MegaRace

One of the first games to use a CD Rom drive to access interactive constant video play footage, Megarace had (for it's time) great graphics, a razor-sharp script and a hilarious performance by Christian Erickson. What really made the game stand out for me was the sarcasm and wit from 'your Megahost'. Instead of being some by-the-numbers talking head, Lance Boyle really made the game worth playing with his comments like "Megarace: the action show were violence happens only ONCE... Every few seconds!" and "Viewers, if you are watching the repeat, please don't phone in with the answers! I hate it when they ruin the suspense!" Great stuff! As previous reviews have mentioned, the game does suffer from PC IRQ problems, which is a shame, as the sound is a major part of the game. PC owners should try and get hold of a copy of Megarace 2, which has no problems running under the likes of Windows XP. Megarace 3 is to be avoided...

Megarace happens to be one of the best DOS games of all time! Remember this game was made several years ago so the graphics aren't up to today's standards, but for back then racing awesome cars through 3D race tracks shooting your opponent down with bullets, lasers, and rockets was top notch! Also, the performance given by Christian Erickson was well done giving a sense of comedy to the futuristic television program called "Megarace" featured in this game.

I'd recommend this game to racing fans around the world, but modern operating systems just can't seem to handle the sound processing (something to do with invalid IRQ numbers and memory addresses), and if you aren't getting the sound and awesome music, you're missing a big part of the game! But if you do have access to a good DOS machine or a decent DOS emulator give this game a spin.