Micro Machines
132K plays 1991 #Racing
Micro Machines is a racing game developed by Codemasters and originally published by Camerica for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. Themed around Galoob's Micro Machines toys, players race in miniaturised toy vehicles around various environments. The game is the first installment in the Micro Machines video game series.
Micro Machines was developed because Galoob wanted Codemasters to develop a game based on their toy brand, although Galoob and Codemasters encountered legal issues with Nintendo over the game being unlicensed. Micro Machines was ported to several systems, and received reboots for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube in 2002. A sequel, Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament, was released in 1994, and the series was revived in 2016 with the release of a title for iOS and Android. Micro Machines received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the originality and two-player mode, although some criticised the sprites on some versions. Retrospectively, it has been considered one of the greatest video games of all time.
From Wikipedia's article Micro Machines (video game), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Controls
This is a PC game: it uses the keyboard the way it did under MS-DOS, and the mouse where the game supports it. Click the game screen first so it gets your key presses.
Many DOS games start with a menu or ask a question first — read the screen and answer with the keyboard. Arrow keys, Enter, Space, Ctrl and Alt are the usual game keys.
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Controls
This is a PC game: it uses the keyboard the way it did under MS-DOS, and the mouse where the game supports it. Click the game screen first so it gets your key presses.
Many DOS games start with a menu or ask a question first — read the screen and answer with the keyboard. Arrow keys, Enter, Space, Ctrl and Alt are the usual game keys.
3.5 Good job
Players 76 · 258 votes
No critic scores found for this game: this is the players' rating.
Review scorecard
- Graphics 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 3.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Players 76 · 258 votes. The same 76/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores. Player rating; no critic scores available.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordscolourfulfunrevolutionaryoriginaldetailedplayable
What the critics said
Sega Force's reviewer praised the visuals and "colourful" graphics and the two-player mode, but described the sounds as "average".
— Sega Force, 1993
The One's reviewer's lauded the two-player mode, described as "the best two-player racing game we've ever seen".
— The One, 1993
GamesMaster's Jim Douglas lauded the graphics, "brilliant" controls, and the two-player mode, and James Leach described the Mega Drive version as "even better" than the NES version, and eulogised the addictiveness.
— GamesMaster, 1993 (Jim Douglas)· about another version
The Master System version was complimented by Mean Machines Sega for its two-player mode, describing it as "timeless", "great fun", and an "absolutely essential purchase"—but with "flat" graphics.
— Mean Machines Sega, 1994· about another version
The animation of the Game Gear version was described by Joypad as "breathtaking", and that of the Master System version was described as "excellent".
— Joypad· about another version
A reviewer from Amiga Computing believed the tracks were "entertaining" and liked that they were made up of "silly things".
— Amiga Computing, 1993· about another version
The vehicles racing in the environments was described by Steve Bradley of Amiga Format as "absolutely bloody brilliant", and he also praised the addictiveness.
— Amiga Format, 1993 (Steve Bradley)· about another version
In a review of the SNES version, GamePro lauded the "cartoony" graphics and "cheerful" sound effects, along with the lack of car customisation to keep the gameplay "basic".
— GamePro, 1995· about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Micro Machines (video game) article, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The words are the critics'; their full reviews are on the publishers' pages.
Scores
- AllGame 4.5/5 (NES) (other versions)
- Computer and Video Games 89% (Mega Drive) ; 89% (Game Gear) (other versions)
- Amiga Power 1993 88% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Amiga Action 1993 83% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Amiga Computing 1993 80% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Amiga Format 1993 90% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Electronic Gaming Monthly 1991 8/10, 8/10, 6/10, 8/10 (NES) (other versions)
- GamesMaster 93% (Mega Drive) (other versions)
- Joypad 89% (Game Gear) ; 88% (Master System) (other versions)
- Mega Fun 1993 79% (Game Gear/Master System) ; 78% (NES)
- Mean Machines Sega 94% (Game Gear) ; 93% (Mega Drive) ; 93% (Master System) (other versions)
- Player One 90% (Master System) ; 90% (Game Gear) (other versions)
- Amiga Dream 75% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Amiga Joker 1993 81% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Coming Soon 85% (PC)
- CU Amiga 1993 89% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Mean Machines 93% (NES) (other versions)
- Mega 1993 92% (Mega Drive) (other versions)
- The One 1993 89% (Amiga) (other versions)
- Sega Force 90% (Mega Drive) (other versions)
- Sega Master Force 1993 90% (Game Gear) (other versions)
- Supersonic 86% (Mega Drive) (other versions)
From the review table of Wikipedia's article. The face takes, first that applies: the Metascore for this platform, GameRankings' average, our average of the critics (one number per publication, a panel averaged), one review alone, the players' rating. Critics and players are never mixed.
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