Mars Maniacs by Church of Electronic Entertainment

GAME DESCRIPTION

(From Next Generation, May 7th 1998)

Games Developer Conference: 3Dfx Shows New Titles

Here is an extract from a page on there site:

"While there were some previously arranged titles such as NFL Blitz and Biofreaks, 3Dfx also allowed developers who had new content to simply show up and install their new games on their demonstration hardware.

Among the more interesting and lesser known games shown was Mars Maniacs. Developed by the Church of Electronic Entertainment, this racer was insanely fast and ran beautifully at 1024x768. In many ways, the game controlled a little like WipeOut, though the graphics were obviously far improved."

(From 3Dfiles.com)

"Mars Maniacs is a fast racing game set on the planet Mars. Gamers race in hovercrafts shaped as old 57' cars, rebuilt with powerful jet engines. The games attractive and addictive playability, unique designs, high quality graphics, fast controls, involvement of renown music artists, and technical superiority are some of the key aspects. The gamer is submerged in a 3D environment that features longer visibility and a more detailed landscape than any other racing game. "

DEMO

Newer Demo (V 0.99)

Features for Mars Maniacs playable demo v0.99

3D support:
- 3Dfx Glide 2.5x & 3.x.
- Direct 3D under DirectX 6.
- DirectX 6.x.

Operation System:
- Windows 95 & 98.
- Windows NT 4.0.

Controls:
- Analog Control Devices (DirectX 6.x).
- Digital Control Devices (DirectX 6.x).
- Keyboard.

Game features:
- 6 Different twisting and turning tracks (1 available in this version).
- 8 Specially designed hovercrafts (1 available in this version).
- 8 Multiplayers over TCP/IP or IPX network (disabled in this version).
- Normal race.
- Extended race (1st place reward).
- Time race (disabled in this version).

Hovercraft Power Ups:
- Floral power.
- Crystal power.
- Solar power.
- Fusion power.
- Lunar power.
- Astral power.
- Celestial power.
- Infinity power.

Special FX:
- Fire, smoke, steam, gas, water bubbles, dust, sparks.
- Animated flares.
- Reflections.
- Volumetric lights.
- Neon illuminations.
- Scene animations.
- Environment mapping (3Dfx only).

Miscellaneous:
- Advanced automatic control adjustments.
- Line of sight polygon render.
- 8 CD Music tracks (not included in this version).
- Enhanced 3D sound effects.
- Ingame voice feedback.
- 1 Million handmaped polygons.
- Credit based gameplay.
- Cheats.

Requirements:
Direct3D