Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing
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Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing is a stock car racing
video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
is a video game that was released in 1995 to both North American and Japanese audiences.
fixture that draws in fans from February to November. There is a two player mode but it must be activated in the options menu of the game. This mode allows two players to compete against each other using a split screen
. The two player mode allows equal opportunities towards teamwork and competition in the single race mode as well as in the season mode. Players can either race on season mode or exhibition mode.
When the players have mastered all the factory-made courses, it is possible to create an original race course with as many turns and straight sections that memory limitations will allow. Custom decals can also be placed on the course as a way to personalize a course; this can be done to an extent that no two courses will look exactly the same twice in a row. After building the layout of the track, the player can choose to choose a song that will play when they race on their customized track (provided that the music is activated in the options menu). World Grand Prix was one of the first games to have this feature (without custom decals).
Rarely used in other racing games, it allows players to re-create their favorite race tracks to the best of their ability. The object in the game is to get as to close to first place as possible by the end of the race. Practice is also necessary if the player wants to start at the pole position. During the season mode, the player must score points in order to remain in the competition. If he or she fails to do this, then the game immediately ends with no other recourse other than to use passwords to restore a saved game. Even though the cars move slower than today's vehicles (Dodge Charger, Toyota Camry
, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Impala) and use a smaller rear spoiler, defeating Kyle Petty and winning the NASCAR championship is still a challenge for fantasy race car drivers.
is unfair, resulting in near mandatory use of the turbo booster in order to win races. Kyle Petty would often start out in the lead and would dominate the majority of the race. Bump drafting is not implemented in the game; it is not beneficial to gain speed from being close to AI-controlled vehicles. Nitro is considered to be the way to gain speed in lieu of drafting
. Players who attempt to "bump draft" from behind end up banging with the rival car instead; slowing them down and wasting time and fuel. When the game was released, ConocoPhillips
' 76 brand
was the official fuel sponsor of NASCAR. Tires can also be wasted due to the cars pressing hard on each other as a result of the collision.
When the game was being developed, the designers were completely unfamiliar with NASCAR rules and regulations. They created the AI-controlled vehicles with the mentality of drivers who race in the open wheel leagues. However, this problem was never resolved through "special edition" versions that used more realistic AI and racing physics. Only die-hard NASCAR fans ever took notice of the lack of realism compared to the actual NASCAR of that era. Since it was meant to be an arcade game loosely based on NASCAR, people from North America (as well as Japan) could play this game without knowing a thing about NASCAR rules and regulations.
In the real NASCAR, nitro
was banned in the 1950s before ever being used in a single race. This ban extends to all NASCAR-sanctioned leagues worldwide.
. This could be attributed to the limitations in the speech capabilities of games released in the mid 1990s. However, NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana for the Sega Genesis was released with complete play-by-play commentary even though it was released in an earlier year with a system that could handle fewer colors and inferior graphics.
Cars in the Japanese version didn't have numbers while the American version has all racing vehicles with the 00 number. Paint schemes are strangely similar to the ones used by the race car drivers during the 1994 season. For example, the #17 (Darrell Waltrip) vehicle featured the progressive gray to black pattern (1991-95) while the #43 (Wally Dallenbach, Jr.) vehicle used the STP "Petty Blue" and red scheme. Avid racing fans would discover that the #3 (Dale Earnhardt) vehicle was given the Kodak yellow for Sterling Marlin
's #4 vehicle instead of his traditional black-white scheme that was used from 1988 until his death in 2001.
, No Fear
, Kyle Petty, and "racing" can by viewed in the main menu as the words scroll rapidly across the screen from the left to the right. This special effect is only seen in the North American version of the game, and these sponsors were permitted because they did not sell alcohol or tobacco-related products.
There is an unsponsored black car with Petty's number 42 on the game's cover. In reality, it's his Mello Yello
car he drove from 1991–1994, minus the drink's decals on the car. There isn't any official reason as to why the Mello Yello car was not in the game. One could guess they did not receive permission from Mello Yello or the Coca-Cola Company. Another possible reason could be that because the game was released during the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup season. During that time, Kyle's car had changed over to blue and pink colors with Coors Light as a sponsor. The developers could have probably not wanted to even hint that the driver who is on their game was driving a car with alcohol as a sponsor.
game rather than the feel of an authentic NASCAR game. Furthermore, its graphics are much cruder than the American version: in track crossings, there are no visible bridges or elevation effects.
In the American version, Kyle Petty is mentioned by name. The Japanese version simply mentions Petty by the number (42) that he used for his race car during the 1995 NASCAR season. Kyle Petty was not considered to be notable in Japan so his name was not used in the Japanese version. However, Kyle Petty is a recognized NASCAR celebrity in North America so his name was stuck on the title of the game with little or no authorization from Kyle Petty himself. Because No Fear was Kyle Petty's sponsor during the development of the video game, it was included with Kyle Petty in the North American version only.
Like Kyle Petty, No Fear was also excluded from the Japanese version because the brand did not have any notability in Japan during the early to mid 1990s.
Stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...
video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
is a video game that was released in 1995 to both North American and Japanese audiences.
Summary
This video game is loosely based on the NASCARNASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
fixture that draws in fans from February to November. There is a two player mode but it must be activated in the options menu of the game. This mode allows two players to compete against each other using a split screen
Split screen (computer graphics)
Split screen is a display technique in computer graphics that consists of dividing graphics and/or text into non-movable adjacent parts, typically two or four rectangular areas. This is done in order to allow the simultaneous presentation of related graphical and textual information on a computer...
. The two player mode allows equal opportunities towards teamwork and competition in the single race mode as well as in the season mode. Players can either race on season mode or exhibition mode.
When the players have mastered all the factory-made courses, it is possible to create an original race course with as many turns and straight sections that memory limitations will allow. Custom decals can also be placed on the course as a way to personalize a course; this can be done to an extent that no two courses will look exactly the same twice in a row. After building the layout of the track, the player can choose to choose a song that will play when they race on their customized track (provided that the music is activated in the options menu). World Grand Prix was one of the first games to have this feature (without custom decals).
Rarely used in other racing games, it allows players to re-create their favorite race tracks to the best of their ability. The object in the game is to get as to close to first place as possible by the end of the race. Practice is also necessary if the player wants to start at the pole position. During the season mode, the player must score points in order to remain in the competition. If he or she fails to do this, then the game immediately ends with no other recourse other than to use passwords to restore a saved game. Even though the cars move slower than today's vehicles (Dodge Charger, Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...
, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Impala) and use a smaller rear spoiler, defeating Kyle Petty and winning the NASCAR championship is still a challenge for fantasy race car drivers.
List of drivers
Note: This list of drivers is based on the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.| Car # | Driver | Car/sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Russell William Wallace, Jr. is a past NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, currently a broadcaster on ESPN, car owner in the Nationwide Series, and a co-host of NASCAR Angels.-Early racing career:... |
Penske Racing Penske Racing Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and NASCAR. They also previously competed in road racing, and Formula One. Penske Racing is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske... |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR... |
GM Goodwrench GM Goodwrench GM Goodwrench is an auto repair service for General Motors in Canada, and previously, the United States. In 2011, GM replaced Goodwrench in the US with separate Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC Certified Service brands.-Background:... |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is a former American NASCAR driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and Nationwide Series driver Jason Rudd. Rudd is known as the "Iron Man" of NASCAR; holding the record for most consecutive starts in NASCAR racing. At the conclusion of the 2005 season, Rudd had made 788... |
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| 11 | Bill Elliott Bill Elliott William Clyde "Bill" Elliott , also known as Awesome Bill from Dawsonville or Million Dollar Bill, is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007. He won the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup... |
Junior Johnson & Associates |
| 15 | Lake Speed Lake Speed -Background:Lake was named after the best friend of his father, Bob Lake. Lake's father Leland L. Speed took office as the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi in 1948, the same year that he was born. He started his racing career at the age of thirteen racing karts, much to the displeasure of his family... |
Motorcraft Motorcraft Motorcraft is an auto parts brand of Ford Motor Company.-History:The Ford Motor Company launched this auto parts division in 1972 to provide replacement parts and original equipment parts. This brand replaced Autolite as Ford's official parts brand. Autolite is still a brand name in use today, but... |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip is a 3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion , 3-time runner-up , winner of the 1989 Daytona 500 and 5-time winner of the prestigeous Coca-Cola 600 ,... |
Sears, Roebuck, and Co. |
| 21 | Morgan Shepherd Morgan Shepherd Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community... |
Citgo Citgo CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de... |
| 28 | Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Virgil Earnest Irvan, more commonly known as Ernie Irvan is a former race driver in NASCAR. He is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury at Michigan International Speedway which earned him numerous awards and respect from his fellow drivers... |
Texaco Texaco Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.... /Havoline Havoline Havoline is a motor oil brand of Texaco, a former major oil company based in the United States that is now merged with the Chevron Corporation.-History:First introduced 1904, the Havoline brand was named by Havemeyer Oil Company of New York.... |
| 42 | Kyle Petty Kyle Petty Kyle Eugene Petty is a former American NASCAR driver and is currently a co-host for NASCAR RaceDay and panel member for NASCAR Smarts which are both on SPEED. He also commentates for TNT in the summer. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of the late Adam... |
SABCO Racing |
| 43 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Wally Dallenbach, Jr. is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver. He competed in 226 Winston Cup races from 1991 to 2001 and had 23 top 10 finishes. The son of open wheel racer and former CART chief steward, Wally Dallenbach, Sr., Wally Jr. is also a road racer... |
Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology... |
| 99 | Ken Bouchard Ken Bouchard Ken Bouchard is an American former NASCAR driver. His brother Ron Bouchard was the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year and one time Winston Cup race winner.-Modified career:... |
Waste Management, Inc Waste Management, Inc Waste Management, Inc. is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company in North America. Founded in 1894, the company is headquartered in Suite 4000 at the First City Tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, in the United States.... |
Cheating and AI bias
Some critics of this game state that the artificial intelligenceGame artificial intelligence
Game artificial intelligence refers to techniques used in computer and video games to produce the illusion of intelligence in the behavior of non-player characters . The techniques used typically draw upon existing methods from the field of artificial intelligence...
is unfair, resulting in near mandatory use of the turbo booster in order to win races. Kyle Petty would often start out in the lead and would dominate the majority of the race. Bump drafting is not implemented in the game; it is not beneficial to gain speed from being close to AI-controlled vehicles. Nitro is considered to be the way to gain speed in lieu of drafting
Drafting (racing)
Drafting or slipstreaming is a technique where two vehicles or other moving objects are caused to align in a close group reducing the overall effect of drag due to exploiting the lead object's slipstream...
. Players who attempt to "bump draft" from behind end up banging with the rival car instead; slowing them down and wasting time and fuel. When the game was released, ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
' 76 brand
76 (Conoco Phillips)
76 is a chain of gas stations located within the United States. The 76 brand is owned by ConocoPhillips. Union Oil Company of California, dba Unocal, the original owner and creator of the Union 76 brand merged with Chevron Corporation in 2005.In 1997, Unocal sold its western United States refining...
was the official fuel sponsor of NASCAR. Tires can also be wasted due to the cars pressing hard on each other as a result of the collision.
When the game was being developed, the designers were completely unfamiliar with NASCAR rules and regulations. They created the AI-controlled vehicles with the mentality of drivers who race in the open wheel leagues. However, this problem was never resolved through "special edition" versions that used more realistic AI and racing physics. Only die-hard NASCAR fans ever took notice of the lack of realism compared to the actual NASCAR of that era. Since it was meant to be an arcade game loosely based on NASCAR, people from North America (as well as Japan) could play this game without knowing a thing about NASCAR rules and regulations.
In the real NASCAR, nitro
Nitromethane
Nitromethane is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a slightly viscous, highly polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such as in extractions, as a reaction medium, and as a cleaning solvent...
was banned in the 1950s before ever being used in a single race. This ban extends to all NASCAR-sanctioned leagues worldwide.
Speech and graphics
The game's lone announcer was also spotty and spoke only when something important happened on the race track, as opposed to doing a sports commentary-type announcement. Using only the numbers and a very limited vocabulary of mostly nouns, there is only a remotely successful attempt at color commentaryColor commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
. This could be attributed to the limitations in the speech capabilities of games released in the mid 1990s. However, NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana for the Sega Genesis was released with complete play-by-play commentary even though it was released in an earlier year with a system that could handle fewer colors and inferior graphics.
Cars in the Japanese version didn't have numbers while the American version has all racing vehicles with the 00 number. Paint schemes are strangely similar to the ones used by the race car drivers during the 1994 season. For example, the #17 (Darrell Waltrip) vehicle featured the progressive gray to black pattern (1991-95) while the #43 (Wally Dallenbach, Jr.) vehicle used the STP "Petty Blue" and red scheme. Avid racing fans would discover that the #3 (Dale Earnhardt) vehicle was given the Kodak yellow for Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, and a son, Steadman, who sometimes races in the Nationwide Series....
's #4 vehicle instead of his traditional black-white scheme that was used from 1988 until his death in 2001.
Censorship
In both versions, licensing for the Winston Cup (now called the Sprint Cup) does not exist. This is because federal laws (in addition to Nintendo censorship) prevent tobacco and alcohol references from being placed in any computer or video game. However, the words HavolineHavoline
Havoline is a motor oil brand of Texaco, a former major oil company based in the United States that is now merged with the Chevron Corporation.-History:First introduced 1904, the Havoline brand was named by Havemeyer Oil Company of New York....
, No Fear
No Fear
No Fear is a lifestyle clothing brand that was created in 1989 by Mark Simo, Brian Simo, and Marty Moates. No Fear Inc. products are sold at various retail stores and . It also offers No Fear energy drinks under the same brand, in a joint venture with Pepsi. The company currently employs about 450...
, Kyle Petty, and "racing" can by viewed in the main menu as the words scroll rapidly across the screen from the left to the right. This special effect is only seen in the North American version of the game, and these sponsors were permitted because they did not sell alcohol or tobacco-related products.
There is an unsponsored black car with Petty's number 42 on the game's cover. In reality, it's his Mello Yello
Mello Yello
Mello Yello is a caffeinated, citrus-flavored soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced on March 1, 1979 to compete with PepsiCo's Mountain Dew. There have been three flavored variants of Mello Yello. Mello Yello Cherry was released in response to Mountain Dew...
car he drove from 1991–1994, minus the drink's decals on the car. There isn't any official reason as to why the Mello Yello car was not in the game. One could guess they did not receive permission from Mello Yello or the Coca-Cola Company. Another possible reason could be that because the game was released during the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup season. During that time, Kyle's car had changed over to blue and pink colors with Coors Light as a sponsor. The developers could have probably not wanted to even hint that the driver who is on their game was driving a car with alcohol as a sponsor.
During the race
- In the game, most courses have right hand turns and more than four turns. In reality, most courses are oval and have only left hand turns. Exceptions to this rule include Watkins GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...
and Infineon RacewayInfineon RacewayInfineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...
. The fewer number of laps and the fewer number of corners a track has, the less demanding the course is on tires, nitro, and gasoline.
- Unlike real life, pit road can be entered at any speed without consequences of a penaltyFoul-In sports:*Foul , an unfair or illegal sports act, including:**Foul , in football , an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee...
. GasolineGasolineGasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
is filled up for the player's car automatically. Turbo boosters and tireTireA tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
s can be changed by pressing certain buttons on the control pad. In real life, going fast on pit road always results in a speeding violation. This speeding violation always results in a 10 second penalty. During this time, the driver must stay on pit road for 10 seconds after maintenance is complete on his or her automobile.
- Also, turbo boosters are considered mandatory for fast times unlike in real NASCAR where their use is absolutely prohibited. The use of turbo boosters in an actual race, qualifying session, or practice session is considered to be tamperingTamperingTampering may refer to:* Tampering , intentional modification of products in a way that would make them harmful to the consumer* Tampering , the practice, often illegal, of professional sports teams negotiating with athletes of other teams...
with the car, which is detrimental to stock car racing. Any crew chief caught installing turbo boosters will be suspended after a failed inspection. Any driver who is either caught using turbo boosters or simply possessing turbo boosters on his or her vehicle will be suspended and/or fined. Eventually, the team owner would be fined if turbo boosters are either used or attempted to be used on an actual NASCAR track for any race, qualifying session, or practice session. This equally applies to the Sprint Cup in addition to the Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, Whelen Modified TourWhelen Modified TourThe NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. The Modified division is NASCAR's oldest division, and its one of two open-wheeled divisions...
, Corona Series, T4 Series, the Canadian Tire Series, and all other local NASCAR sanctioned series.
- At the beginning of qualifying and the race, the announcer says "GentlemenGentlemanThe term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...
, start your engines" and assumes that the player controls a male stock car driver. In real life, this command is only said during the beginning of a race and never in qualifying. There has been times where the command was "Lady and Gentlemen, start your engines" or even "Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines."
- In reality, drivers enter into the first lap in the race using a rolling start. However, Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing uses standing startStanding startA standing start is a type of start in auto racing events, in which cars are stationary when the race begins. In a standing start, cars are completely still when a green signal is given to start the race, often preceded by a set of lights...
s to start every race. While a standing start is beneficial for Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
vehicles, the standing start would slightly abuse the stock car engines used in NASCAR if it were used in an actual race instead of the traditional rolling start.
- When the Start button is pressed multiple times in rapid succession, the player's race car will burst into flameFlameA flame is the visible , gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic reaction taking place in a thin zone...
s. This has been known to occur in the North American version but it is doubtful that is will work on the Japanese version.
Between races
- At the end of each race in the game, the drivers who finished first, second and third in the game appear at the winner's circle. In reality, only the driver who finished in 1st place would be allowed to attend winner's circle after the course of an actual NASCAR race. The podium used in the game is modelled after the podium used in other motorsport, but was also used in 1995 and 1996 for Atlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor SpeedwayAtlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...
, which was done to celebrate the region's upcoming Games of the XXVI Olympiad. The podium procedure was also used at the Milwaukee MileMilwaukee MileThe Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....
(which was not a Sprint Cup track but a Nationwide Series track at the time).
- The crew chief can also be switched to a female without using video game money to make the switch. However, it costs $10,000 to upgrade the crew chief from a level 1 crew chief into a level 2 crew chief. This cost would cover the cost of the former employee's unemployment benefits. Additionally, the money would also go towards the hiring and training the new employee. The maximum level the crew chief can be increased to is level 5. However, the cost of upgrading the crew chief increases exponentially as the player goes from level 2 to level 3 . Making the final upgrade from level 4 to level 5 is extremely expensive. However, pit crew work is the fastest with a level 5 crew chief.
- On a system of four yellow boxes (signifying level), zero yellow boxes means level 1 technology investment while four level boxes means the player has achieved the maximum technology investment possible in the game. This statement applies to everything except tires and nitro. The yellow boxes would describe how many nitros or tires the player has remaining. Technology levels of the tires and nitro remain the same throughout the entire game because the game depicts either a single season or a single race. Improvement of tire or nitro technology would be considered redundant in this brief time phase.
- Racers who race in vehicles owned by another person do not have a choice in deciding their crew chief or in selecting their race number. It is considered to be the jurisdiction of the team owner to decide each player's crew chief, number, and sponsor. The game assumes that the player is a driver/owner.
Japanese version
Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing was released in Japan as by Virgin Interactive. The tracks are stripped of their realism, giving them more of a the feel of an open wheel racingOpen wheel car
Open-wheel car, formula car, or often single-seater car in British English, describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and, in most cases, one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have their wheels below the body or fenders...
game rather than the feel of an authentic NASCAR game. Furthermore, its graphics are much cruder than the American version: in track crossings, there are no visible bridges or elevation effects.
In the American version, Kyle Petty is mentioned by name. The Japanese version simply mentions Petty by the number (42) that he used for his race car during the 1995 NASCAR season. Kyle Petty was not considered to be notable in Japan so his name was not used in the Japanese version. However, Kyle Petty is a recognized NASCAR celebrity in North America so his name was stuck on the title of the game with little or no authorization from Kyle Petty himself. Because No Fear was Kyle Petty's sponsor during the development of the video game, it was included with Kyle Petty in the North American version only.
Like Kyle Petty, No Fear was also excluded from the Japanese version because the brand did not have any notability in Japan during the early to mid 1990s.