Stunt Racer 64

"Stunt Racer 64 combines the cutthroat world of auto racing with incredible stunts to reach new heights in excitement! Jostle for position through roller coaster tracks worthy of a theme park. Stunt Racer 64 is more than just racing-it's a daredevil thrill ride! 11 daredevil tracks to conquer, including half pipes and stunt tracks. 29 stylish retro vehicles with futuristic power upgrades. Accumulate cash by winning races and pulling off dangerous stunts. Add vehicles to your collection with prize money"

The last game by Boss Game studios and they finish off with an arcade racer building on top of the tech used in TopGear Rally and World Driver Championship to make a standout game on the N64 with its wacky track layouts, animated scenery and 50s car styling. But is it fun to play.

The game is split into five championships each with a final boss battle to unlock there cars. Each championship is made up of between four and seven rounds and each round is split into multiple heats consisting of between four and one race. You need to be amongst the top scorers across all heats to move on to the next round. More tracks are unlocked as you progress through each of the championships which get longer and more difficult as you progress. To aid in your quest of becoming world driver champion, every race allows you to perform stunts and collect coins which you can spend on cars and upgrades. You can only buy new cars at the start of each championship and you can only upgrade them or change car between rounds. There is no option to upgrade or change car before a boss battle.

Boss cars can not be upgraded but are mostly fast enough to get you through the next championship, well except for the first one that is a bit naff. If you buy all upgrades for a chosen car a super car version is unlocked for purchase. These are way to expensive and would be doing well to buy one per playthrough. To try and keep thigs interesting and add a little strategy, some tracks have additional routes you can take for more coins at the cost of being a longer or shorter section. As you progress it doesnt take too long before the game starts to feel repetitive as you are playing the same tracks and races over and over and over again and any money earned doesnt go very far. performing stunts will earn some coin but can make or break your race depending on how you land. Once the game is completed you are free to race the leagues again for more money to unlock more cars but you are probably likely to be ready to move onto another game by this point.

The game is well presented with a story element to give you encouragement to keep racing. Each opponent has there own back story which seams way ott on the face of it (all that text takes up cartridge space) and even has a credit roll for finishing the game. Before each championship I do show all the character screens for a second or two so you will need to pause the video to read them.

The longplay goes through all championships and races unlocking all the boss cars as I progress. Aften upgrading my starting car I pretty much use the Boss cars throughout the rest of the game as the earned money doesnt get you much. I do however upgrade the best base car by the end of the game with no way to afford the unlocked super version. Completing the game unlocks the interceptor car which I show off in a single race and in the stunt track mode.

Finally, I start over and enter codes to unlock the milk truck (which seems to be a running joke amongst the previous Boss Studio games) as well as the skateboard. In hindsight I should have entered these codes at the start as it would have made the video neater but on the other hand showing access to vehicles I shouldn't have yet. show these in two final single races before manually rolling the basic credits to close the video.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:51 Character Select, Demo & Qualify
00:05:38 Kid's League - Round 1
00:12:01 Kid's League - Round 2
00:18:36 Kid's League - Round 3
00:22:37 Kid's League - Round 4
00:27:52 Bunny's League - Round 1
00:40:56 Bunny's League - Round 2
00:50:45 Bunny's League - Round 3
00:59:20 Bunny's League - Round 4
01:05:26 Bunny's League - Round 5
01:08:55 Bunny's League - Round 6
01:13:50 Hill Bully's League - Round 1
01:29:24 Hill Bully's League - Round 2
01:38:20 Hill Bully's League - Round 3
01:48:14 Hill Bully's League - Round 4
01:55:12 Hill Bully's League - Round 5
01:58:23 Hill Bully's League - Round 6
02:02:50 Big John's League - Round 1
02:17:18 Big John's League - Round 2
02:27:09 Big John's League - Round 3
02:35:17 Big John's League - Round 4
02:41:25 Big John's League - Round 5
02:44:38 Big John's League - Round 6
02:48:45 Dr Death's League - Round 1
02:59:00 Dr Death's League - Round 2
03:12:07 Dr Death's League - Round 3
03:21:52 Dr Death's League - Round 4
03:31:36 Dr Death's League - Round 5
03:37:42 Dr Death's League - Round 6
03:43:39 Dr Death's League - Round 7
03:47:17 Ending / Credits
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03:50:42 Single Race with Interceptor
03:52:53 Stunt Race with Interceptor
03:59:19 Single Race with Milk Truck
04:01:57 Single race with Skateboard
04:05:14 Basic Credits