Beetle Adventure Racing!
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Beetle Adventure Racing! is a racing game released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. It was developed by Paradigm Entertainment and EA Canada, and published by Electronic Arts. Each vehicle in the game is a Volkswagen New Beetle, which was released the previous year. The gameplay involves racing other players on unlocked tracks, finding and destroying crates, and collecting colored ladybugs while battling other players. The single-player championship offers three circuits and a secret bonus circuit with new vehicles and tracks available upon completion.
In addition to its original release, the game was released in Australia as HSV Adventure Racing. This version replaced the Beetles with models from Holden Special Vehicles (HSV).
Beetle Adventure Racing received critical acclaim for its graphics, level design, car models, multiplayer mode, and scenery, though with criticisms being made on the limited selection of tracks and cars.
From Wikipedia's article Beetle Adventure Racing!
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
5.0 Outstanding!
Metascore 90 · 14 critics
Review scorecard
- Graphics 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 5.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 90 · 14 critics. Overall source The same 90/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordslengthygenericstunningdetailedaddictivefun
Scores
- 100 GamePro 5/5
- 100 Giant Bomb2026 5/5
- 92 Hyper 92%
- 91 Electronic Gaming Monthly 9.125/10
- 91 GameFan (S.T.) 96% ; 86%
- 91 IGN1999 9.1/10
- 90 AllGame 4.5/5
- 90 Nintendo Life2013 9/10
- 85 GameSpot1999 8.5/10
- 85 Nintendo Power2000 8.5/10
- 80 Game Informer 8/10
- 80 Next Generation 4/5
- 70 Famitsu 28/40
- 60 Computer and Video Games 3/5
From the review table in Wikipedia's Beetle Adventure Racing! article.
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