Big Red Racing (0)
Overview
Big Red Racing is a racing game, released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It was developed by , a then small british software house who would later merge with Epic Pic in 1995 to create current Publisherhouse .
In Big Red Racing you chose between 8 different vehicle classes, each consisting of 2 different vehicles to choose from, a total of 16 racers. Each course in the game have predetermined which class of vehicles the player can race with. There are a total of 24 courses to race in. Most tracks are located in various locations on earth, such as , , , Kenya, , and other distinct places, each course with a fitting level design for that locations specific geography. There are also courses with are not on Earth, these levels are locaed on the Moon, and .
Big Red Racing is a comical game, something noticable right from the get-go. There are burping sounds, screams and other comical sound effects when selecting an option in the games menu. There are also announcers who shout out ridiculous comments during races. The actual racing is performed on courses, where the player has to race around them in a number of laps. Even so, a big part of Big Red Racing is the offroad racing part of it. On many courses the player can at any time leave the designated racing area and race around jumping feverishly, crashing into other players or obstacles. In some tracks you could travel outside the mini-map displayed in the upper-left corner and discover new areas with jumps and various obstacles.
Vehicles
There are 8 vehicle groups in the game, each containing two different vehicle types. Each course uses only one of these groups. These are:
City, mini vehicles.
Car (Mini)
Car (Volkswagen Beetle)
Dirt
Four Wheel Drive Off-Roader ()
Customized All-Terrain Military Personnel Carrier (6 Wheeled ATV)
Helicopter
(Failed) Prototype: Radar-Invisible
Trimmed-Down Pilot-Training
Planet, futuristic vehicles.
Jet-Propelled Hover Vehicle
All-Terrain Vehicle
Rig
Customized Rig (Semi-trailer truck)
Snow
Snow Plough
All-Terrain Miniture Snow Vehicle
Quarry, quarry vehicles.
Excavator (Backhoe)
Dumper Truck (Dump truck)
Water
Inflatable Motor Boat
Semi-Amphibious Hover Craft
Courses
There are a total 24 courses in Big Red Racing from the globe, the moon, Venus, and Mars. Each course has has a humorous subtitle, usually a parody of a famous phrase or film. These are:
Kenya (The Coffee Ground): Rig track
England (The Dirt Circle): Dirt track
Chile (Reservoir Dodge): Ruff track
United States(Wet & Wild): Water track
Australia (Road Rage): City track
Mexico (Margarita Meander): Dirt track
Egypt (The Tomb): Quarry track
Ireland (Lucky Leprechauns): Rig track
China (Under The Bridge): Water track
U.S.A. (Excellent Adventure): City track
Arctic (Frosty's Revenge): Snow track
Germany (Sound of Munich): Helicopter track
Japan (Karma Corners): Dirt track
Russia (Lenin's Leap): Snow track
Italy (The Italian Job): City track
Norway (Fjord Escort): Helicopter track
Mars (Red Planet Roller Coaster): Planet track
Spain (Spanish Inquisition): Rig track
Scotland (Highland Fling): Snow track
Venus (The Fly Trap): Planet track
India (Hot Water Wander): Water track
France (French Frolics): Quarry track
Hawaii (Hawaii-5-O): Helicopter track
- Moon (Lunar Loops): Planet track