The Top Racer saga, better known in Europe as Top Gear, brings us a compilation of its most emblematic titles on Xbox.
Top Racer Collection was released in 1992 for the SNES, the game caused a sensation among gamers because it allowed us to enjoy the most faithfully recreated driving experience to date. The game was clearly influenced by Exceed. It’s none other than Sega’s hit arcade game, from which Top Racer copied both the visuals and gameplay.
Even if he didn’t invent anything, High Runner He made his place in the hearts of many players of the time and the studio Interactive Gremlin He then launched two other titles in the saga in just 3 years, Top Racer 2 and Top Racer 3000.
These games have swept the world in terms of sales and players, but in Latin America and especially Brazil, they have become cult titles. An example of the esteem in which the title is held is that the compilation that we have in our hands was possible thanks to a Brazilian studio, QUByte interactive.
Homage to the “port” format
THE work of QUByte Interactive Top Racer Collection was to bring back the first 3 titles of the famous saga to Xbox consoles. Thanks to which we can enjoy these titles without having to plug a SNES or Mega Drive into our TV.
But the studio didn’t stop there, they also added a fourth track to this compilation. It is Best hub for runners, a modification of the original Top Gear ROM that includes components from Horizon Chase Turbo. This is a game released in 2018 and could be considered an authentic remake and homage to titles like OutRun or Top Racer itself.
Among the things he understands Best hub for runners highlights the inclusion of new cars some of the Horizon Chase vehicles. Among these we have the Alpha with a top speed of 147 mph (235 km/h), the Firma with a top speed of 131 mph (210 km/h), the Carmin with a top speed of 137 mph (220 km/h) and the Twilight with a top speed of 137 mph (220 km/h).
In addition to all this, Top Runners’ crossroads It allows us to play online with friends, a time trial mode, a cup event and another campaign mode. However, this all seems a bit weak to us. Although we expected the first 3 titles to be a 1:1 “port” of the original title, like Top Racer CrossRoads, we expected a little more. And the study, in this modification of the original ROM, has not done a very notable job. However, this is not the case. Few details change from the original game and to the untrained eye they are almost imperceptible.
CONCLUSION
Top Racer Collection It’s a great way to bring classics from the 90s back to the present day. They include many improvements that allow these titles to run smoothly on 4K TVs. Something that seems minor, but no, if we take into account that these are games designed for technologies, like CRT, that currently seem prehistoric to us. However, beyond carrying out a port, we expected something more from QUByte Interactive. Especially, if we take into account the fact that people like AQUARIS, creators Horizon Chase Turbo They have done real wonders in the form of homage to these legendary titles.
Top Racer Collection
$19.99
Benefits
- Good port for current consoles
- Lack of bugs
- Good job adding online and multiplayer
The inconvenients
- Small “clean” job
- Don’t expect a remaster, it’s just a port
- A proper remaster is missed
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