Submission #6148: jmosx36's SNES Top Gear in 1:27:34.66

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2 players
(Submitted: Top Gear (USA).sfc USA)
Snes9x 1.55
315799
60.0988138974405
8950
Unknown
Submitted by jmosx36 on 11/12/2018 2:35 AM
Submission Comments
The game
Top Gear is a racing video game for the Super NES, published by Kemco and developed by Gremlin Graphics in 1992. The objective of the game is to become the fastest driver in the world by racing other drivers across several nations. The franchise is unrelated to the TV series of the same name.
It marks the first game in the Top Gear racing game franchise, and it is one of the first racing games to be released on the Super NES. This game and its next two sequels were created by the same developers as the similar Lotus series of games released earlier on the Commodore Amiga and Sega Mega Drive systems.
The game became very popular in Brazil. It inspired Brazilian company Aquiris Game Studio to create Horizon Chase, whose soundtrack was scored by Top Gear composer Barry Leitch.
Explanation of the run cup by cup
USA
In the planning of the run, i had the idea of start with only 1 player route at San Francisco, but in the middle of the run i re-considered to start the 1 player route in Los Angeles, but it was too late
South America
In Rio, i used one nitro from the player 2 "every" lap, not in a row like other tracks
In Machu Picchu, I understood that speed is lost more slowly if only the accelerator is released, and that means that player 2 is equally efficient on this track
I not reached the 400Km/h in Chichen Itza, and it was in this track when i started to torment an AI with the other player, that is noisy
I had two routes for Rain Forest, I needed to empty the fuel tank and was not possible if i use the nitros from the player 2 to push tpe player 1
Japan
Literally i had to remake the entire cup 4 times because a bad route selection
In hiroshima, i decided to push the player 1 with a lot of impulse in the pits
In yokohama i lost 3-4 frames because some of the opponents started in different order (of my last run), and it's not pushed me at the same time
In this video i had a problem in kyoto (bad luck), i had to use a nitro one lap earlier than my planned route to avoid an opponent
Germany
Munich looks slowly because i had to use the player 2 because i needed the player 1 to Cologne
I REACHED THE 400Km/h IN BLACK FOREST
Scandinavia
Really nothing so interesting to post
France
Nice, France was difficult for the short space between the car and the obstacle. See the screenshots
Italy
In florence i had a problem to empty the fuel tank, if i wait for the player 2 to push him i will not reach to empty the fuel tank before the player 2 finishes the race
United Kingdom
I got 4:42.75 on London The fastest time ever The song did not reach to cover the whole track, I had to use another fill song
I had the same problem of the fuel tank in sheffield and loch ness
Track locationMy old runSum of timeThis runSum of time
Las vegas00:50,80:00:50,8500:50,80:00:50,76
Los Angeles01:35,20:02:26,0501:32,40:02:23,17
New York01:35,90:04:01,9301:35,70:03:58,88
San Francisco02:53,30:06:55,2102:46,60:06:45,53
Rio03:55,10:10:50,3403:36,30:10:21,79
Machu Picchu01:35,70:12:26,0901:33,80:11:55,55
Chichen Itza02:42,50:15:08,5902:39,10:14:34,63
Rain Forest01:52,90:17:01,4501:42,60:16:17,21
Tokyo03:58,50:20:59,9503:51,20:20:08,41
Hiroshima02:53,60:23:53,5802:43,70:22:52,09
Yokohama01:26,20:25:19,7601:21,50:24:13,59
Kyoto04:07,70:29:27,4203:47,70:28:01,29
Munich04:25,80:33:53,1804:09,70:29:45,59
Cologne01:58,60:37:03,0901:44,30:33:55,34
Black Forest03:09,90:39:01,7403:05,60:37:00,94
Frankfurt04:12,70:43:14,4403:51,90:40:52,82
Stockholm01:35,40:44:49,8701:28,20:42:21,03
Copenhagen01:40,40:46:30,2701:33,00:43:54,04
Helsinki01:24,80:47:55,0201:18,60:45:12,65
Oslo01:36,20:49:31,2201:33,10:46:45,78
Paris01:56,10:51:27,3001:41,80:48:27,56
Nice03:41,60:55:08,8803:29,70:51:57,22
Bordeaux03:29,00:58:37,8603:13,80:55:11,03
Monaco01:53,11:00:30,9701:47,10:56:58,08
Pisa01:46,01:02:16,9701:38,80:58:36,86
Rome03:37,21:05:54,2003:24,61:02:01,51
Sicily01:55,01:07:49,2501:40,21:03:41,74
Florence01:36,61:09:25,8001:27,71:05:09,47
London04:58,41:14:24,2004:42,81:09:52,22
Sheffield01:25,61:15:49,7501:19,01:11:11,25
Loch Ness01:40,61:17:30,3001:35,31:12:46,53

I didn't count the time of the final race because was slowed down by the input end
Some Screenshots
my english is terrible

feos: Upon another review, I finally decided to accept this movie. Things that look suspicious don't lead to easy improvements due to significant complexity of routing. Even if some of those places have actual flaws, and tightening them up could lead to significant improvements (possibly), implementing those improvements won't be easy, as I said. This movie is already so much better than the previous attempt, and it beats my test times.
Yet, even though this time it's way more varied and intense, it's still way too long and monotonous to keep the average viewer entertained the whole time. Accepting to Vault.
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