Software:Top Gear Hyper Bike

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Top Gear Hyper Bike
North American box art
Developer(s)Snowblind Studios
Publisher(s)Kemco
SeriesTop Gear
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • JP: March 17, 2000
  • NA: March 27, 2000
  • EU: 2000
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a racing video game developed by Snowblind Studios and released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000.

Gameplay

Top Gear Hyper-Bike is a motorcycle racing video game that features three gameplay modes and six track layouts.[1] A track editor where players can create their own tracks is also included in the game.[1]

Development

As a follow-up to Top Gear Overdrive, Top Gear Hyper-Bike was developed by Snowblind Studios and runs on an enhanced version of its engine.[2] To make the motorcycle handling and animations more realistic, the game's polygonal racers were segmented into six independent parts.[3] The sound effects of the motorcycle engines were recorded from real bikes in a dealership.[4] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 1999.[5]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings62%[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGameStarStarStarHalf star[7]
EGM6.375/10[8]
Game Informer7.25/10[9]
GameProStarStar[10]
IGN6.1/10[1]
Nintendo Power8.3/10[11]

Top Gear Hyper Bike received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boulding, Aaron (March 27, 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike". http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/28/top-gear-hyperbike. Retrieved May 30, 2017. 
  2. ↑ "Top Gear Hyper Bike". N64 Magazine (Future Publishing) (33): 24. October 1999. 
  3. ↑ "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Exposed". March 27, 1999. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140524043345/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/03/27/top-gear-hyper-bike-exposed. Retrieved January 24, 2020. 
  4. ↑ Austin, Dean (November 30, 1999). "Talking Dirt Bikes". Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121215222/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/30/talking-dirt-bikes. Retrieved January 21, 2020. 
  5. ↑ "Top Gear Hyperbike". March 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200123212023/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/24/top-gear-hyperbike-2. Retrieved January 23, 2020. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Top Gear Hyper-Bike for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/199066-top-gear-hyper-bike/index.html. Retrieved May 30, 2017. 
  7. ↑ McCall, Scott. "Top Gear Hyper-Bike - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116003517/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=19935&tab=review. Retrieved May 30, 2017. 
  8. ↑ EGM staff (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyperbike [sic]". Electronic Gaming Monthly (128): 227. 
  9. ↑ Fitzloff, Jay (March 2000). "Top Gear Hyper Bike". Game Informer (83). Archived from the original on December 1, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001201225200/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4953. Retrieved May 30, 2017. 
  10. ↑ The Freshman (April 6, 2000). "Top Gear Hyper-Bike Review for N64 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050220214254/http://gamepro.com/nintendo/n64/games/reviews/5242.shtml. Retrieved May 30, 2017. 
  11. ↑ "Top Gear Hyper-Bike". Nintendo Power (Nintendo of America) (130): 121. March 2000. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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