Nintendo 64Racing
Penny Racers
Developer: Takara · Published by THQ · 1999
A kart racer that's more about building cars than winning races.
About This Game
Penny Racers is a 1999 kart racer from Takara, published by THQ, for the Nintendo 64. A cutesy Mario Kart-style game, its hooks are a huge car-upgrade system (you strip parts from trailing rivals) and a simple track editor. It released on N64.
POCG Review
3.0
Good
Review Verdict
Penny Racers
A cutesy N64 kart racer saved by deep car upgrades and a track editor, but the racing itself is slow and forgettable.
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Original Hardware
A Nintendo 64 and the cart; a DexDrive let you share saved cars and tracks back in the day.
Emulation / Other Options
Runs on modern N64 emulators.