| Quad Challenge | |
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Title screen |
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| Developer(s) | Namco[1][2] |
| Publisher(s) | Namco[1] |
| Platform(s) | Sega Genesis[1] |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | All-terrain vehicle racing[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[2] Multiplayer[2] (up to 2 players only) |
| Rating(s) | VRC: n/a (not rated) |
| Media/distribution | 6-megabit cartridge |
Quad Challenge (メガトラックス Mega Torakkusu, MegaTrax) is a racing video game for the Sega Genesis using quads as a racing vehicle.
During championship runs, the player can run free runs for as long as he likes before racing the fictional computer opponents or the other human opponent in a timed race.[4] Actual recorded human speech is used to count down the racers before the start of the race.[3] The player has two chances to win before receiving a game over. Just like in Pole Position, there is a lap timer as well as a game timer. Finishing each lap extends the game timer like in most arcade-style racing games. Allowing the game timer to reach zero (0) in a one-player game will force the player to retire from the race. In a two-player game, things are different. If a single player allows the timer to reach zero, then the other player can continue racing as long as his timer doesn't reach zero as well.
If the timers of both players reach zero before finishing the racing, then the game is considered to be a draw and both players lose.
This game was considered to be one of the first off-road racing games for a console system. It was released more than 10 years before ATV Offroad Fury for the PlayStation 2 made off-road racing into a mainstream genre for gamers.