4x4 Off-Road Racing (C64)

4x4 Off-Road Racing

Platform: Commodore 64 Year: 1988 Developer: Ogdon Micro Design, Inc. Buy: Amazon

For other games in the series, see 4x4 Off-Road Racing.

4x4 Off-Road Racing is an off-road truck racing game. You choose in which track you want to race, like a Death Valley desert, Georgia mud, or Michigan in the winter. Depending on the race location you'll want to pick different 4x4s, and customize them with various options like a camper for more cargo space, a bigger gas tanks, and a winch for getting out of muddy pits. Next, you choose between the various tires, spare parts, and fluids to take with you.

Once you've finished customizing your truck, the race begins. The roads are highly hazardous and littered with dangerous obstacles like logs, boulders, and cow skulls that will damage your truck and send it flying comically through the air. As you speed through the race you'll pass other drivers before finally reaching the end.

The Commodore 64 version was the original release of the game.

Screenshots

The title screen. Choosing which trail to race. Buying stuff at the Auto Mart. My fully decked-out 4x4. The green flag signals the start of the Michigan trail. Flipping over a boulder in the road!

Music

VGMPF Album Art

The game begins with the 4x4 Off-Road Racing Theme which features a sturdy bass line, a synth melody, and the occasional whistle. This is the original version of the song which was ported to various other platforms. If you smash your truck into a large obstacle, it will explode and you'll hear a basic version of Taps.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	4x4 Off-Road Racing Theme	Unknown	Unknown	2:54		Download
02	Taps	Daniel Butterfield	Unknown	0:52		Download

Credits

• Ripper: HVSC
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Unknown
  • Not Credited Composer: Daniel Butterfield
  • Not Credited Arranger: Unknown

The credits list Paul Jaquays as "Theme," but Jaquays has explained that the credit should have read "Co-designer."

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Game Rip

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Audio Devices

The game music plays on the Commodore's built-in 6581 chip.

Releases

In an early, less common version, the title screen says Epyx™ rather than Epyx®, and the engine sound is filtered.

USA Title: 4x4 Off-Road Racing Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1988-0?-?? Publisher: Epyx, Inc.     Canada Title: 4x4 Off-Road Racing Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1988-0?-?? Publisher: Epyx, Inc.     UK Title: 4x4 Off-Road Racing Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1988-??-?? Publisher: Epyx, Inc., U.S. Gold Ltd     Germany Title: 4x4 Off-Road Racing Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1990-??-?? Publisher: Kixx     Italy Title: 4x4 Off-Road Racing Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1990-??-?? Publisher: Kixx

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/4x4-off-road-racing - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.com/c64/563839-4x4-off-road-racing - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4x4_Off-Road_Racing - Wikipedia.

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4x4 Off-Road Racing	•  •
4x4 Off-Road Racing (Slim)	•  •
Notable Songs	4x4 Off-Road Racing Theme • Taps
Notable Companies	Ogdon Micro Design • Epyx • U.S. Gold