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| <center>'''Mega Racer'''</center> | | <center>'''Mega Racer'''</center> | ||
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| '''Released:''' TBA | | '''Released:''' TBA 2026 | ||
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| '''Platform:''' PC | | '''Platform:''' PC (Steam) | ||
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| ''' | | '''Developers:'''<br>[[TrackMill Games]]<br>[[Twilight Foundry]]<br>[[Gator Company]] | ||
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'''''Hot Wheels Racer''''' (also known as '''''Mega Hot Wheels Racer''''' and | '''''Hot Wheels Racer''''' (also known as '''''Mega Hot Wheels Racer''''', and as '''''Mega Racer''''' in its 2026 digital edition) is a board game designed by [[Draco]] in 2001. It was created as a birthday gift for [[FPS Reflex|Reflex]] and was showcased in a 2018 broadcast of ''Gatorbox'' where the two played a best 2-of-3 contest using old Hot Wheels cars from their childhoods. While considered a prop of the stream, ''Hot Wheels Racer'' actually belongs to Reflex and hangs on the wall in his room of monster truck memorabilia. | ||
The game, designed on a large piece of wood paneling, features gameplay similar to ''Candy Land''. A die is used to determine how far a player moves; rolling a 1-3 allows the player to move one space while a 4-6 allows them to move two. The game's track is designed around getting stuck at various points until the proper numbers are rolled in order to safely pass. The board is littered with hazards (blue spaces) and power-ups (orange spaces) plus two spaces that cause the player to lose a turn (striped spaces). A warp space is also present that allows players to skip two spaces on the board, however due to the conflicting design of the game's mechanics this warp is actually a required path in order to win the game. | The game, designed on a large piece of wood paneling, features gameplay similar to ''Candy Land''. A die is used to determine how far a player moves; rolling a 1-3 allows the player to move one space while a 4-6 allows them to move two. The game's track is designed around getting stuck at various points until the proper numbers are rolled in order to safely pass. The board is littered with hazards (blue spaces) and power-ups (orange spaces) plus two spaces that cause the player to lose a turn (striped spaces). A warp space is also present that allows players to skip two spaces on the board, however due to the conflicting design of the game's mechanics this warp is actually a required path in order to win the game resulting in one space on the board that is impossible to land on. | ||
Draco and Reflex both played through the game while reminiscing about old times and in the end Draco won twice in a row and named himself "2018 ''Hot Wheels Racer'' World Champion". | Draco and Reflex both played through the game while reminiscing about old times and in the end Draco won twice in a row and named himself "2018 ''Hot Wheels Racer'' World Champion". | ||
==Digital Re-release== | |||
Draco (operating as [[Twilight Foundry]]) partnered with [[TrackMill Games]] to create a digital version of the game under the title ''Mega Racer'' to avoid running afoul of copyright infringement. The project was announced in the early 2020's but was not finalized and completed until 2026. | |||
The digital reissue of the game expands upon the original concept by introducing several new boards plus multiple cars to select from. Each car also has its own movement spinner, which replaced the simple "move one or two spaces" mechanic, and allows the cars to move between one and four spaces or activate the car's special feature (movement doubler, shield, etc). The original game board from 2001 with its simplified play mechanics is available as a secret unlockable mode. | |||
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[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:15, 30 January 2026
| Released: TBA 2026 |
| Platform: PC (Steam) |
| Developers: TrackMill Games Twilight Foundry Gator Company |
Hot Wheels Racer (also known as Mega Hot Wheels Racer, and as Mega Racer in its 2026 digital edition) is a board game designed by Draco in 2001. It was created as a birthday gift for Reflex and was showcased in a 2018 broadcast of Gatorbox where the two played a best 2-of-3 contest using old Hot Wheels cars from their childhoods. While considered a prop of the stream, Hot Wheels Racer actually belongs to Reflex and hangs on the wall in his room of monster truck memorabilia.
The game, designed on a large piece of wood paneling, features gameplay similar to Candy Land. A die is used to determine how far a player moves; rolling a 1-3 allows the player to move one space while a 4-6 allows them to move two. The game's track is designed around getting stuck at various points until the proper numbers are rolled in order to safely pass. The board is littered with hazards (blue spaces) and power-ups (orange spaces) plus two spaces that cause the player to lose a turn (striped spaces). A warp space is also present that allows players to skip two spaces on the board, however due to the conflicting design of the game's mechanics this warp is actually a required path in order to win the game resulting in one space on the board that is impossible to land on.
Draco and Reflex both played through the game while reminiscing about old times and in the end Draco won twice in a row and named himself "2018 Hot Wheels Racer World Champion".
Digital Re-release
Draco (operating as Twilight Foundry) partnered with TrackMill Games to create a digital version of the game under the title Mega Racer to avoid running afoul of copyright infringement. The project was announced in the early 2020's but was not finalized and completed until 2026.
The digital reissue of the game expands upon the original concept by introducing several new boards plus multiple cars to select from. Each car also has its own movement spinner, which replaced the simple "move one or two spaces" mechanic, and allows the cars to move between one and four spaces or activate the car's special feature (movement doubler, shield, etc). The original game board from 2001 with its simplified play mechanics is available as a secret unlockable mode.