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Speed Racer

Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, Mach Go Go Go which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shonen Book, and was released in tankobon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha. . Based on the popular cartoon, Speed Racer joins the plethora of racing games available for the PlayStation. As Speed Racer himself, you can race on three different tracks simply titled S, M and L for small, medium and large. Before beginning a race you must choose between three slight variations of Speed Racer's famous white Mach 5, one of which has manual transmission. Each of the three cars...

Genre: Driving
Year: 1998
Developer: Graphic Research
Publisher: Jaleco
Players: 1

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Achievements

39 achievements · 290 total points

At My Skill Level, That's Just a Warm Up Finish in 1st place in a normal race on S-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
2 pts
They've Got No Chance Against the Mach 5! Finish in 1st place in a normal race on M-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
5 pts
Now That's a Race for Me! Finish in 1st place in a normal race on L-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
5 pts
A 4-Day Race? That's Insane! Finish in 1st place in an endurance race on S-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
5 pts
That Was a Little Bit Tiring Finish in 1st place in an endurance race on M-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
5 pts
The Race Around the World Finish in 1st place in an endurance race on L-Course on Normal difficulty or higher
10 pts
The Final Championship On Very Hard difficulty and without using any special features, get a 1st place in all three courses in normal mode in a single session without failing or restarting
25 pts
Idomitable Spirit Set a lap time of 00'30''00 or less on S-Course [GRX is forbidden]
5 pts
The Pride of His Father Set a lap time of 01'00''00 or less on M-Course
5 pts
It's the Mach 5! Set a lap time of 01'15''00 or less on L-Course
5 pts
Mach Go! Go! Go! In normal mode, set a race time of 03'06''00 or less on S-Course [GRX is forbidden]
10 pts
Gou, Go for the Goal! In normal mode, set a race time of 03'00''00 or less on M-Course
10 pts
Pride of the Mifune Family In normal mode, set a race time of 03'45''00 or less on L-Course
10 pts
Simple Enough On S-Course on Normal difficulty or higher, finish a normal race in 1st place using the Fire Ant, Samurai or the Shooting Star
5 pts
Winning Fair and Square On M-Course on Normal difficulty or higher, finish a normal race in 1st place using the Fire Ant, Samurai or the Shooting Star
10 pts
It's About Skill, Not the Car On L-Course on Normal difficulty or higher, finish a normal race in 1st place using the Fire Ant, Samurai or the Shooting Star
10 pts
That's how Races Are Supposed to Be In normal mode and Normal difficulty or higher, finish in 1st place on S-Course without crashing, going off course or using a special feature
10 pts
Automatic Is for Beginners In normal mode, finish any race in 1st place using manual transmission on Normal dfficulty or higher [GRX is forbidden]
5 pts
That's Not Micro Machines In a normal race in S-Course on Normal difficulty or higher, enter the pause menu before the race starts and press left 5 times and right 5 times to enable the secret camera modes. Select the overhead view, keep it for the entire race and finish in 1st
5 pts
That's Not Right In Normal difficulty or higher, finish a normal race in 1st place on S-Course without ever turning right [GRX is forbidden]
10 pts
You only Win Because I Let You On Very Hard difficulty, win a normal race on L-Course playing as Racer X
10 pts
Dawn of a Great Day On Normal difficulty or higher, drive the Fire Ant or the Samurai and witness the sunrise while in 1st place
5 pts
Auto-Jacks: Not only for Maintenance Use the Auto-Jacks to achieve 2 seconds or more of airtime
5 pts
Belt Tires: Drive Through Any Terrain Use the Grip Tires in a dirt shorcut to drive faster
2 pts
Cutter Blades: Cut Your Way Through Use the Rotary Saws to cut an obstacle in your way
2 pts
Deflector and Frogger Mode: A Personal Sub Use the Deflector and the Periscope to drive faster underwater
2 pts
Evening Eye: Light All Darkness Find the only dark place where the Special Illumination feature can be actually useful
5 pts
Gizmo: Robot Spy Bird On L-Course, Normal difficulty or higher and normal mode, use the Homing Robot on 1st lap to spy Racer X. Stay behind 1st place until last lap, then take the lead and finish in 1st place without using any other feature
5 pts
TIREsome Situation On Normal difficulty or higher, finish in 1st place in a normal race on L-Course using the Grip Tires the entire race
25 pts
Straight-Up Vandalism Find a way to break the checkpoint sign
2 pts
I'll Park Here. You Two, out of the Trunk! Find the parking lot shortcut
5 pts
Save the Trees? Pfft! I Wanna Win the Race Find the forest shortcut
5 pts
He's Going over That Cliff! Find the shortcut through the old road
5 pts
The Saws Cut Everything! Find the shortcut through the ruins
5 pts
Quantity over Quality On normal mode and Normal difficulty, drive through at least 3 shortcuts in a single lap and reach the next lap in 1st place
10 pts
The Mach 5 Is All I Need Unlock the first set of cars
10 pts
It Can't Be! Racer X Is *REDACTED* ! Unlock the Shooting Star
10 pts
He's a Demon on Wheels. Literally Unlock the Demon car
10 pts
The Actual Demonic Car Unlock the GRX
10 pts

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Speed Racer frequently asked questions

How do I play Speed Racer online with a friend?

Speed Racer (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Speed Racer on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Speed Racer in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Speed Racer netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Speed Racer have achievements?

Yes, Speed Racer has 39 achievements worth 290 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Speed Racer for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Speed Racer on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.