5th Generation Consoles: Driving Games with Split-Screen Local Multiplayer

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11-13-2014, 08:30 AM
Barone

5th Generation Consoles: Driving Games with Split-Screen Local Multiplayer

I'm including any kind of driving/racing games (ski, snowboard, aircraft, etc).
I'm including car combat and demolition derby games.

I'm NOT counting network-link/cable-link/multi-console game modes.
I'm NOT counting game modes where more than one player controls the same vehicle.

Suggestions are welcome.

2P Split Screen limited to human-controlled vehicles only

3DO
BattleSport (1996) [Forced Bumper Cam]
Off-World Interceptor (1994)

Jaguar
Atari Karts (1995)
Club Drive (1994)
I-War (1995) [Forced Bumper Cam]
Super Burnout (1995)

32X
Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994)

Playstation
360: Three Sixty (1999)
Andretti Racing (1996)
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel 2 (1997)
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel Special (1999)
BattleSport (1997) [Forced Bumper Cam]
Bomberman Fantasy Race (1998)
Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (2001)
Choro Q (1996)
Choro Q 3 (1998)
Choro Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (1998)
Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (1998)
Colin McRae Rally (1998)
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (2000)
Crime Killer (1998) [Forced Bumper Cam]
Downhill Snow (1998)
Firebugs (2002)
Formula Karts: Special Edition (1997)
Hydro Thunder (2000)
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 98 (1998)
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 (2000)
Jet Moto (1996)
Jet Moto 2 (1997)
Jet Moto 3 (1999)
Looney Tunes Racing (2000)
Mobil 1 Rally Championship (2000)
Motor Toon Grand Prix (1994) [Simplified graphics]
Need for Speed: High Stakes (1999)
NickToons Racing (2001)
Off-World Interceptor Extreme (1995)
Porsche Challenge (1997) [Forced Bumper Cam]
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998)
Rally Cross (1997)
Renegade Racers (2000)
Rollcage (1999)
Rollcage Stage II (2000)
Speed Freaks (1999)
Test Drive: Off-Road 3 (1999)
TOCA Touring Car Championship (1997)
Total Drivin (1997)
Tricky Sliders (1999)
Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2000)
Wangan Trial (1998)
Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98 (1997)

Saturn
Andretti Racing (1996)
BattleSport (1997) [Forced Bumper Cam]
Choro Q Park (1998)
CrimeWave (1997) [Isometric View]
Cyber Speedway (1995)
Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition (1996)
Daytona USA Circuit Edition (1997)
Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition (NetLink Edition) (1998)
Formula Karts: Special Edition (1997)
Gale Racer (1994)
Manx TT Super Bike (1997)
Off-World Interceptor Extreme (1995)
Sega Rally Championship (1995)
Sega Rally Championship Plus (1996)
Sega Rally Championship (NetLink Edition) (1997)
Sega Touring Car Championship (1997)
Sonic R (1997)
Touge: King the Spirits (1995)
Touge: King the Spirits 2 (1997)
VR Virtua Racing (1995)
Wangan Dead Heat (1995)
Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98 (1997)

Nintendo 64
Beetle Adventure Racing! (1999)
Hydro Thunder (2000)
Star Wars Episode I: Racer (1999)
V-Rally Edition '99 (1999)

2P Split Screen allowing AI-controlled vehicles

3DO
BC Racers (1995): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total

32X
BC Racers (1995): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
T-Mek (1995): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total [Forced Bumper Cam]

Playstation
Chocobo Racing (1999): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
Choro Q 2 (1997): 2P + 3 AI = 5 total
Crash Team Racing (1999): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
Demolition Racer (1999): 2P + 10 AI = 12 total
Disney Pixar Toy Story Racer (2001): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Gekitotsu! Yonku Battle 4WD (1997): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Hi-Octane (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Le Mans 24 Hours (2000): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total [Forced Bumper Cam]
Muppet RaceMania (2000): 2P + 1 AI = 3 total
NASCAR 98 (1997): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
NASCAR 99 (1998): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
NASCAR Heat (2000): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
NASCAR Rumble (2000): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
Need for Speed II (1997): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (2000): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial (1997): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Rapid Racer (1997): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Road Rash: Jailbreak (2000): 2P + 12 AI = 14 total + traffic
Running Wild (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
RC Revenge (2000): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
RockMan Battle & Chase (1997): 2P + 3 AI = 5 total
S.C.A.R.S. (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Snobow Kids Plus (1999): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
South Park Rally (1999): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Street Racer (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Supercross Circuit (1999): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Team Losi RC Racer (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Test Drive 5 (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
TOCA 2: Touring Cars (1999): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
TOCA World Touring Cars (2000): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
V-Rally: 97 Championship Edition (1997): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
V-Rally 2 (1999): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (1999): 2P + 9 AI = 11 total (cooperative mode)
Wipeout 3 (1999): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Wipeout 3 Special Edition (2000): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Wreckin Crew (1998): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total

Saturn
Hi-Octane (1995): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
NASCAR 98 (1997): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Street Racer (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total

Jaguar CD
World Tour Racing (1997): 2P + 8 AI = 10 total

Nintendo 64
Diddy Kong Racing (1997): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total
Excitebike 64 (2000): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
F-Zero X (1998): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Mario Kart 64 (1996): 2P + 6 AI = 8 total
Road Rash 64 (1999): 2P + 4 AI = 6 total + traffic
Snowboard Kids (1997): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Snowboard Kids 2 (1999): 2P + 2 AI = 4 total
Vigilante 8 (1998): 2P + 9 AI = 11 total (cooperative mode)
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (2000): 2P + 9 AI = 11 total (cooperative mode)
WipeOut 64 (1998): 2P + 14 AI = 16 total

4P Split Screen limited to human-controlled vehicles only

Playstation
Crash Team Racing (1999)
Destruction Derby Raw (2000)
Hot Wheels Extreme Racing (2001)
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (2000)
Polaris SnoCross (2000)
Rally Cross (1997)
Running Wild (1998)
S.C.A.R.S. (1998)
Sled Storm (1999)
Speed Freaks (1999)
TOCA World Touring Cars (2000) [Hood Cam and Rear View only]
Twisted Metal III (1998)
Twisted Metal 4 (1999)
V-Rally 2 (1999)

Saturn

Nintendo 64
Beetle Adventure Racing (1999)
Diddy Kong Racing (1997)
Excitebike 64 (2000)
F-Zero X (1998)
Hydro Thunder (2000) [Requires the Expansion Pak]
Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Ridge Racer 64 (2000)
Road Rash 64 (1999)
Snowboard Kids (1997)
Snowboard Kids 2 (1999)
Vigilante 8 (1998)
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (2000)
WipeOut 64 (1998) [No trackside objects]

4P Split Screen allowing AI-controlled vehicles

Playstation
Street Racer (1996): 4P + 4 AI = 8 total

Saturn
Street Racer (1996): 4P + 4 AI = 8 total

Nintendo 64

8P Split Screen limited to human-controlled vehicles only

Playstation
Street Racer (1996)

Saturn
Street Racer (1996)

Nintendo 64
11-13-2014, 10:34 AM
TrekkiesUnite118

For the Saturn there's the following:

2 Player Splitscreen (Not sure if there's AI or not):
Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition
Daytona USA Circuit Edition
Daytona USA Netlink Edition
Manx TT Super Bike
Sega Touring Car Championship
Sega Rally Championship
Sega Rally Championship Netlink Edition
Sonic R
Virtua Racing

These are listed as 2 Player on their box but I'm not sure if it's splitscreen or a taking turns situation:
Nascar 98
Andretti Racing
Need for Speed
Hi-Octane
High Velocity
Highway 2000

Nintendo 64 has the following:

2 Player Split Screen with AI:
Mariokart 64
Diddy Kong Racing?

2 Player Splitscreen no AI:
Mariokart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
San Francisco Rush
Rush 2049
F-Zero X

4 Player Splitscreen:
Mariokart 64
Diddy Kong Racing
F-Zero X
San Francisco Rush
Rush 2049

There's probably a lot more than that, I'm just not as familiar with the N64 library.
11-13-2014, 03:39 PM
TrekkiesUnite118

I dug a little deeper and it looks like Daytona USA CCE/CE/NetLink, Manx TT Super Bike, and Touring Car on the Saturn have no AI cars in 2 Player Splitscreen. I'd imagine Sega Rally does the same since they all use the same engine. Sonic R I know has no AI players though.

Also High Velocity and Touge King the Spirits 1 are the same game, so ignore High Velocity in my list.
11-16-2014, 06:28 PM
Barone

Thanks a lot for the feedback, Trekkies.
I've included a lot of games so far but I haven't worked on the N64 games yet. Next update will have all its 4P split-screen games which fit in the list.
11-16-2014, 06:40 PM
goldenband

Looney Tunes Racing (PlayStation) should be in the mix, I think.
11-17-2014, 03:20 AM
A Black Falcon

I started a list of all the 5th gen racing games a while ago, sorted by platform and release year, listing number of players each game supported and how many tracks the game has (for most titles). I got bored of the tedium partway through the Playstation section of the list, though (the PS1 has a huge number of racing games!), so the PS1 section of this list is VERY FAR from complete. The other platforms hopefully are, though. The list is of all racing games, not only multiplayer ones, but I'll just cut out all the ones that I know aren't multiplayer from the list I post below...

*Asterisks are games I own.
-Gamename for games also on other platforms (usually Playstation or PC) - not counting arcades
(-)Gamename for a game that also has identically titled version(s) on other platform(s), but the versions are significantly different.
+Gamename for a game that has been released on a newer system too (PS2, Wii Virtual Console, PS3 PSOne Classics, etc.)

Format:

Game Name [aka Alternate Titles] (Developer/Publisher) - Regions Released In - Number of players supported (if known) - Subgenres (if notable)

I use US titles where they exist. Other titles are noted in parenthesis. The listed years below a system are the years that games were released for it.

I put titles in italics which I'm not certain if they have multiplayer or not. They probably don't, but I'm not SURE.

Consoles: Casio Loopy, Capcom CPS Changer, and Playdia, do not have any racing games. I list addons after their systems, not at the time of their release. I put the Playstation last because of the sheer size of its library; chronologically it'd go after the Saturn.

Handhelds: Virtual Boy and Neo Geo Pocket do not have any racing games.

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Consoles
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Jaguar
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1994
--
Club Drive (Atari) - US only - 2 player - Futuristic, freeroam

1995
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Atari Karts (Miracle Designs/Atari) - US only - 2 player - Kart
Power Drive Rally (Time Warner Interactive) - US only - 2 player - Topdown
Super Burnout (Shen/Atari) - US only - 2 player - Scaler-Style
Supercross 3D (Tiertex/Atari) - US only - 2 player - Dirtbike

Jaguar CD (Jaguar addon)
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1995-1996 (discontinued early '96, but some licensed titles released in 1997)
--
None

1997
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World Tour Racing (Teque Interactive/Telegames) - US only - 2 player

3DO
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1994
--
-Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed [Road & Track Presents: Over Drivin' (JP)] (EA) - US/JP only - not sure, does this have splitscreen?

1995
--
-BC Racers (Core Design/GoldStar) - US only - 2 player

FM Towns Marty (incomplete list) (system only released in Japan, so all games are JP only)
1993
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Chase H.Q. (Ving/Taito) - not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't

1994-
--
Turbo Outrun (Sega)- not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't

Amiga CD32 (system only released in Europe and Canada)
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1994
--
Bump 'n' Burn (Softeyes/Grandslam) - EU only - 2 player - Linescroll racing
Lamborghini American Challenge (Titus/Paragon) - EU only - 2 player - Linescroll Racing
Power Drive (Rage/U.S. Gold) - EU only - not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't
RoadKill (Vision/Acid) - EU only - Futuristic, Topdown- not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't
Top Gear 2 (Gremlin) - EU only - 2 player - Linescroll Racing

1995
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ATR: All Terrain Racing (Team 17) - EU only- not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't
Super Skidmarks (Acid) - EU only - 3 player - Topdown

Saturn racing games
"no analog" means that the game does not support the Mission Stick, Arcade Racer, or 3D Controller in analog modes, though the wheel or joystick are often usable as digital devices in these.
"Backup" means that the game definitely supports the backup ram cart directly. "FDD" means it also supports the floppy drive (not released in the US).

Saturn
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1995
--
*F1 Challenge (Sega) - all - 6 tracks, 2 player
(-)+*V.R. Virtua Racing (Time Warner Interactive) - all - 10 tracks, 2 player (seven exclusive tracks here!), wheel only analog
*Cyber Speedway (NexTech/Sega) - all - ~15 tracks, 2 player
-*Sega Rally Championship (Sega) - all - 4 tracks, 2 player
High Velocity Mountain Race Challenge (Touge: King the Spirits) (Atlus) - US/JP only - 3 tracks (plus reverse), 2 player
-*Hi-Octane (Bullfrog/EA) - all - 9 tracks, 2 player, no analog
-Off-World Interceptor Extreme (Crystal Dynamics) - all - 2 player (mostly an action game) (have on PSX)
Highway 2000 [Wangan Dead Heat] (Genki with Natsume (US/EU) or Pack-In Video (JP)) - all (1995 JP/EU, 1996 US) - 3 tracks, 2 player

1996
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-Andretti Racing (EA Sports) - US/EU - 2 player
-*The Need for Speed (EA) - US/EU - 7 tracks (3 long one way, 4 circuit), 2 player, backup, FDD
-+Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Sega) - US/EU - 5 tracks, 2 player
(-)Street Racer (Vivid Image/Ubisoft) - EU/JP only (best version) - 6 player (have on SNES, PSX)
-*TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4X4 (Gremlin/ASC) - 6 tracks, 2 player (have on PSX) - truck racing
Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange - Japan only - 2 player - street racing

1997
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*CrimeWave (Eidos) - all - 2 player - Futuristic Combat Shooter (not really racing)
-Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition: Netlink Edition (Sega) - US/EU (basically a US release of the Circuit Edition below) - 5 tracks, 2 player (online or offline) (very rare)
-*Daytona USA: Circuit Edition (Sega) - Japan only (some improvements over CCE) - 5 tracks, 2 player
Touge: King the Spirits 2 (Cave/Atlus) - Japan only - 3 tracks (plus reverse), 2 player
-+Sonic R (Traveler's Tales/Sega) - all - 5 courses, 2 player
-Formula Karts: Special Edition (Manic Media) - EU only - 2 player
-Manx TT Superbike (Sega) - all - 2 (really 1.5) tracks (plus reverse mirror), 2 player
-NASCAR 98 (EA) - US/EU only - 17 tracks, 2 player
Zero 4 Champ: DooZy-J Type R (Media Rings) - Japan only - 2 player
Team Unei Simulation: Formula Grand Prix (Coconuts Japan) - Japan only - not sure if this has splitscreen; probably doesn't
-Sega Touring Car Championship (Sega) - all - 3 tracks, 2 player
-Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98 - JP only - 2 player - snowboarding
Virtual Kyoutei 2 - JP only - 2 player - boat racing (Kyoutei)

1998
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Choro-Q Park (Takara) - Japan only - 2 player - kart-ish
Kashiramoji D [Initial D] (Kodansha) - Japan only - 2 player
GT 24 (Jaleco) - Japan only - 2 player

1999-2000
--
None.

Bandai-Apple Pippin
--
None with multiplayer

Nintendo 64
"expansion pak" means that the game supports the expansion pak. No racing games require it.
"controller pak/req" means that the game supports, or requires, the controller pak. (Number) after that is the number of blocks the game uses, if known, of 123 on each card.

1996
--
+*Cruis'n USA (Midway/Nintendo) - all - 2 player
+*Wave Race 64 (Nintendo) - 6-8 tracks, 2 player, controller pak (for game save file backup only)
+*Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo) -all (1996 JP, 1997 US/EU) - 16 tracks, 4 player, controller pak (121) (for ghost save only)

1997
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*Top Gear Rally (Boss/Kemco) - all - 6-7 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
(-)*San Francisco Rush (Atari Games/Midway) - 8-9 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req. The - is in parenthesis because while there is a PSX version, it's only of half of this game, and it's terrible.
*MRC: Multi Racing Championship - 3 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
*Extreme-G (Acclaim) - 12 tracks, 4 player, controller pak req.
Snowboard Kids (Racdym/Atlus) - all (1997 JP, 1998 US, 1999 EU) - 4 player, controller pak req.
+*Diddy Kong Racing (Rare/Nintendo) - all - 4 player
*Aero Gauge (Locomotive/ASCII) - all - 6 tracks, 2 player - Flight, Futuristic
*Automobili Lamborghini (Titus) - all - 4 player, controller pak req.

1998
--
+*1080 Degrees Snowboarding - all - 2 player
*GT 64: Championship Edition (Imagineer/Infogrames) - 3 tracks (each with 2 variants), 2 player, controller pak req.
*Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA (Atari Games/Midway) - 2 player, controller pak req.
-*Extreme-G 2 (Acclaim) - 12 tracks, each with 3 variants, 4 player, controller pak req.
*Cruis'n World (Midway) - 4 player
+*F-Zero X (Nintendo) - all - 16 tracks, 4 player
*Big Mountain 2000 (Snow Speeder) (Imagineer/SouthPeak) - US/JP (US release 2000) - 4 tracks (3 races on each), 2 player
-NASCAR 99 (EA Sports) - 17 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
*Off Road Challenge (Midway) - US/EU - 6 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
*Iggy's 'Reckin Balls (Acclaim) - all - 100+ tracks, 4 player, controller pak req. (platformer/racer)
*-F-1 World Grand Prix (Paradigm/Video System) - all - 17 tracks, 2 player
*Wipeout 64 (Psygnosis/Midway) - US/EU - 7 tracks, 4 player, controller pak req.
*Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding (Boss/Midway) - 2 player, controller pak req.
*Top Gear Overdrive (Snowblind/Kemco) - 4 player, expansion pak
-*S.C.A.R.S. (Ubisoft) - US/EU - 9 tracks, 4 player, controller pak req.

1999
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*Snowboard Kids 2 (Racdym/Atlus) - all - 4 player
*Beetle Adventure Racing - all - 4 player (2 player race, 4 battle), controller pak req.
*Penny Racers (Choro-Q 64) (Locomotive/THQ) - all - 4 player, has track editor, controller pak req.
-*Micro Machines 64 Turbo (Codemasters/Midway) - US/EU - 8 player, controller pak req. (port of Micro Machines V3)
*California Speed (Atari Games/Midway) - US only - 16 tracks (1 way), 2 player, controller pak req.
*Rally Challenge 2000 (Imagineer) - US/JP (US release 2000) - 9 tracks, 4 player, controller pak req. in championship mode (times and settings save to cart, championship progress to controller pak)
-*Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (Stormfront/EA) - US/EU - 8 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
-*Re/Volt (Acclaim) - US/EU - 4 player, track editor, controller pak req., expansion pak
-*Monaco Grand Prix (Ubisoft) - US/EU - 16 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req. (has oncart saving for some data, but 7 block file req. for season mode)
-*Monster Truck Madness 64 (Microsoft/Rockstar) - US/EU - 16 tracks, 4 player (altered port of MTM2 from the PC)
-*Star Wars Episode I Racer (Lucasarts) - all - 2 player, expansion pak
*Destruction Derby 64 (Looking Glass/THQ) - US/EU - 4 player
-*Carmageddon 64 (Software Creations/Titus) - US/EU - 30 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req. (altered port of Carmageddon TDR2000 from PC)
World Driver Championship (Boss/Midway) - US/EU - 17 tracks, 2 player
-NASCAR 2000 (EA Sports) - 18 tracks, 2 player, controller pak req.
-*V-Rally Edition '99 (Eden/Infogrames) - all - 40+ tracks, 2 player (upgraded port/sequel of V-Rally 1 from PS1)
-*Lego Racers (High Voltage/Lego Media) - US/EU - 2 player, controller pak req.
-F-1 World Grand Prix II (Paradigm/Nintendo) - EU only - 2 player, expansion pak
Choro Q 64 2: Hacha Mecha Grand Prix Race (Takara) - Japan only - 4 player, controller pak req. (123)
(-)*Supercross 2000 (EA Sports) - US/EU - 2 player, has track editor, controller pak req., expansion pak (different developer from PSX title.)
*Top Gear Rally 2 (Saffire/Kemco) - all - 4 player, controller pak req., expansion pak
-*Roadsters (Titus) - US/EU - 10 tracks, 4 player, expansion pak, controller pak req., expansion pak

2000
--
-*Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 (Acclaim) - US/EU - 4 player, expansion pak, has track editor, controller pak req.
+*RR64: Ridge Racer 64 (NST/Nintendo) - US/EU - 3 tracks (3 variants each), 4 player, expansion pak
*Top Gear Hyper Bike (Snowblind/Kemco) - all - 2 player, expansion pak, controller pak req.
-South Park Rally (Tantalus/Acclaim) - US/EU - 4 player, controller pak req.
*Excitebike 64 (Left Field/Nintendo) - all - 10-20 tracks, plus track creator (for arena tracks only, 3 oncart track save slots), infinitely generated desert course, soccer arena, stunt arena, hill climb track, 4 player, expansion pak, controller pak (for extra track creator tracks only)
-*Hydro Thunder (Midway) - US/EU - ~15 tracks, 4 player, expansion pak (req. for 3-4 player mode)
-*San Francisco Rush 2049 (Atari Games/Midway) - US/EU - 19 tracks (6 race, 4 stunt, 8 battle, 1 obstacle), 4 player (2 race, 4 stunt/battle), expansion pak (req. for some features and tracks), controller pak req.
*Indy Racing 2000 (Paradigm/Infogrames) - US only - 2 player, expansion pak
*Mickey's Speedway USA (Rare/Nintendo) - all (Japan release 2001) - 15-20 tracks, 4 player
*Cruis'n Exotica (Midway) - 4 player
Stunt Racer 64 (Boss/Midway) - US only, rental only title - 11 tracks, 4 player, expansion pak (req. for 3-4 players), controller pak req.
-F1 Racing Championship (Video System/Ubisoft) - EU only - 2 player, controller pak req.
-*Polaris SnoCross (Vicarious Visions/Vatical) - 10 tracks, 4 player, controller pak req.

2001-2002
--
None (except for the noted above regional release)

Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (N64 addon)
--
1999
--
None

2000
--
F-Zero X Expansion Kit (Nintendo) - JP only - 4 player - Futuristic (requires a Japanese copy of F-Zero X for N64)

PlayStation

Remember, this section of the list is only complete through about "D" on the alphabet! Huge numbers of games are missing.
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1995
--
Cosmic Race (Neorex) - JP only - 2 player - Futuristic
-ESPN Extreme Games [aka 1Xtreme (US re-release), ESPN Street Games (EU)] (Sony Interactive Studios America/Sony) - 2 player - X-Games Street (bike, skateboard, street luge)

1996
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-Andretti Racing (Stormfront/EA) - all - 2 player
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel (Gaps) - EU/JP only - 2 player
Burning Road (Toka / Playmates (US), Softgold (EU), Vic Tokai (JP)) - all (1997 EU/JP) - 2 player
Dare Devil Derby 3D [aka SuperSonic Racers (JP] (Supersonic with Mindscape (US/EU), Harvest One (JP)) - all (JP 1997) - 8 player (Multitap Req.) - Micro Machines style
Doumu no Yabou: F1 GP Nippon no Chousen (Vap) - JP only - 2 player - F1
Penny Racers [Choro-Q (JP)] (Takara (JP), with SCEE (EU)) - JP/EU only - 2 player

1997
--
*Bravo Air Race [aka Recipro Heat 5000 / Air Race] (Xing (JP), Xing/THQ (US/EU)) - all - 2 player - Flight
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel 2 (Gaps (JP) or Gaps/Sunsoft (EU)) - EU/JP only - 2 player
Rush Hour (Clockwork Games/Psygnosis) - all (JP 1998) - 2 player
Bugriders: The Race of Kings (n-Space/GT) - US/EU only (EU 1998) - 2 player
Car and Driver Presents: Grand Tour Racing '98 [aka Total Drivin' (EU); M6 Turbo Racing (EU); Gekisou!! Grand Racing: Total Drivin' (JP)] (Eutechnyx with Activision (US) / Ocean (EU) and Atlus (JP) - all (JP 1998) - 2 player
Choro-Q 2 (Takara) - JP only - 2 player
-Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98 (aka Phat Air Extreme Snowboarding) - JP/EU only - 2 player - snowboarding

1998
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Autobahn Raser II [aka A2 Racer II] (Davilex) - EU only
Advan Racing (Atlus) - JP only - 2 player
Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Otoko Ippiki Yume Kaidoi (Human) - JP only - 2 player
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! Eternal Wings (Jaleco) - JP only - 2 player
+*Bomberman Fantasy Race (Graphic Research/Hudson) - all (1999 US, 2000 EU) - 2 player (on PS3 PSone Classics in US and JP)
Buggy (Gremlin) - EU only
C3 Racing: Car Constructors Championship (Eutechnyx/Infogrames) - EU only - 2 player (note: this game was released again in 1999 as Max Power Racing, but that's the same exact game.)
Choro-Q 3 (Takara) - JP only - 2 player
Choro-Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (Takara) - JP only - 2 player - Flight
Choro-Q Marine: The Boat (Takara) - JP only - 2 player - Water
Circuit Breakers (Supersonic/Mindscape) - US/EU only - 4 player (Multitap Req.) - Futuristic Micro Machines style
Colin McRae Rally [Colin McRae the Rally (JP)] (Codemasters (EU) with Sammy (JP), SCEA (US)) - all (JP 1999, US 2000) - 2 player - Rally

1999
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-+Demolition Racer (Pitbull Syndicate/Infogrames) - US/EU - 2 player
-Carmageddon (Aqua Pacific/Virgin) - EU only - 2 player
360: Three Sixty (Smart Dog/Cryo) - EU only - 2 player - Futuristic
Air Race Championship (Xing) - JP only - 2 player - Flight
Art Camion Geijutsuden (TYO) - JP only - 2 player
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel Special (Gaps) - JP only - 2 player
Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu 2 (Spike) - JP only - 2 player
Castrol Honda Superbike Racing (Midas Interactive with EA (US), THQ (EU), and Success (JP)) - all (JP 2000) - 2 player
Championship Motocross Featuring Ricky Carmichael [aka Dirt Champ Motocross No. 1 (JP)] (Funcom with THQ (US/EU), with MediaWorks (JP)) - all (JP 2000) - 2 player
Chocobo Racing [Chocobo Racing: Genkai e no Road (JP)] (SquareSoft) - all - 2 player - Kart
Crash Team Racing: CTR (Naughty Dog/Sony) - all - 4 player - Kart
The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (Sinister/SouthPeak (US) or Ubisoft (EU)) - US/EU only (EU 2000) - 2 player
Max Power Racing - EU only - 2 player (renamed but otherwise identical rerelease of 1998's C3 Racing, above)

2000
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Destruction Derby Raw (Studio 33/Midway) - US/EU only - 2 player
-Test Drive: Off-Road 3 (Accolade/Infogrames) - US/EU only - 2 player - Off-Road
ATV: Quad Power Racing (Climax Group/Acclaim) - all - 2 player - Off-Road
Burn Out (SuperLite 1500 Series) [aka Dragstars (EU)] (Success (JP) with Midas (EU)) - EU/JP only (EU 2002) - 2 player
Driver 2 (Reflections/Infogrames) - US/EU only - 2 player
The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out (Sinister/SouthPeak) - US only - 2 player
Extreme 500 [aka Suzuki Alstare Challenge (France)] (Ascaron/THQ) - EU only - 2 player - Superbike
FoxKids.com Micro Machiacs Racing [aka Micro Maniacs (EU), Denku Sekka Micro Runner (JP)] (Codemasters (EU/US) with Spike (JP)) - 8 players (Multitap Required) - Micro Machines style

2001
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-Aqua GT (EastPoint/Take-Two) - EU only - 2 player - Water
Bokan Go Go Go (Banpresto) - JP only
Castrol Honda World Superbike Team VTR (Midas Interactive (EU), with Success (JP)) - EU/JP only - 2 player
Championship Motocross 2001 featuring Ricky Charmichael (Funcom/THQ) - US/EU only - 2 player - Dirtbike
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 [Colin McRae the Rally 2 (JP)] (Codemasters (US/EU) with Spike (JP)) - all - 2 player - Rally
Disney/Pixar Toy Story Racer (Traveller's Tales/Activision) - US/EU only - 2 player - Kart
-Ducati World Racing Challenge [Ducati World (EU)] (Attention to Detail/Acclaim) - US/EU only - 2 player - Superbike
Europe Racer (Davilex) - EU only - 1 Player
Smurf Racer! (AMM/Infogrames) - US/EU only - 2 player - Kart
-Wacky Races [aka Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race (JP)] (Appaloosa with Infogrames (EU), Hudson (JP)) - JP/EU only on PS1 - 2 player. This game is also on Dreamcast, and did get a US release on that platform.

2002
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A2 Racer III: Europa Tour (Davilex) - EU only
USA Racer (Davilex) - EU only - 1 player
All Star Racing (Midas (EU) or Midas/Mud Duck (US)) - US/EU only - 1 player

2003
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ATV Mania (Deibus Studios/Gotham Games) - US/EU only - 2 player
Crazy Chicken Kart [Moorhuhn Kart] (Sproing/Midas) - EU only - 2 player

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Handhelds
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Game.com (US only system so all games are US only)
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None with multiplayer that doesn't require a link cable.

WonderSwan
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None with multiplayer that doesn't require a link cable.

Game Boy Color
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2000
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Micro Machines 1&2: Twin Turbo - 2 player (yes, on one system) - US/EU only
Micro Machines V3 - 2 player (yes, on one system) - US/EU only
11-17-2014, 07:54 AM
Gogogadget

So Street Racer wins in term of multiplayer, shame the game is boring.
11-17-2014, 04:48 PM
A Black Falcon

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Originally Posted by Gogogadget

So Street Racer wins in term of multiplayer, shame the game is boring.

Micro Machines V3/64 Turbo also has 8 player support. It's single screen instead of splitscreen, but Micro Machines was a pretty good series, great multiplayer fun...

And as for Street Racer, I quite like the SNES version (which has 4 player splitscreen), but somehow the PS1 remake doesn't interest me quite as much...
11-17-2014, 06:19 PM
TrekkiesUnite118

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Originally Posted by A Black Falcon

Micro Machines V3/64 Turbo also has 8 player support. It's single screen instead of splitscreen, but Micro Machines was a pretty good series, great multiplayer fun...

And as for Street Racer, I quite like the SNES version (which has 4 player splitscreen), but somehow the PS1 remake doesn't interest me quite as much...

Well if you want to throw single screen games in, Vatlva on the Saturn has 6 player support.
11-17-2014, 06:28 PM
A Black Falcon

That's a car combat game, though, not a racing game... but yeah, it does have that. It's a decently fun game; I have Vatlva, actually.
11-17-2014, 06:37 PM
TrekkiesUnite118

Yet Destruction Derby counts...

The point of this though isn't about what kind of driving game the game is. After all Barone said he's very lenient to even include flying, Snowboarding, Skiing, etc. games. It's about the technical demand to pull the splitscreen off. So both Vatlva and Micro Machines wouldn't count in this, because they're not splitscreen. It's no more demanding to do 6 or 8 player in those games than it is to do Single player.
11-17-2014, 06:52 PM
Barone

Thanks for that list, ABF. Rep given.
I must say that I hadn't touch the N64 games yet because I had this hope that you'd bring some light into it. Thanks a lot.

About single screen games, I think that's another story.

I'm interested in investigating the split-screen stuff, mostly the games using driving/racing-like engines, due to the usual hardware discussions regarding these systems and also because devices like Everdrive and the upcoming PSIO and RHEA really open up the whole library of those consoles for you to play any time you want.
But sometimes it's hard to know what to play 'cause there's a lot of stuff there and you don't know all games beforehand. And especially when talking about split-screen games the whole figure is very grey IMO.

The N64 fans say that it has the edge in such regard, hands down. The PS1 fans usually point to the absolute number of games... So here's a rational way of analyzing the whole thing, even if at a superficial level at first.
I could try to go deeper and analyze how dumb or advanced the AI is in those games, how far is the draw distance, which is the frame rate, etc... That would probably be a crazy task to accomplish but first of all we need to know which games actually have split-screen modes and which of those games actually have some sort of AI in that mode.

I prefer the Saturn over the N64 and also the PS1 over the N64 as gaming platforms, but in most cases I think it really sucks to play racing games in 2P mode with no AI to mix things up.
Man, I used to play Rock N' Roll Racing on the SNES with my friends like an idiot and it would never been so fun if it was just about me against one of my friends and nothing else... Stuff like Grinder blowing up your car 1 millimeter before you cross the finish line is what makes it a whole more interesting and challenging.

Also in the case of the PS1 you have like dozens and dozens of kart racing games, with most of them looking very similar at first glance; so knowing which ones of them have a decent 2P mode would be cool IMO.

Backing to your list, ABF, I think some games there don't have split screen like Zero 4 Champ and Burning Road (I think it has only a link mode), but I'll have a proper look on it.
11-17-2014, 07:40 PM
A Black Falcon

There is exactly ONE racing game on the N64 that doesn't have a split-screen mode -- F1 Pole Position 64. Every other racing game on the system has splitscreen multiplayer. It's surely got to be the highest percentage of splitscreen multiplayer racing games ever on a home console... :) And a significant percentage have 4-player splitscreen support, too.

As for whether games have AI in the multiplayer, though, I'd need to play every game to know that, and while I have played the N64 games in my list there, I haven't played all of the ones for the other systems. Here are a few I can think of offhand, for the N64:

N64:
Hydro Thunder - Multiplayer has no computer opponents. Also remember that 3 or 4 player modes require the Expansion Pak.
F-Zero X - Multiplayer races have four racers in them, any mix of humans and computers (if playing with less than four humans).
Wipeout 64 - Two player mode has a full field of 16 (so you two and 14 computers), and full graphics. 3 or 4 player mode has only 4 racers (so 1 AI in 3-player mode, none in 4 player), and track-side graphics are disabled -- so it's just the track in black space. This game could have used Expansion Pak support, but released just barely too early I guess...

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Originally Posted by Barone

Backing to your list, ABF, I think some games there don't have split screen like Zero 4 Champ and Burning Road (I think it has only a link mode), but I'll have a proper look on it.

You're probably right, yeah; PS1 cases are deceptive, then. I guess I overlooked that they can say "1-2 player" even if the 2 player mode is link-only... and yeah, that does seem to be the case for Burning Road. I'll have to correct that on my list. The back of the box makes Zero 4 Champ Doozy-J for PS1 look like it does have single-system multiplayer, though: http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/6/6/6/35666_back.jpg So I'd say that Burning Road is link only, but Zero 4 Champ isn't.

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Also in the case of the PS1 you have like dozens and dozens of kart racing games, with most of them looking very similar at first glance; so knowing which ones of them have a decent 2P mode would be cool IMO.

That PS1 list will get even longer if I ever get around to picking up where I left off at "D" or "E", too... it's easy enough to get a list of all PS1 racing games (GameFAQs lets you sort by genre), but I wanted to list them by release year, and with all those additional notes, and looking up all that stuff takes time. And the PS1 had hundreds of racing games. Few are great, but that's the PS1. :p

I'd guess that the N64 probably has more 4-player racing games than the PS1; very few of those hundreds of PS1 racing games support more than two players! Actually, one reason I started on that list was to show that N64 racing games have more tracks on average, and better multiplayer, than PS1 or Saturn racing games do. :p
11-17-2014, 07:53 PM
Barone

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Black Falcon

There is exactly ONE racing game on the N64 that doesn't have a split-screen mode -- F1 Pole Position 64. Every other racing game on the system has splitscreen multiplayer. It's surely got to be the highest percentage of splitscreen multiplayer racing games ever on a home console... :) And a significant percentage have 4-player splitscreen support, too.

As for whether games have AI in the multiplayer, though, I'd need to play every game to know that, and while I have played the N64 games in my list there, I haven't played all of the ones for the other systems. Here are a few I can think of offhand, for the N64:

N64:
Hydro Thunder - Multiplayer has no computer opponents. Also remember that 3 or 4 player modes require the Expansion Pak.
F-Zero X - Multiplayer races have four racers in them, any mix of humans and computers (if playing with less than four humans).
Wipeout 64 - Two player mode has a full field of 16 (so you two and 14 computers), and full graphics. 3 or 4 player mode has only 4 racers (so 1 AI in 3-player mode, none in 4 player), and track-side graphics are disabled -- so it's just the track in black space. This game could have used Expansion Pak support, but released just barely too early I guess...

You're probably right, yeah; PS1 cases are deceptive, then. I guess I overlooked that they can say "1-2 player" even if the 2 player mode is link-only... and yeah, that does seem to be the case for Burning Road. I'll have to correct that on my list. The back of the box makes Zero 4 Champ Doozy-J for PS1 look like it does have single-system multiplayer, though: http://img.gamefaqs.net/box/6/6/6/35666_back.jpg So I'd say that Burning Road is link only, but Zero 4 Champ isn't.

That PS1 list will get even longer if I ever get around to picking up where I left off at "D" or "E", too... it's easy enough to get a list of all PS1 racing games (GameFAQs lets you sort by genre), but I wanted to list them by release year, and with all those additional notes, and looking up all that stuff takes time. And the PS1 had hundreds of racing games. Few are great, but that's the PS1. :p

I'd guess that the N64 probably has more 4-player racing games than the PS1; very few of those hundreds of PS1 racing games support more than two players!

Thanks for the additional info and I agree with most of your comments, I have no doubt that in terms of 4P split screen the N64 wins hands down; in such aspect I'll be just measuring the gap.

About Zero 4 Champ, it is 2P but it doesn't have a split-screen. I know it sounds odd but if you have a look at gameplay videos on YT you'll understand.
There's another game in your list, GT24 for the Saturn, which also doesn't have split-screen and actually it's not even simultaneous 2P. All that you can do is to use the second controller when you change the driver in the 24 Hour mode. Yep, it's that dumb.
11-17-2014, 07:57 PM
A Black Falcon

When I said "splitscreen multiplayer" on the N64, of course I meant multiplayer in general; Micro Machines 64 Turbo doesn't have splitscreen, it has 8-player single-screen multiplayer (two players on each controller! One with d-pad, other with C-buttons.).

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Originally Posted by TrekkiesUnite118

Yet Destruction Derby counts...

The point of this though isn't about what kind of driving game the game is. After all Barone said he's very lenient to even include flying, Snowboarding, Skiing, etc. games.

Well, in Vatlva you aren't racing. You are driving around shooting at the other cars. You are NOT racing against them from one point to another, around a track; you just drive around an arena shooting at them. Vatlva is more like a top-down 2d version of Twisted Metal, which I wouldn't call a racing game either! There isn't any racing in Vatlva. Just cars driving around shooting eachother.

And on that note, Destruction Derby counts because it's got plenty of races; the derbies are car combat stuff, sure, but most of the game is a car racing game. Your goal is winning each race.

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It's about the technical demand to pull the splitscreen off. So both Vatlva and Micro Machines wouldn't count in this, because they're not splitscreen. It's no more demanding to do 6 or 8 player in those games than it is to do Single player

This is true, if you're looking for only splitscreen games, Micro Machines wouldn't count. The series never had splitscreen, always single-screen.

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Originally Posted by Barone

Thanks for the additional info and I agree with most of your comments, I have no doubt that in terms of 4P split screen the N64 wins hands down; in such aspect I'll be just measuring the gap.

I can only think of a few 4-player splitscreen racing games on PS1 -- CTR, V-Rally 2, a few more probably...

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About Zero 4 Champ, it is 2P but it doesn't have a split-screen. I know it sounds odd but if you have a look at gameplay videos on YT you'll understand.
There's another game in your list, GT24 for the Saturn, which also doesn't have split-screen and actually it's not even simultaneous 2P. All that you can do is to use the second controller when you change the driver in the 24 Hour mode. Yep, it's that dumb.

That's ridiculously weak "multiplayer"... will fix. I know there are some other racing games out there with alternating-only multiplayer (Outrun 2 for the Xbox and Outrun 2006 for PS2/Xbox are alternating or system-link only! Ugh!), but it's pretty annoying stuff.

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