NASCAR 98

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NASCAR 98
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: NASCAR
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • English
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  • Français
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    Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Saturn
    US     		T-5028H
    ESRB: Kids to Adults
    Sega Saturn
    EU     		T-5028H-50
    EAE02501331I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    DE     		T-5028H-18
    EAG0250315I
    USK: 0
    Sega Saturn
    ES     		T-5028H-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    FR     		T-5028H-09
    EAF02501331I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    UK     		£39.99[3] T-5028H-50
    EAE02501331I
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Saturn
    PL     		209zł
    Sega Saturn
    BR     		191476
    Tectoy: Todas as Idades
    Non-Sega versions

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    NASCAR 98 is a NASCAR game published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Saturn. It is pseudo-sequel to Andretti Racing (itself a follow-up to Mario Andretti Racing), being developed by a similar team at High Score Entertainment. It stands as the only officially licensed NASCAR game for a Sega system (bar Daytona USA and its sequels, which have the Daytona International Speedway branding, not NASCAR as a whole).

    Versions

    NASCAR 98 continues the tradition of Western-produced 3D games of its generation, performing noticeably worse on the Sega Saturn than in its PlayStation iteration. Frame rates, texture quality, draw distance and in many cases polygon counts are all lower on the Saturn, and alpha transparency is either estimated though "checkerboarding" or removed altogether (or in the case of opponent car shadows, not rendered until close to the camera).

    Similar to the original Saturn release of Daytona USA, the draw distance limitations manifest themselves as scenery pop-in, however unlike Sega's older efforts which saw entire chunks of the track pop-in at once, the road in NASCAR 98 is rendered to a further distance than walls, lights and stands, which partially masks the problem. On the whole, however, there is far less scenery to draw than in Daytona, and on the PlayStation much of the pop-in happens off-camera.

    The cockpit view sees the Saturn render the wheel as a sprite, while the PlayStation uses a (crude) 3D model. The PlayStation also attempts to simulate lens flare while in this view mode - an effect the Saturn version scraps completely.

    Despite the Saturn usually having an edge in 2D graphics, in NASCAR 98 2D menu transitions are noticeably more jerky and sometimes distorted than on the PlayStation.

    Production credits

    Main article: NASCAR 98/Production credits.

    Magazine articles

    Main article: NASCAR 98/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    EGM US 099.pdfEGM US 099.pdf
    PDF
    Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #99: "October 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
    EGM US 099.pdf

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
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    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    (FR)
    40
    		[5]
    (FR)
    55
    		[6]
    (UK)
    25
    		[3]
    digitiser PAL
    51
    		[7]
    (US) NTSC-U
    70
    		[8]
    (PL)
    66
    		[9]
    (US) NTSC-U
    78
    		[10]
    (US) NTSC-U
    89
    		[11]
    (PL)
    90
    		[12]
    (TR)
    63
    		[13]
    (DE) PAL
    77
    		[14]
    (IT) PAL
    68
    		[15]
    (DE) PAL
    74
    		[16]
    (FR)
    80
    		[17]
    (UK) PAL
    55
    		[18]
    (DE) PAL
    82
    		[19]
    (UK) PAL
    69
    		[20]
    (RU)
    80
    		[21]
    Sega Saturn
    		 67
    Based on
    18 reviews

    NASCAR 98

    Saturn, US
    NASCAR98 Saturn US Box Back.jpgNASCAR98 Saturn US Box Front.jpg
    Box
    Nascar98 US disc.jpg
    Disc
    Nascar98 sat us manual.pdf
    Manual
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    Reg card
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    Catalog
    Saturn, EU
    NASCAR98 Saturn EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    Saturn, FR
    NASCAR98 Saturn FR Box.jpg
    Cover
    Nascar98-Sat-FR-DiscBack.jpgNASCAR98 Saturn FR Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Nascar98-Sat-FR-Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Saturn, DE
    NASCAR98 Saturn DE cover.jpg
    Cover
    NASCAR98 Saturn DE Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Saturn, BR
    Nascar-98-back-br.jpgNospine.pngNascar-98-front-br.jpg
    Box
    Manual-saturn-nascar-98.pdf
    Manual

    Technical information

    Main article: NASCAR 98/Technical information.

    References

    1. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
    2. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "667" (UK; 1997-12-08), page 24
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "February 1998" (UK; 1998-01-14), page 95
    4. ↑ http://centromail.es:80/nuevo/consolas/sat.asp (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-20 17:10)
    5. ↑ CD Consoles, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-xx-0x), page 132
    6. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1998" (FR; 1998-0x-xx), page 146
    7. ↑ DIGITISER, "1998-02-10"
    8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 160
    9. ↑ Gambler, "3/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
    10. ↑ GamePro, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 118
    11. ↑ Game Informer, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 54
    12. ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "7/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
    13. ↑ Level, "5/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1
    14. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/98" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 65
    15. ↑ Mega Console, "Febbraio 1998" (IT; 1998-xx-xx), page 75
    16. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/98" (DE; 1998-02-04), page 80
    17. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 134
    18. ↑ Saturn Power, "February 1998" (UK; 1997-12-31), page 80
    19. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1998" (DE; 1998-02-11), page 28
    20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-17), page 72
    21. ↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 90
    NASCAR 98

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