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Hardware Trivia
This and a few other CodeMaster games are some of the only titles for the Sega Master System that feature a 256x224 resolution instead of the normal 256x192 resolution. The downside to this increased resolution is that it was only supported on the Sega Master System 2 console and didn't work on most of the original ones. Also due to the internal tables increasing to accommodate the bigger resolution, less space was available for graphics data meaning less unique tiles could be displayed at once.
Cartridge Trivia
Many of the CodeMaster games used a different onboard mapper instead of the usual Sega one. Whether this was to save costs or for other reasons is unknown.
Interesting bug
In two-player mode, on the pool table tracks, try reversing, or being pushed by a collision, into some of the pockets. Sometimes you can get weird effects, including removing the speed limiter on your car - you just keep accelerating until the game crashes - but in one-player-mode the effect is generally bad.
Practice Mode
At the title screen, press UP,BUTTON2,DOWN,BUTTON2,BUTTON2,LEFT,BUTTON2,BUTTON2,BUTTON2. You can select any course to race, but after finishing it, you will go back to the title screen.
Hard mode
At the title screen, press UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT,BUTTON2,UP to activate Hard mode, in which your car skids more.
Rock hard mode
At the title screen, press UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT,BUTTON2,UP,UP,BUTTON2,UP to activate Rock hard mode, which causes your car to skid a lot more.
Super skid
Go to the honey puddle in the centre of the table on the "The Breakfast Bends" track and press BUTTON1+BUTTON2. A sound will confirm the code. This will cause your car to skid more (similar to hard mode).
Faster vehicles
On the qualifying race, get well ahead of the pack and then stop just before the finishing line, turn around, and hold BUTTON2 to reverse over the finishing line in first place. A sound will play if you do it right. Now all your vehicles will be faster.
Explosive opponents
On the first race ("The Breakfast Bends") stop your car at the top left corner of the table and press BUTTON1+BUTTON2. A sound will play if you do it right. This makes your opponents explode when they touch you.
Infinite lives
On the first race ("The Breakfast Bends"), drive off the bottom right corner of the table forwards. A sound will play if you do it right. This gives you infinite lives - although they don't show they are infinite if you lose that race.
Easier opponents
On the first race ("The Breakfast Bends"), drive off the top right corner of the table backwards. A sound will play if you do it right. This makes your opponents' cars slower.
Always finish in first place
Start the Breakfast Bends level as usual. When the round starts, turn around and race the lap backwards (ie. anticlockwise, not in reverse). When you cross the finish line you will hear a sound to indicate the code has worked. Whatever happens, you will now finish every race in first place.
EUROPE
English
It's miniature mayhem! Race micro cars, choppers, boats, tanks and formula one! Whiz around the spectacular scale mini tracks. Can you handle sand pits, pool tables and school desk courses? It's excellent!
French
C'est un chaos en miniature! Faites courir des micro bolides, hélicoptères, hors-bord, tanks et voitures de formule I! Filez à toute allure autour des mini-circuits spectaculaires. Pouvez-vous piloter sur des parcours de bac à sable, tables de billard et pupitres d'école! C'est génial!
German
Es geht drunter und drüber, diesmal klitzeklein! Rennen Sie winzige Autos. Motorräder und Boote! Rasen Sie durch die spektakulären, maßstabsgetreuen Ministrecken! Schaffen Sie Rennen in und auf Sandkästen, Billiardtischen und Schulpulten? Dann los, es ist einfach super!
Spanish
Esto es un caos en miniatura! Corre en bólidos, chóppers y lanchas! Recorre como una bala las mini pistas a escala espectacular. Eres capaz de conducir sobre rutas llenas de hoyos de arena, mesas de billar y pupitres de escuela! Es excellente!
Italian
È un caos in miniatura! Gareggia su micro bolidi, bici e fuoribordo! Saetta sui mini circuiti spettacolari. Sai cavartela su percorsi disseminati di fosse, tavoli da biliardo e banchi da scuola? È superissimo!