CART: Flag to Flag, known as Super Speed Racing (スーパースピードレーシング, Sūpā Supīdo Rēshingu) in Japan, is a racing video game developed by ZOOM Inc.[2] and published by Sega for the Dreamcast console.

Flag to Flag
North American Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)ZOOM Inc.
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Masakazu Fukuda
Producer(s)Takashi Uryu
Composer(s)Akihito Okawa
Houzou Okazaki
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: March 25, 1999
  • NA: September 9, 1999[1]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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Flag to Flag is officially licensed by the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) racing league. It is based on the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series. The game contains the 19 race tracks, 27 drivers, and 18 teams that were used in the 1998 CART Season.

Tracks

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Round Map Track name Location Length Type Date
1   Miami Homestead, Florida, United States 2.414 km (1.500 mi) Oval March 15, 1998
2   Motegi Motegi, Japan 2.492 km (1.548 mi) Oval March 28, 1998
3   Long Beach Long Beach, California, United States 2.552 km (1.586 mi) Street Circuit April 5, 1998
4   Nazareth Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States 1.522 km (0.946 mi) Oval April 26, 1998
5   Rio de Janeiro Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2.970 km (1.845 mi) Oval May 10, 1998
6   Gateway Int'l Madison, Illinois, United States 2.043 km (1.269 mi) Oval May 23, 1998
7   Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin, United States 1.660 km (1.031 mi) Oval May 31, 1998
8   Detroit Detroit, Michigan, United States 3.799 km (2.361 mi) Street Circuit June 7, 1998
9   Portland Portland, Oregon, United States 3.166 km (1.967 mi) Road Course June 21, 1998
10   Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, United States 3.389 km (2.106 mi) Temporary Road Course July 12, 1998
11   Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2.824 km (1.755 mi) Street Circuit July 19, 1998
12   Michigan Brooklyn, Michigan, United States 3.218 km (2.000 mi) Oval July 26, 1998
13   Mid-Ohio Lexington, Ohio, United States 3.634 km (2.258 mi) Road Course August 9, 1998
14   Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States 6.514 km (4.048 mi) Road Course August 16, 1998
15   Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2.900 km (1.802 mi) Street Course September 6, 1998
16   Laguna Seca Monterey, California, United States 3.601 km (2.238 mi) Road Course September 13, 1998
17   Houston Houston, Texas, United States 2.704 km (1.680 mi) Street Course October 4, 1998
18   Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4.496 km (2.794 mi) Street Course October 18, 1998
19   Fontana Fontana, California, United States 3.218 km (2.000 mi) Oval November 1, 1998

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen called it a "competent" racing title, but nothing more than what racing fans would expect.[14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[7]

References

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  1. ^ IGN staff (September 9, 2008). "IGN Classics: Dreamcast Launch Guide". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "ZOOM ONLINE INFORMATION". ZOOM Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "CART Flag to Flag for Dreamcast". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Sutyak, Jonathan. "Flag to Flag - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Edge staff (June 1999). "Super Speed Racing". Edge. No. 72. Future plc. p. 88. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "CART Flag to Flag". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. 1999.
  7. ^ a b "スーパースピード・レーシング [ドリームキャスト]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  8. ^ McNamara, Andy (October 1999). "Flag to Flag". Game Informer. No. 78. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on May 31, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Brian (February 2000). "CART Flag to Flag Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  10. ^ iBot (1999). "CART Flag to Flag Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Mielke, James (April 30, 1999). "CART Flag to Flag Review [Import] [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Ares (October 11, 1999). "Cart - Flag to Flag [sic]". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  13. ^ Blache III, Fabian (September 8, 1999). "Flag to Flag". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  14. ^ a b Lundrigan, Jeff (October 1999). "CART Racing [sic]". Next Generation. No. 58. Imagine Media. p. 108. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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