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Video Speedway

Video Speedway is notable for being the first - and only - first-person racing game for the CD-i.

Abstract/Bibliographic Text#

vsabstract contains a summary of the game followed by some humorous comments:

Video Speedway is a CD-I title which plunges the user into 
a world of intense visual and phonic excitement.  This title
utilizes state of the art techiques for producing fast arcade
action graphics as well as real life video sequences.  The 
audio track features fully intense and groovin tunes.
From all at ISG, We hope you enjoy this title.

Content : Its a Game, Duh.
Main Objective : I don't know, fun?

Furthermore, vsbibliography contains a list of people who worked on the game. Notably, Tim Powers is not listed in the in-game credits.

               Video Speedway
           
Pit Mechanic                Keith McCarthy
Trophy Presenter            Tina Desiree Berg
Race Driver                 Dion DeRizzo
Replay Announcer            Dion DeRizzo
Help and Track Info         Jerry Winsett

Senior Software Engineer    Lee Chidgey
Software Engineer           Frederick Azera

Artists                     Bruce Hall
                            Joseph McGuffin
                            Heidi Turnipseed
3-D Modeller                Brandon MacDougall

Video Camera Operator       Vic Vinson
Stock Video Footage         Budget Films Stock Footage
                            National Kart News
Video Digitizing            PixelPost
Still Photographer          Sheffield Abella
Stock Photographs           Bettmann Archives


Music                       Matt Chidgey
Sound Effects               AnEFX
Audio Recording             Carrottop Studios
Asset Conversion            Tim Powers
Technical Director          Regis Bridon

Executive Producers         Regis Bridon
                            Vincent LeChevalier
Producer                    David Mullich

Developed by                ISG Productions
                            A division of Interactive Support Group, Inc.

References#


  1. CDI wie noch nie - Aktueller Software Markt, October 1993↩︎
  2. Taking a Peek - Computer Gaming World, Number 109, August 1993↩︎
  3. 日本版家庭用CD-i ソフトウェア一覧 のページ↩︎
  4. The Philips CD-I: A Game Machine and So Much More - Game Informer, Issue 11, July/August 1993↩︎
  5. NEWS ANTEPRIME: QUI PHILIPS! - Game Power, Issue 19, July/August 1993↩︎