Penny Racers (1998 video game)

This article is about the Nintendo 64 game. For the PlayStation game, see Penny Racers (1996 video game).

Penny Racers (Choro Q 64 in Japan^[a]) is a racing game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan in 1998 and in North America and Europe in 1999. The game is part of the racing game series Choro Q based on Takara's toy line of the same name and was the first of this line to be released in North America. It had a Nintendo 64 sequel released only in Japan, Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race. It is a customizable racer game, and has a total of 114 parts, arranged in eight categories.^{[citation needed]}

Penny Racers
North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s)	Locomotive Corporation
Publisher(s)	THQ JP: Takara
Series	Choro Q series
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Release	JP: June 1998[1] NA: February 4, 1999[2][3] PAL: March 5, 1999
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	56%[4]

Review scores

Publication	Score
CNET Gamecenter	6/10[5]
Consoles +	69%[6]
Computer and Video Games	[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.625/10[8][b]
Famitsu	25/40[9]
Game Informer	5.75/10[10]
GameSpot	4.6/10[11]
Hyper	70%[12]
IGN	6/10[13]
N64 Magazine	56%[14]
Nintendo Power	6.9/10[15]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[4] IGN criticized the graphics and sound.^[13] Both IGN and GameSpot said that it didn't live up to other racing games on the Nintendo 64 like Mario Kart 64 and Diddy Kong Racing.^[11] Nintendo Power found the game's menus hard to navigate.^[15] GamePro called it "a cartoony, graphical fender-bender with chunky, featureless cars and cardbord-cutout landscapes".^[16][c] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.^[9]

See also

• Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway

Notes

1. Japanese: チョロQ64
2. Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, and the other gave it 7/10.
3. GamePro gave the game 2/5 for graphics, 1.5/5 for sound, and two 2.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.