![]() These give you a nice speed boost, particularly when accelerating, and as long as you time them correctly so that you don’t hit anything, they’re a pretty safe bet for getting a one up on the competition. These come in the form of a dedicated button that pulls an epic wheelie on the road tracks, as well as some daredevil stunts on the offroad motocross courses. Moto Racer also has a trick up its sleeve in the form of - well - tricks. OK, so the draw distance is perhaps a little bit on the short side with plenty of pop-in, but that’s just how things were in those days and the game more than makes up for it with those lovely crisp polygons and that fast paced action. Unfortunately that means I don’t have enough buttons to be able to change gear, but to be honest I always went with automatic anyway so it’s not a deal breaker. I’m also using my trusty Gravis Gamepad, just like I did back in the day. I will point out that this game’s notoriously difficult, and I’m not ashamed to admit that as I’m a little out of practice, I am playing it in easy mode here. The game offers practice, single race, and championship modes, with 4 tracks unlocked initially and a further 4 to unlock as that championship mode progresses. That’s right - it’s not using the Mystique’s proprietary MSI 3D renderer, but it has been tweaked for this card and it certainly shows. ![]() So after all that, what is Moto Racer all about? Well, it’s a motorbike racing game - obviously - that features a good mix of track and off road racing, multiplayer support via LAN, internet connection - oh yes, even back in ‘97, modem, and serial, and in the case of this OEM bundle, an optimised Direct3D renderer for the Matrox Mystique. I’ve also heard that the Mystique version of Moto Racer can crash if there’s a Voodoo card installed, so I’ll remove my Righteous3D for now, but don’t worry, it’ll be straight back in once this experiment is over. I still have my MMX 233 system here fresh off the back of my S3 ViRGE video and this is the absolute perfect match for this card, so lets swap that out. So what better opportunity to get the old girl fired up again. Now, funnily enough, I actually found that very card in a box of computer stuff that I rescued from my parents’ house a couple of years ago, and I haven’t had a chance to try it yet. You see, the way that I and many others were introduced to Moto Racer was by means of the Matrox Mystique 220 graphics card, which included this game bundled in the box. So I have the boxed copy here, but this isn’t actually the one that I’m going to be playing. Now, just before I get started, I’d just like to thank SadKennith on the Backoffice Discord server for reminding me of this game, which is one I hadn’t even thought about since I was 13 years old, and I’ve spent the past couple of days really getting back into it. So based on their other output, I think it’s safe to say that we can expect great things. So to kick things off, I want to take a look at this - the 3D motorcycle racing extravaganza that is Moto Racer - developed by Delphine - no, not that one - French developer Delphine software, and published by EA, in 1997.Īs an aside, Delphine were probably best known for the excellent Flashback from 1992, and its 3D sequel Fade To Black, released in1995. In this video, which will be the first of what should hopefully become something of a semi-regular thing on this channel, I’m going to be taking a look at a game from my childhood. Hey everyone, Rees here, and welcome back to ctrl-alt-rees. Moto Racer: Matrox Mystique Enhanced Edition was a classic Windows motorbike racing game bundled with Matrox Mystique 220 cards in 1997, and like many OEM bundles, had a renderer that was optimised for this early 3D accelerator. Watch on YouTube: Moto Racer - Matrox Mystique Enhanced Edition (1997)
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