Burnout: Championship Drag Racing

Burnout: Championship Drag Racing, also known as simply Burnout, is a video game developed by MediaTech West and published by Bethesda Softworks for MS-DOS, released on March 20, 1998.[3][4][5] A Player's Choice Edition was released in September 1998[6] for both DOS and Microsoft Windows. Burnout was licensed by the Hot Rod magazine. Although the name suggests otherwise, the game is not a part of the Burnout series, which would begin 3 years later in 2001.

Burnout: Championship Drag Racing
Developer(s)MediaTech West[1]
Publisher(s)Bethesda Softworks[2]
Designer(s)Brent Erickson
EngineXnGine
Platform(s)MS-DOS
Release
  • NA: March 20, 1998
Genre(s)Racing video game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

The game was developed by Washington based MediaTech West, the same team that did XCar: Experimental Racing[7] in conjunction with Hot Rod Magazine.[8][9] The game utilizes Bethesda's XnGine[10] It was originally scheduled to be released in November 1997.[11] The game went gold on March 13, 1998[9] Burnout was released on MPlayer.com in June 1998.[8][12]

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[13] GameSpot said, "Burnout has such a refreshing feel and intense bursts of white-knuckled action that it's really worth sticking it out for a while."[16] Next Generation said, "The single race is nice for a quick, visceral moment, but the real game is competing in a season or going head-to-head with someone over a network – by far the most adrenaline-pumping way to play."[17]

According to Pete Hines, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Bethesda, the game is the best-selling drag racing game of all time.[22]

References
  1. McNamara, Marie (September 7, 1998). "Managing to be creative in the business of fun". Business Examiner. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing". gamezone.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2000. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. Jebens, Harley (March 6, 1998). "Feeling Burned Out? That's the Idea". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 6, 2000. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  4. Gentry, Perry (March 13, 1998). "What's in Stores This Week". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  5. "News for March 20, 1998". Online Gaming Review. March 20, 1998. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    "March 20, 1998: Bethesda announced that Burnout, their drag racing simulation, has shipped and should be hitting stores in the next few days."
  6. Bassave, Roy (June 12, 1998). "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Goble, Gordon (October 7, 1997). "Bethesda's Hot Rodding Burnout". gamecenter.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 1999. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  8. "A Call to All Speed Demons! Online Racing Begins -BURNOUT Now Available on MPlayer.com". PR Newswire. June 1, 1998. ProQuest 447462096. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  9. Jebens, Harley (March 13, 1998). "Burnout Is Hot". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 13, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  10. Buttars, Shaffer (May 18, 1998). "Burnout Championship Drag Racing Review". Gamezilla!. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  11. "Crash and Burn Courtesy of Bethesda". GameSpot. October 2, 1997. Archived from the original on April 17, 1999. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  12. "Burnout Lays Tracks Onto Mplayer.com!". mplayer.com. June 3, 1998. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  13. "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. Goble, Gordon (February 1999). "Choice Drag (Burnout Championship Drag Racing Player's Choice Edition Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 175. Ziff Davis. p. 224. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. Anderson, Tom (May 1998). "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  16. Poole, Stephen (April 28, 1998). "Burnout: Championship Drag Racing Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  17. "Burnout Championship Drag Racing". Next Generation. No. 43. Imagine Media. July 1998. p. 115. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  18. Vaughn, Todd (June 1998). "Burnout". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 6. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 11, 2000. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  19. Green, Roger (August 1998). "Burnout Championship Drag Racing". PC Zone. No. 66. Dennis Publishing. p. 121. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  20. Bottorff, James (1998). "'Burnout' for die-hard fans only". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  21. Bassave, Roy (June 21, 1998). "No foot-dragging in this race". New York Daily News. p. 50. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. Crowe, Greg. "Out of the hype, but still in the money is a way of life". Game Industry News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
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