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Penny Racers
The Vault · 1999

Penny Racers

A kart racer that's more about building cars than winning races.
DeveloperTakara
PublisherTHQ
Released1999
Players1-4
Nintendo 64Racing
Kart RacingN64Car UpgradesTrack Editor

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.

Screenshots4 shots
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How to Play TodayYour options for running this game in 2026
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.
Game Record
PlatformNintendo 64
DeveloperTakara
PublisherTHQ
GenreRacing
Players1-4
ReviewedJune 1, 1999
RestoredJune 5, 2026
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