World Driver Championship
One of the last racing simulations to be released for Nintendo 64, this graphically intensive title used custom microcode optimization and high polygon count modelling. The development team was able to…
World Driver Championship is a racing developed by Boss Game Studios, released 31 May 1999 on Nintendo 64.
What World Driver Championship is
World Driver Championship is a racing game developed by Boss Game Studios and released in 1999. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo 64 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One of the last racing simulations to be released for Nintendo 64, this graphically intensive title used custom microcode optimization and high polygon count modelling. The development team was able to optimize the usage of the various processors within the N64 to allow far draw distance (reducing the need for fog or pop-up), high detail texturing and models, Doppler effect audio, and advanced lighting and fog effects for realistic weather conditions. Impressively the game has a high resolution 640x480 mode that does not require the add-on N64 RAM Expansion Pak. Additionally, unlike many other games of its type on the platform, the game runs high resolution at a sufficiently playable pace…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
What it launched against
World Driver Championship launched on 31 May 1999, within three weeks of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.
Released around the same time: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Mario Golf, Star Wars: Episode I - Racer, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.
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