Street Racer (1994 video game)

Street Racer
Developer(s)Vivid Image
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Piko Interactive
Composer(s)Matt Furniss (Sega Mega Drive), Allister Brimble (SNES), Brian Marshall (PS, SAT, PC)
Platform(s)Super NES, Sega Mega Drive, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PC
ReleaseSuper NES
  • EU: November 1994
Sega Mega Drive
PlayStation
  • EU: 16 November, 1996
  • JP: 10 January 1997
Sega Saturn
  • JP: 20 December 1996
Game Boy
  • NA: December 1996
Amiga
PC
Genre(s)Kart racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Street Racer is a racing video game published by Ubi Soft for various systems. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994,[5] Sega Mega Drive in 1995,[6] PlayStation,[7] Sega Saturn and Game Boy in 1996[8] and PC[4] and Amiga in 1997.[9] Marketed as a "cross between Mario Kart and Street Fighter",[10] the go-kart themed game combined racing with comedy and beat 'em up influenced violence. The game was a success on the SNES and Mega Drive and received mixed reviews across platforms.

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  6. ^ Street Racer, GameSpot, Accessed 29 September 2009
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  8. ^ Street Racer, GameSpot, Accessed 29 September 2009
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  10. ^ "Street Racer". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 88. Ziff Davis. November 1996. p. 273.