Penny Racers
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Penny Racers (Choro Q 64 in Japan) is a racing game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan in 1998 and in North America and Europe in 1999. The game is part of the racing game series Choro Q based on Takara's toy line of the same name and was the first of this line to be released in North America. It had a Nintendo 64 sequel released only in Japan, Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race. It is a customizable racer game, and has a total of 114 parts, arranged in eight categories.
From Wikipedia's article Penny Racers (1998 video game)
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).
2.0 Could be better
GameRankings 56%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 2.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 56%. Overall source The same 56/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
What the critics said
GamePro called it "a cartoony, graphical fender-bender with chunky, featureless cars and cardbord-cutout landscapes".
— GamePro, 1999
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Penny Racers (1998 video game) article.
Scores
- 80 Gamers' Republic B
- 79 64 Magazine 79%
- 70 Hyper 70%
- 69 Nintendo Power1999 6.9/10
- 68 Official Nintendo Magazine 68%
- 66 Electronic Gaming Monthly 6.625/10
- 63 Famitsu 25/40
- 61 N64 Pro 48%, 73%
- 60 CNET Gamecenter1999 6/10
- 60 IGN1999 6/10
- 58 Game Informer 5.75/10
- 57 N64 Magazine 56%, 58%
- 46 GameSpot1999 4.6/10
- 20 Computer and Video Games 1/5
- 20 Arcade 1/5
From the review table in Wikipedia's Penny Racers (1998 video game) article.
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