
Micro Machines V3

Micro Machines V3 (Micro Machines 64 Turbo for the Nintendo 64 port) is a racing video game developed by Codemasters and Novalicious for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color.
Development and release.
A Sega Saturn version of the game was demonstrated at the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo, at which time Codemasters stated that they were hoping to release the PlayStation and Saturn versions simultaneously. However, in mid-1997 they announced that development on the Saturn version had been halted.
Initially "Micro Machines V3" was published only in Europe, but in late 1997 Midway Games acquired the U.S. distribution rights and announced a November 1997 U.S. release for the PlayStation version.
An N64 port of "Micro Machines V3" was released in 1999 entitled "Micro Machines 64 Turbo". This port lets 8 people play simultaneously while using a Pad Share, where one person uses one side of the controller, steering with the Directional pad, while the other player uses the four C-buttons on the N64. The vehicles accelerate automatically in these modes. A Micro Machines vehicle was packaged with each copy.
Reception.
On the review aggregation website GameRankings, the PlayStation version held a score of 78% based on 13 reviews, "Micro Machines 64 Turbo" held a score of 73% based on 8 reviews, and the Game Boy Color version held an 85% based on 4 reviews. "Next Generation" said that the PlayStation version "may not be the next "Formula 1", but it is brilliant in its own right. One of the few truly great multiplayer PlayStation games".