Moto Racer is an arcade style motorcycle racing game released in 1997 by Delphine Software International

Delphine Software International

Delphine Software was a French video game developer company. They were famous for their games Another World and Flashback, which bore a similarity to Prince of Persia, both in gameplay and in utilizing rotoscoped animation...

 for the PC

Personal computer

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 and PlayStation. It features both dirt and street bikes, and a variety of tracks.

Gameplay

The four tracks always available are Speed Bay, West Way, Snow Ride, and Dirt Arena. Additional tracks can be unlocked by winning races. They are Rock Forest, Lost Ruins, Great Wall and Red City. Two additional free tracks, Fun Fair and Sea of Sand, could be downloaded from the game's web site. A multiplayer option is also available, allowing two players to compete over a LAN. The single player modes include "Time Attack" and "Championship". Several cheat codes are available that can be entered upon start up of the game. The most laps a player can do is up to eight on the Practice Race.

Hardware requirements

The minimum requirements for the PC version of Moto Racer are Windows 95, DirectX 3, a Pentium 133 MHz processor or equivalent, and 16MB of RAM. The game supports software or Direct3D rendering, but requires 16-bit color (the game will not launch if the Windows desktop is set to 32-bit color).

Sequels

A GameSpot review of Moto Racer 3

Moto Racer 3

Moto Racer 3 is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine and published by Infogrames for the PC. It was released in North America on January 31, 2002, and in PAL regions during 2002...

noted "Released six years ago by Electronic Arts, the original Moto Racer capably blended the two distinct disciplines of superbike and motocross into one explosive package and proved to be one of the first truly satisfying PC motorcycle racing games ever produced."

Several sequels followed, including Moto Racer 2

Moto Racer 2

Moto Racer 2 is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and the PC...

, Moto Racer World Tour

Moto Racer World Tour

Moto Racer World Tour is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Infogrames for the Playstation. It was released on September 29, 2000 in Europe, and on November 6, 2000 in North America. It is part of the Moto Racer video game series.In Moto Racer...

, and Moto Racer 3

Moto Racer 3

Moto Racer 3 is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine and published by Infogrames for the PC. It was released in North America on January 31, 2002, and in PAL regions during 2002...

. DSI went bankrupt after the release of Moto Racer Advance

Moto Racer Advance

Moto Racer Advance is a motocross racing game developed by Adeline Software International, produced by Delphine Software International and published by Ubisoft for the Game Boy Advance. It was released in PAL regions on October 4, 2002 and in North America on December 4, 2002...

for the Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

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, but the series has been continued by Nobilis

Nobilis

Nobilis is a contemporary fantasy role-playing game created by Jenna K. Moran, writing under the name R. Sean Borgstrom. The player characters are "Sovereign Powers" called the Nobilis; each Noble is the personification of an abstract concept or class of things such as Time, Death, cars, or...

 with Moto Racer DS

Moto Racer DS

Moto Racer DS is a motocross racing game developed by Artefacts Studio and published by SouthPeak Games for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Europe on November 28, 2008, and is slated to be released in North America in 2010...

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External links

• Moto Racer homepage with the two free tracks