Mickey's Speedway USA

Mickey's Speedway USA is a Disney racing game for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color, developed by Rareware and published by Nintendo under license from Disney Interactive. It is styled after other kart racers such as the Mario Kart series and Diddy Kong Racing.

Mickey's Speedway USA
North American box art of the Nintendo 64 version
Developer(s)Rare
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Composer(s)Ben Cullum
EngineNintendo 64
Diddy Kong Racing engine[1] Game Boy Color
Mickey's Racing Adventure engine[2]
Platform(s)Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64
ReleaseNintendo 64
  • NA: November 13, 2000
  • EU: December 1, 2000
  • JP: January 21, 2001
Game Boy Color
  • EU: March 23, 2001
  • NA: March 25, 2001
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Mickey's Speedway USA includes a Grand Prix mode, as well as multiplayer racing and battle modes. Six characters are available initially, and four additional characters can be unlocked. The default characters are paired in likeness, and each pair is given the same statistics, such as Donald and Mickey having average statistics, or Pete and Goofy having a concentration in speed and quickness.

Synopsis

Mickey's dog, Pluto, is captured by the army of Weasels for his "diamond" collar (later found out to be fake). As one of the drivers, including Disney characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pete, the player races on tracks in the United States, based on locations such as New York, Alaska, Florida,[3] Indianapolis, Grand Canyon, Chicago, Dakota, Texas, Colorado, Malibu, San Francisco, Yellowstone National Park, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Seattle, to find the Weasels and save Pluto.[4]

Characters

Default
A screenshot of the Nintendo 64 version showing a race, with the player controlling Mickey Mouse.

Unlockable

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBCN64
AllGameN/A[5]
EGM6/10[6]5.67/10[7]
Game Informer8/10[8]6/10[9]
GameFanN/A91%[10]
GamePro[11][12]
GameRevolutionN/AC+[13]
GameSpot9/10[14]7.5/10[15]
IGN9/10[16]6.8/10[17]
Nintendo LifeN/A[18]
Nintendo Power[19]7.4/10[20]
Aggregate scores
GameRankings81%[21]68%[22]
MetacriticN/A71/100[23]

The Nintendo 64 version received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[23]

Matthew Byrd, writing for Den of Geek in 2017, said, "To be honest, Mickey’s Speedway USA doesn’t quite measure up to the likes of Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Kart 64, or Crash Team Racing. Its courses are not nearly as inventive (many are just basic recreations of US locations), its power-ups are a little slim, its A.I. is perpetually stuck in first, and its roster is a bit thin. . . [but] Rare still managed to produce an engagingly charming and more than functional kart racing title that’s only notable flaws are tied into the fact that it didn’t surpass what came before it."[24]

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See also

References
  1. "Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64 (2000) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. "Mickey's Speedway USA for Game Boy Color (2001) - MobyGames". MobyGames. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. "VG Records". VG Records.
  4. "Mickey's Speedway USA :: GBC Game Review". Kidzworld. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  5. Frankle, Gavin. "Mickey's Speedway USA (N64) - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. "Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2001.
  7. EGM staff (February 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. "Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC)". Game Informer (97). May 2001.
  9. Reiner, Andrew (January 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)". Game Informer (93): 136.
  10. "REVIEW for Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)". GameFan. November 10, 2000.
  11. Uncle Dust (April 25, 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA Review for Game Boy Color on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on November 22, 2004. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  12. Four-Eyed Dragon (February 8, 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA Review for N64 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  13. Liu, Johnny (November 2000). "Mickey's Speedway USA Review (N64)". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on August 7, 2001. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  14. Provo, Frank (March 28, 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA Review (GBC)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  15. Satterfield, Shane (November 15, 2000). "Mickey's Speedway USA Review (N64)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  16. Harris, Craig (April 10, 2001). "Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC)". IGN. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  17. Mirabella III, Fran (November 10, 2000). "Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)". IGN. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  18. Cave, Lewis (October 4, 2011). "Mickey's Speedway USA (Nintendo 64) Review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  19. "Mickey's Speedway USA (GBC)". Nintendo Power. 142: 125. March 2001.
  20. "Mickey's Speedway USA (N64)". Nintendo Power. 138: 124. November 2000.
  21. "Mickey's Speedway USA for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  22. "Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  23. "Mickey's Speedway USA for Nintendo 64 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  24. "Old School Cool: Mickey's Speedway USA". Den of Geek. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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