MACINTOSH RACING VIDEO GAMES
Here's the most comprehensive and complete comparison list comparing racing video games to run on the Macintosh system.
Included are truck races, car races, boat races, motorcycle races.

                 
THE BEST
  released requirements LAN, NET graphics card developer / publisher demo reviews cost open / closed courses models / parts Immersion
force
feedback
4x4 Evolution 2 yes
2002
9.1 or X
G3 450 MHz,
128 MB RAM
LAN, NET Rage 128 or higher, Radeon or GeForce recommended Aspyr no Apple: review

IMG: review
39.95 32 / -- 120 / 125 no
4x4 Evolution


yes
8.6,
G3 233 MHz,
32 MB RAM
LAN, NET 3D Accelerator with 4MB of texture RAM Developer of Games -- IMG: review -- 16 alot / alot no
HIGH QUALITY
released requirements LAN, NET graphics card developer / publisher demo reviews cost open / closed courses models / parts Immersion
force
feedback
F1 Championship

Formula One Rules - stop-go penalties, pit lane speed limits and flags.
yes
2002
9.1 or X
G3 500 MHz
256 MB RAM
LAN, NET 3D graphics card w/ 32MB Feral Interactive Demo IMG: review 49.99 -- -- yes
WipeOut 2097

can shoot things
yes 9.0 or X
G3 333 MHz
64 MB RAM
LAN, NET? OpenGL 3D hardware acceleration required (Rage Pro, Rage 128 or better)
Open GL 1.2, DrawSprocket 1.7.3, NetSprocket 1.7.1, Quicktime 4.0
Virtual Programming -- IMG: review

Applelinks: review

MacHome: review

MacWorld: review
-- 8 4 no
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
yes -- -- -- Aspyr Media -- IMG: preview -- 9 / 5 80 / 700 no
Cro-Mag Rally 2.1
yes 8.6 or X
233 MHz
64MB RAM
LAN ATI Rage Pro or better 3D acceleration. Pangea Soft Demo MacGamer: review

MacUpdate profile
20.00 -- -- no
Water Race
-- 8.5
G3
LAN Optimized for the latest 3D accelerator cards: ATI Rage 128, ATI Radeon, 3Dfx Voodoo4, 3Dfx Voodoo5, Formac Proformance III+
French Touch Demo -- 29.00 -- 8 / -- no
Star Wars: Episode I Racer

Based on podracing sequence in Star Wars I

2000 8.1
G3/233
32MB RAM
none 3D Hardware support required. IMac and newer machines require no extra hardware. Lucas Arts 22.4 MB MGF: profile

IMG: review

-- -- 24 / -- no
NOT YET RELEASED
  released requirements LAN, NET graphics card developer / publisher demo reviews cost open / closed courses models / parts Immersion
force
feedback
Chariots: The First Olympics Announced
not yet -- LAN, NET -- Candella Software -- IMG: preview -- -- 8 / -- no
Redline
not yet -- LAN, NET -- Ambrosia Software -- IMG: preview -- -- -- no
Nascar Racing 2002
not yet X
G4 733 MHz
256 MB RAM
LAN, NET 3D Graphic Acceleration or better ((ATI Radeon/NVidia GeForce2 or faster, MX series not supported) aspyr -- IMG: preview -- -- -- yes
DECENT
released requirements LAN, NET graphics card developer / publisher demo reviews cost open / closed courses models / parts Immersion
force
feedback
Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
1999 PowerPC 603e 180MHz or faster, System 7.6,
32MB RAM
LAN Rage 128 or 3dfx card is mandatory Interplay -- MacAddict review

GameDB: profile

Macledge: review

-- 30 40 --
Carmageddon

Your choice: go around the track through all the checkpoints to finish the race or kill every pedestrian and opponent in sight.
1997 -- -- Aspyr Media -- GameDB: profile

-- -- -- --
Tanks of Terror yes 8.1 LAN, NET -- Klink! Software Demo -- 15.00 -- -- no
IndyCar Racing II
-2000 -- -- -- Sierra 9.5 MB MGF: profile -- -- -- no
Nascar Racing
Race against over 30 officially licensed 1996 NASCAR drivers
-2000 -- -- -- Sierra 5.9 MB MGF: profile


-- 16 30 / -- no
Racing Days R
Best-selling racing simulation for Macintosh from Japan
-2000 PowerMac
7.1.2
8 MB RAM
-- -- Feral Interactive 12.4 MB MGF: profile


-- -- -- no
CRAP
  released requirementsssssss internet graphics card developer / publisher demo reviews cost open / closed courses models / parts Immersion
force
feedback
Adrenalin Racing 1.2.3
A 3D racing battle arcade game
2001 8.6
233 MHz
10 MB RAM
-- -- Steven Verstoep 3.7 MB MGF: profile

MacUpdate profile
-- -- 12 / 0 no
Putt-Putt Enters the Race
Help Putt-Putt get ready to race
2000 -- -- -- Infogrames 8.4 MB MGF: profile

-- -- -- no
Dirt Bike 4.3 1998 7.5 -- -- Brad Quick 1.6 MB MacUpdate profile -- -- -- no
Dirt Bike 3D 1.9 2001 8.0 or X
-- OpenGL 1.1.2 or later, CarbonLib. Brad Quick 1.1 MB MacUpdate profile

15.00 -- -- no
Kawasaki ATV Powersports 1.2 2000 8.1 -- Graphics Accelerator Card. Monkey Bye Software, LLC. 6.6 MB MacUpdate profile

MGF: profile
20.00 -- -- no
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Resources used:
• Apple Games
• IMG: Inside Mac Games
• MGF: Mac Game Files
MacUpdate
The Game Database





 

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