BC Racers

The MS-DOS version is the one this page covers: the information, review and main screenshots are from this platform.

BC Racers for Sega 32X brings Core Design's prehistoric racing to the cartridge of Sega's add-on. The teams race sidecar bikes among palm trees, stone buildings, dinosaurs and other riders. The game image is the US edition and its text is in English.

Getting ready to start

Wait for the BC Racers Menu. Race Difficulty lets you pick the level, Options holds the settings and Start opens the team selection. Use the arrow keys to move through the menu and Enter to confirm. From the initial option, go down two positions to Start if you want to begin with the values shown at startup.

The selection screen shows the riders and their vehicles. Go through the options with the arrow keys and confirm with Enter when Press Start to Choose appears. Wait for the transition to finish and the track to appear. The scoreboard shows the team's position and the laps of the race.

Driving with the player's keyboard

In this version, S accelerates. The Left and Right arrows steer the bike. Enter corresponds to Start and pauses the race; pressing it again resumes the action. Before you accelerate, check that you have reached the circuit and that the Pause message has gone.

The camera follows the vehicle's heading. Holding a direction for a long time shifts the road and can take you off the pavement. Use short corrections and watch the edges of the track and the posts. In testing, acceleration with S, turns to both sides and the original pause of this game image were checked.

The passenger occupies the side seat and takes part in the action alongside the driver. The gallery scenes show the menu and a corner during a hands-on game. The video comes from the resources kept alongside the Sega 32X version.

Download and player

The download keeps the original ZIP and its game image BC Racers (USA).32x. To use it outside the site you need an emulator compatible with Sega 32X. The cartridge image keeps the collection's bytes intact.

ClaBa Player lets you pause, mute, enlarge the screen, take a screenshot, restart and close. Restart goes back to the boot of this edition. The yellow box identifies Genesis 32X and the US rating Kids to Adults. It was consulted at the BC Racers gallery on IMDb and its source is also given in the image caption.

BC Racers for 3DO presents Core Design's sidecar bike racing on the 3DO CD system. The teams race among palm trees, stone buildings and dinosaurs. The owner's disc is the USA and Europe edition and its text is in English.

From the menu to the circuit

Wait for the BC Racers Menu. The Race Difficulty option lets you pick the difficulty. Start opens the rider selection and Options holds the race settings. The arrow keys move the selection and Enter confirms.

Options shows Race Difficulty, 1 Player, Laps, Sound, SFX and Done. If you want to go back to the menu, select Done and confirm. To begin a single race, choose Start. The next screen presents the teams around the chosen vehicle and shows Press Start to Choose.

Go through the riders with the arrow keys and confirm with Enter. Then Loading Level appears. Wait for the loading to finish and the bike to appear on the circuit. The position sits in the lower left and the lap indicator appears next to it.

Accelerating and correcting your steering

S accelerates with the player's keyboard. Left and Right change the vehicle's direction and the camera's heading. Start with short presses and use the road lines and the posts to see where the bike is pointing.

The corners are marked with arrows. If you hold the turn too long, you can leave the road and end up facing the palm trees or the buildings. Release the direction and correct back toward the pavement before accelerating again.

Enter corresponds to Start and pauses the race. The Pause message appears over the track. Another press of Enter resumes the action. In testing, entering the circuit, accelerating with S, turning to both sides and this original pause were checked.

The preserved disc and the playable copy

The download keeps the original CHD. For the player, an ISO copy was prepared with the single data track of that same disc. The integrity check of the CHD and the extraction of its data finished correctly. The resulting image takes up 328,077,312 bytes.

The screenshots show the menu and a hands-on game with the owner's disc. The video is kept alongside the 3DO edition in the collection and shows a race with another team.

ClaBa Player lets you pause, mute, enlarge the screen, take a screenshot, restart and close. To use the download outside the site you need a 3DO emulator and its system files.

BC Racers for Sega CD brings Core Design's prehistoric racing to the Mega Drive's CD drive. The teams ride sidecar bikes around circuits with palm trees, stone settlements and other racers. The disc is the US edition and its text is in English.

Choosing a difficulty and a team

Wait for the game menu. Easy, Medium, Hard and Rockhard are the difficulty levels available. The arrow keys change the selection and Enter confirms. To start at the initial level, confirm Easy when it is highlighted.

The next screen shows the teams and their vehicles. Go through the riders with the arrow keys and use Enter to confirm. Then Please Wait appears while the circuit is prepared. Wait for the loading to finish and the bike to appear on the track.

Driving in the player

In this edition, X accelerates with the keyboard. The Left and Right arrows steer the bike. The camera follows the vehicle's heading, so the road edges, the posts and the signs help you check the turn.

Start with short corrections. If you hold the direction too long, you can leave the pavement and end up in front of a building or a palm tree. Release the turn and point the bike back toward the track before pressing on with the acceleration.

The team's position appears in the lower left area. The lap counter and the indicators accompany the action. The driver and his partner share the vehicle, which occupies the center of the view during the race.

Enter corresponds to Start and pauses the action. The Paused message appears over the scenery. Another press resumes the race. In testing, team selection, entering the circuit, accelerating with X and turning to both sides were checked.

The disc and the online setup

The download keeps the original CHD. The copy used by the player converts that container to CHD v5 and keeps the same data and audio tracks. The internal hashes of the disc were compared and both images were verified.

The player applies to this game a CD access setting to get past the freeze at the Sega logo during boot. The screenshots show the menu and a hands-on game with the owner's disc.

ClaBa Player lets you pause, mute, enlarge the screen, take a screenshot, restart and close. To use the download outside the site you need an emulator compatible with Sega CD and its system files.