Micro Machines
Micro Machines is a series of video games featuring toy cars, developed by Codemasters and published on several platforms. Themed around Galoob's Micro Machines toys, players race in miniaturised toy vehicles around various environments.
Originally published by Camerica for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1991, Micro Machines was developed because Galoob wanted Codemasters to develop a game based on their toy brand, although Galoob and Codemasters encountered legal issues with Nintendo over the game being unlicensed.
A top-down racing game, players race in environments such as breakfast and pool tables, work desks, and treehouses, driving toy vehicles such as powerboats, helicopters, formula one cars, and tanks that can shoot other racers. Courses have a predefined path that racers must follow. If a player leaves the defined route for too long they are sent back to the track. Many have obstacles such as cereal boxes on breakfast tables, and pencil sharpeners on desks.
The controls are as follows:
Dpad - Steers vehicles.
1 - Reverses.
2 - Accelerates.
1 + 2 - Shoots (when driving a tank).
*TIPS*
Always Place 1st
On The Breakfast Bends, turn around and complete the course backwards. If successful, you will hear a sound confirmation.
All Vehicles are Fast
During the boat qualifying race, always cross the finish line in reverse using 2. If successful, you will hear a sound confirmation. Now all vehicles are very fast.
Exploding opponents
On The Breakfast Bends, head to the very top left corner of the course, then press 1 + 2. If successful, you will hear a sound confirmation, and any vehicles that touch you will explode.
Hard Mode (less traction)
On The Breakfast Bends, head right across the track until you see the face splodge. Go inside the splodge and press 1 + 2. If successful, you will hear a sound confirmation.
Level Select
At the title screen Press Up, 2, Down, 2, 2, Left, 2, 2, 2.
Slow Opponents
To make your opponents slower, on The Breakfast Bends, head to the very top right corner of the course, then reverse off the edge. If successful, you will hear a sound confirmation.
Infinite Lives
By falling off the first breakfast table on the bottom right hand corner you will gain infinite lives.
Super Grip
While on a breakfast table, stop on a puddle of milk and press Up+1+2.
Tennis game
After linking two Game Gears together, hold Start during the Codemasters logo to access the Tennis game.
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