TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat

TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat ("Great Buggy" in early development),[1] known in Japan and Europe as Buggy Heat (バギーヒート, Bagī Hīto), is an off-road racing video game for the Dreamcast, developed and published by CRI, and published by ASC Games and Sega in 1999.

TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
North American Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s)CRI
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: July 8, 1999
  • NA: September 9, 1999
  • EU: October 22, 1999
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Vehicles
  • Matador
  • Reaper
  • HammerHead
  • Avalanche
  • Dune Hopper
  • Girth 2000
  • Coyote
  • LE-2001

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] Adam Pavlacka of NextGen said, "If you absolutely must play an off-road racing game, go ahead and rent this one. If you want to buy, bide your time and wait for Sega Rally 2, a much better game all around."[12] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[5]

The Japanese version was praised for its visuals, but criticized for flawed controls;[13] in the American release, the control issues were mostly fixed.[14]

References
  1. "Confirmed Dreamcast Titles in Development". Hyper. No. 71. Future plc. September 1999. p. 35.
  2. "TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat for Dreamcast". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. Sutyak, Jonathan. "TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. Edge staff (September 1999). "Buggy Heat [Import]". Edge. No. 75. Future Publishing. p. 86. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. "バギーヒート [ドリームキャスト]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (October 1999). "TNN MotorSports: [sic] Hardcore Heat". Game Informer. No. 78. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on July 9, 2000. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. Rodriguez, Tyrone "Cerberus" (September 1999). "Buggy Heat [Import]". GameFan. Vol. 7 no. 9. Shinno Media. p. 77. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. Uncle Dust (1999). "TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 28, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  9. Gerstmann, Jeff (September 13, 1999). "TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. Bowen, Kevin (September 16, 1999). "TNN Motorsports: Hardcore Heat". PlanetDreamcast. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  11. Gantayat, Anoop (September 8, 1999). "TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  12. Pavlacka, Adam (December 1999). "TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat". NextGen. No. 60. Imagine Media. p. 104. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  13. "Buggy Heat". Segagaga Domain. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  14. Shinobi (September 18, 1999). "Buggy Heat / TNN Hardcore Heat [sic]". Shin Force.


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