversy & Stolen Source Code - Skunny Kart
07:31 More Controversy - The Wacky Wheels HD Remake (2016)
08:44 Playing Wacky Wheels On Modern Systems
09:06 Conclusions, Outro & Patron Thanks

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