Beetle Adventure Racing is a 1999 arcade racer from Electronic Arts for the Nintendo 64, built around the then-new Volkswagen Beetle. Six sprawling, secret-stuffed tracks and a four-player battle mode made it a cult favourite on the system. It runs on Paradigm's second-generation graphics engine.

The Vault · 1999
Beetle Adventure Racing
The cult N64 arcade racer hiding a dozen secrets in every track.
Nintendo 64Racing
ArcadeN64Split-Screen
In the News1 mentions
Mar 31999
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ReleaseHow to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
Original Hardware
A Nintendo 64 with the cart; a Controller Pak is needed to save progress.
Emulation / Other Options
Plays well on modern N64 emulators if you would rather not hunt down the cart.
Game Record
| Platform | Nintendo 64 |
| Developer | Electronic Arts |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Genre | Racing |
| Players | 1-4 |
| Reviewed | August 19, 1999 |
| Restored | June 5, 2026 |
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