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{{Infobox Game
 
{{Infobox Game
 
| Title          = Days of Thunder
 
| Title          = Days of Thunder
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| BoxArt          = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_USA.jpg
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| BoxArt          = Days of Thunder - NES - USA.jpg
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| PlatformName    = NES
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| Platform        = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment
 
 
| Year            = 1990
 
| Year            = 1990
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| DeveloperName  = Beam Software Pty. Ltd.
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| Developer      = {{Developer|Beam Software|Beam Software Pty. Ltd.}}
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| DeveloperPage  = Beam Software
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| Amazon          = B00004SVOQ
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| Amazon          =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
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:''This is for the released version of the game. For the unreleased version, see [[Days of Thunder: Mindscape (NES)]].''
  
 
'''''Days of Thunder''''' is a 3D racing game based on its movie counterpart. In this game, you play as Cole Trickle and must win the championship. The game tries to take on a 3D perspective, but the game fails this attempt with bad controls. Most players don't see past the first stage. Mostly because of it's completely unfair difficulty of you having to take your car to the pit stop to get it fixed or refueled, but the other racers don't pit.
 
'''''Days of Thunder''''' is a 3D racing game based on its movie counterpart. In this game, you play as Cole Trickle and must win the championship. The game tries to take on a 3D perspective, but the game fails this attempt with bad controls. Most players don't see past the first stage. Mostly because of it's completely unfair difficulty of you having to take your car to the pit stop to get it fixed or refueled, but the other racers don't pit.
  
 
The game was only developed by a few people; Trevor Nuridin, Andrew Bailey, Carl Muller, Parrish Heywood, Gary Liddon, Andrew Carter, Jamie Rivett, Tania Smith, and Gavan Anderson.
 
The game was only developed by a few people; Trevor Nuridin, Andrew Bailey, Carl Muller, Parrish Heywood, Gary Liddon, Andrew Carter, Jamie Rivett, Tania Smith, and Gavan Anderson.
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Years later, an [[Days of Thunder: Mindscape (NES)|unreleased version]] of the game was discovered, which is completely different from the released version.
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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| Description = The game's title screen.}}
 
| Description = The game's title screen.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Racing.png
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| Image      = Days of Thunder - NES - Racing.png
 
| Description = Qualifying for the race.}}
 
| Description = Qualifying for the race.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Pit_Theme.png
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| Image      = Days of Thunder - NES - Pit Theme.png
 
| Description = Repairing the car in the pits.}}
 
| Description = Repairing the car in the pits.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Lose_Theme.png
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| Image      = Days of Thunder - NES - Lose Theme.png
 
| Description = "I guess winning isn't everything, but it would be nice."}}
 
| Description = "I guess winning isn't everything, but it would be nice."}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Win_Theme.png
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| Image      = Days of Thunder - NES - Win Theme.png
 
| Description = Winning the race.}}
 
| Description = Winning the race.}}
 
{{Screenshot
 
{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Congratulations!.png
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| Image      = Days of Thunder - NES - Congratulations!.png
 
| Description = Completing the game.}}
 
| Description = Completing the game.}}
 
|}
 
|}
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===Recording===
 
===Recording===
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{{Table Recording
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{{TrackListBegin
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| Caption01 = #
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| Arranger = Y
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| Caption02 = Title
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| Extra5  = Programmer
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| Caption03 = Composer
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}}
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| Caption04 = Arranger
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Caption05 = Programmer
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| Track      = 1
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| Caption06 = Length
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| Title      = Title Screen
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| Caption07 = Listen
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| Caption08 = Download
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| DurationMin = 3
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| DurationSec = 33
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 2
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| Title      = Pit Theme
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| Composer   = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 3
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| Title      = Lose Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 7
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 4
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| Title      = Win Theme
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 5
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 5
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| Title      = Congratulations!
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| Arranger   = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 6
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| Platform    = NES
 
}}
 
}}
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| 01
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{{TrackListEntry
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Title Screen|Title Screen]]
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| Track      = 6
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| [[Tania Smith]]
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| Title       = Funeral March
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| None
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Frederic Chopin}}
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| [[Brian Post]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| 3:33
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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| {{Song-List|01_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Title_Screen.ogg}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| [[Media:01_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Title_Screen.ogg|Download]]
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| DurationSec = 6
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|-
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| 02
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| Platform    = NES
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Pit Theme|Pit Theme]]
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}}
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| [[Tania Smith]]
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{{TrackListEntry
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| None
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| Track      = 7
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| [[Brian Post]]
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| Title      = Unused Song
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| 1:01
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Tania Smith}}
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| {{Song-List|02_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Pit_Theme.ogg}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Tania Smith}}
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| [[Media:02_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Pit_Theme.ogg|Download]]
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| Extra5      = [[Brian Post]]
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|-
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| DurationMin = 0
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| 03
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| DurationSec = 3
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Lose Theme|Lose Theme]]
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| Game        = Days of Thunder
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| [[Tania Smith]]
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| Platform    = NES
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| None
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}}
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| [[Brian Post]]
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{{TrackListEnd}}
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| 0:07.3
 
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| {{Song-List|03_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Lose_Theme.ogg}}
 
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| [[Media:03_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Lose_Theme.ogg|Download]]
 
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|-
 
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| 04
 
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Win Theme|Win Theme]]
 
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| [[Tania Smith]]
 
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| None
 
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| [[Brian Post]]
 
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| 0:05.2
 
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| {{Song-List|04_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Win_Theme.ogg}}
 
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| [[Media:04_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Win_Theme.ogg|Download]]
 
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|-
 
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| 05
 
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Congratulations!|Congratulations!]]
 
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| [[Tania Smith]]
 
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| None
 
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| [[Brian Post]]
 
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| 0:05.8
 
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| {{Song-List|05_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Congratulations!.ogg}}
 
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| [[Media:05_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Congratulations!.ogg|Download]]
 
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|-
 
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| 06
 
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| [[Funeral March|Funeral March]]
 
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| [[Frederic Chopin]]
 
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| [[Tania Smith]]
 
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| [[Brian Post]]
 
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| 0:06.5
 
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| {{Song-List|06_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Funeral_March.ogg}}
 
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| [[Media:06_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Funeral_March.ogg|Download]]
 
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|-
 
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| 07
 
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| [[Days of Thunder (NES) - Unused Song|Unused Song]]
 
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| [[Tania Smith]]
 
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| None
 
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| [[Brian Post]]
 
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| 0:02.7
 
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| {{Song-List|07_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Unused_Song.ogg}}
 
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| [[Media:07_-_Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_Unused_Song.ogg|Download]]
 
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|}
 
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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** '''Not Credited Sound Effects:''' {{Credits|Gavan Anderson|Gavan Anderson}}
 
** '''Not Credited Sound Effects:''' {{Credits|Gavan Anderson|Gavan Anderson}}
 
** '''Not Credited Programmer:''' {{Credits|Brian Post|Brian Post}}
 
** '''Not Credited Programmer:''' {{Credits|Brian Post|Brian Post}}
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** '''Not Credited Intro Sound Effect:''' {{Credits|Carl Muller}}
  
 
(Source: Verification from composers; game lacks audio credits.)
 
(Source: Verification from composers; game lacks audio credits.)
  
 
There is a code you can input at the title screen which shows pictures of some of the development staff horribly rendered in MS Paint, but it makes no mention of Tania, Gavan, or Brian. We have received verification from [[Gavan Anderson]] that [[Tania Smith]] composed the music to this game.
 
There is a code you can input at the title screen which shows pictures of some of the development staff horribly rendered in MS Paint, but it makes no mention of Tania, Gavan, or Brian. We have received verification from [[Gavan Anderson]] that [[Tania Smith]] composed the music to this game.
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Carl is listed in the game's secret staff screen. He has verified writing the sound effect that plays on the copyright screens.
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
===Game Rip===
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{{Table Recording
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{{Rips
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| Caption01 = Formats
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| Formats = {{Format|NSF}}
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| Caption02 = Download
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| No Rip  = Missing
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| Caption03 = Size
 
 
}}
 
}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
 
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{{Format|NSF}}
 
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Ripping NES music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The music was recorded in [[VirtuaNSF]].
 
Ripping NES music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The music was recorded in [[VirtuaNSF]].
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = Days of Thunder
 
| Title        = Days of Thunder
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| BoxArt        = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_USA.jpg
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| BoxArt        = Days of Thunder - NES - USA.jpg
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| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher    = {{Publisher|Mindscape|Mindscape, Inc.}}
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| PublisherName = Mindscape, Inc.
 
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| PublisherPage = Mindscape
 
 
| Released      = 1990-10-??
 
| Released      = 1990-10-??
 
| Country      = USA
 
| Country      = USA
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = Days of Thunder
 
| Title        = Days of Thunder
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| BoxArt        = Days_of_Thunder_-_NES_-_EU.jpg
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| BoxArt        = Days of Thunder - NES - EU.jpg
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| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher    = {{Publisher|Mindscape|Mindscape, Inc.}}
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| PublisherName = Mindscape, Inc.
 
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| PublisherPage = Mindscape
 
 
| Released      = 1991-04-25
 
| Released      = 1991-04-25
 
| Country      = EU
 
| Country      = EU
 
}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
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==Links==
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[[Category: Needed Song Descriptions]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, 15 November 2020

Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder - NES - USA.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1990
Developer: Beam Software Pty. Ltd.
Buy: Amazon
This is for the released version of the game. For the unreleased version, see Days of Thunder: Mindscape (NES).

Days of Thunder is a 3D racing game based on its movie counterpart. In this game, you play as Cole Trickle and must win the championship. The game tries to take on a 3D perspective, but the game fails this attempt with bad controls. Most players don't see past the first stage. Mostly because of it's completely unfair difficulty of you having to take your car to the pit stop to get it fixed or refueled, but the other racers don't pit.

The game was only developed by a few people; Trevor Nuridin, Andrew Bailey, Carl Muller, Parrish Heywood, Gary Liddon, Andrew Carter, Jamie Rivett, Tania Smith, and Gavan Anderson.

Years later, an unreleased version of the game was discovered, which is completely different from the released version.

Screenshots

Days of Thunder - NES - Title Screen.png

The game's title screen.

Days of Thunder - NES - Racing.png

Qualifying for the race.

Days of Thunder - NES - Pit Theme.png

Repairing the car in the pits.

Days of Thunder - NES - Lose Theme.png

"I guess winning isn't everything, but it would be nice."

Days of Thunder - NES - Win Theme.png

Winning the race.

Days of Thunder - NES - Congratulations!.png

Completing the game.

Music

Since this is a movie based game, it's no surprise the game has a decent at best soundtrack. There are only two real songs that play. The rest are just short fanfares. There are also two unused songs, one of them being the infamous Funeral March, composed by Frederic Chopin. It sounds like these songs may have been used in the game over screen, but nothing plays there. Tania Smith wrote the music in Music Macro Language using Beam Software's sound driver programmed by Brian Post.

The beginning of the title screen music has an uncanny resemblance to the Peter Gunn theme. Some of the digitized sound effect sound as if they are from other Mindscape games. For example, the engine sound is from Mad Max (NES).

Recording

# Title ComposerArrangerProgrammer Length Listen Download
01 Title Screen Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 3:33
Download
02 Pit Theme Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 1:01
Download
03 Lose Theme Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 0:07
Download
04 Win Theme Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 0:05
Download
05 Congratulations! Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 0:06
Download
06 Funeral March Frederic ChopinTania SmithBrian Post 0:06
Download
07 Unused Song Tania SmithTania SmithBrian Post 0:03
Download

Credits

(Source: Verification from composers; game lacks audio credits.)

There is a code you can input at the title screen which shows pictures of some of the development staff horribly rendered in MS Paint, but it makes no mention of Tania, Gavan, or Brian. We have received verification from Gavan Anderson that Tania Smith composed the music to this game.

Carl is listed in the game's secret staff screen. He has verified writing the sound effect that plays on the copyright screens.

Game Rip

Format

Download

NSF.png

N/A


Ripping NES music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The music was recorded in VirtuaNSF.

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
Days of Thunder - NES - USA.jpg
Title: Days of Thunder
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-10-??
Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
Days of Thunder - NES - EU.jpg
Title: Days of Thunder
Platform: NES
Released: 1991-04-25
Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.

Links

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