Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century (NES)

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Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century
Galaxy 5000 - NES - USA.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1991
Developer: Activision, Inc.

Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century is a racing video game developed by Activision for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

This video game takes place in the future using an outer space atmosphere. It features the racing of futuristic craft that can battle each other for finishing spots in the race. Each craft is also upgradeable and with each upgrade comes better shielding and weapons. This video game would become the inspiration for the Super NES video game Rock n' Roll Racing. Primitive voice effects are used when the ships collide with each other; three of the phrases are: "Hey!," "Excuse me!," and "Watch it."

This is the only of two games that were developed internally by Activision for the NES, instead of outsourcing development to other companies, the other one was Ultimate Air Combat.

Screenshots

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The title screen.
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Music

For 1991, three talented composers Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris and Richard Miles Boogar did a good job, writing MIDI files on an unkonwn sequencer, which was coded into an audio driver by Glyn Anderson. He wrote thirteen simple tracks, to fit the sci-fi/racing theme.

Recording

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# Title ComposerProgrammer Length Listen Download
01 Title Screen Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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02 Solar System Map Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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03 Race Start Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 0:05
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04 Race Theme 1 Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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05 Finish Line Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 0:05
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06 Race Completed / Repair Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 0:30
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07 Race Theme 2 Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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08 Race Theme 3 Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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09 Race Theme 4 Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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10 Planet X Race Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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11 Cutscene / Ending / Credits Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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12 Game Over Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 0:12
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13 Unknown Theme Russell Lieblich, Pete Mokris, Richard Miles BoogarGlyn Anderson 3:00
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Credits

(Source 1, Source 2, Source 3)

Game Rip

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Format

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Ripping NES music is an arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The music was recorded in Game Emu Player for foobar2000.

Audio Devices

The game outputs to the RP2A03 in North America and RP2A07 in Europe. The DPCM channel is used for sound effects.

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
Galaxy 5000 - NES - USA.jpg
Title: Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century
Platform: NES
Released: 1991-02-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
Galaxy 5000 - NES - EU.jpg
Title: Galaxy 5000: Racing in the 51st Century
Platform: NES
Released: 1991-??-??
Publisher: Activision, Inc.

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