MSR remembered by Dreamcast-Europe

MSR REMEMBERED (24.10.2001)

Once around the block! We turn back the milometre on MSR!  Take some of the snazziest sports cars there are and hurl them around the streets of three of the world's most distinctive cities, all reproduced in stunningly accurate detail.' This is how we rattled on about MSR when it first pulled into our driveway about a year ago (was it really that long?), and boy we weren't far wrong!

In last week's Dreamarena poll we asked you which top Sega racer revved your engine most, and a whopping 64 per cent of you crazy drivers voted for MSR. Seeing as it won by a country mile we asked you for your memories of everyone's fave road racer...

Chapter and verse! Talking through your MSR's...

The roads and surroundings are so real that you really feel you're driving around and crashing into places like Piccadilly Circus.
Deepak, Northampton.

MSR - the undisputed top racer on the road!
Anthony, Cheltenham

The more I played it, the more I wanted to complete every chapter. Keep 'em coming Sega.
Jaz, Brixton.

Superb driving and control is required to master this game, but that's what it's all about. Unmissable. 
Kiran, Redditch.

The racing game of all racing games if you ask me - and with the Racing Controller it purrs like a kitten. 
Donovan, Sunderland.

The only chance to speed through London, Tokyo, and San Francisco without getting a ticket, or nearly knocking over a tourist!
Kellie, Luton

Burn rubber without burning a hole in your pocket. 
Ronnie, Aberdeen

Wheel-spinning a Porsche [?! - there are no Porsche's in MSR] around Leicester Square has never been so much fun! (not that I've done it in real life, you understand!) 
Axel F, Shrewsbury

MSR manages to be both an engrossing one player experience and a brilliant two player game - a rare feat for a driving game.
Jacques Swach, Kensington

The real-time weather ensures that MSR is never less than challenging - have you tried racing five cars around the back streets of Tokyo in the middle of the night? 
Jazzy, Staines

Source: http://www.dreamcast-europe.com/english/news/000138/000138.php

MSR flash promo video from score.sega.com/games/msr (circa 2001)

No sound.  Archived URL: https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20010624092429/http://score.sega.com:80/games/msr/ (Go to left of screen, right-click and select "Play".  Adobe required.

Lead Coder Of Metropolis Street Racer leaves Bizarre Creations

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lead-coder-of-metropolis-leaves-bizarre/1100-2566008/

Date of news report is incorrect, probably an error done by IGN's archiving. He actually left sometime in mid-1999 as he joined Electronic Arts in June that same year.

Edit 17/05/2023: The correct date of the press release is 21 May 1999 (Friday).  Here is a link to the original 1999 version: https://web.archive.org/web/20000306123646/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_05/21_vg_metro/index.html.

MSR Alpha Video at Dreamcast Junkyard

Footage from the 4.11.99 build

http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2015/11/msr-alpha-gameplay-footage.html

Metropolis Street Racer at Digital Urban

http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2006/08/metropolis-street-racer-cities-in.html (Link updated 2023)

MSR Soundtrack: Pseudo Artists

We all know the man responsible for the music is Richard Jacques, however for each track the radio DJs quote the names of a pseudo-artist.  Here is the complete list:

Am I Only Dreaming
Undulator feat Kym Rogers

California Demon     
Zeffer

Club Paris             
Earthburn

Come On Baby                     
Otis Cook

Don't Wait                             
Fay Douglas

Fallen Angel     
Slipstream

Freeway     
Chakka

Heartlands                            
New Dawn

Holding On     
Sugar Cream

I Can Still Believe     
Helena Davidson

It Doesn't Really Matter     
Chantelle

Let's Get It On Tonight     
MC Momo

Live Your Life                         
Salford Quays

Long Long Road                     
Kurt Austin

Low Lights     
Clarence Mitchell Quartet

Outside In  
Defunct

Overdrive             
Dominator

Passion     
Infinity

Push             
Atomhead

Red Line            
Tomahawk

Show Me Your Love               
Capricorn

Sold Out                     
Elevation

State Of Mind     
Intuition

Think About It    
Black & White

Time             
Shanice Williams

When She Comes Back         
The Jacque Richards Band

You Can Love Me             
Gabriel Nelson

MSR Japanese Version (Test Pressing)

This has just come to light courtesy of the Dreamcast Junkyard.  I doubt there's anything different in this version (like replays or corrected kudos) but it nice to see it was at least pressed.