Beanotown Racing
| Beanotown Racing | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Simian Industries |
| Publisher(s) | Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 14 November 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Beanotown Racing is a racing video game that was developed by Simian Industries and released by Zoo Digital Publishing in 2003 for the PC; the game features several characters from the British comic The Beano, with a few from its now-defunct brother comic The Dandy, as playable racers. It is the first (and only) videogame to be based on the two comics.
Players can initially select from Dennis the Menace, his sister Bea, Minnie the Minx, Roger the Dodger and Korky the Cat to compete in the Beanotown Championship; five other characters can be unlocked after winning certain races with certain characters, and there are also two secret characters who can also be activated by entering two of the game's cheat codes. Dennis's car is a dune buggy with the number "1", while Bea's car is a motorized pram (much like Baby-Face Finlayson's), Minnie's car is a cross between a scooter and a skateboard, Roger's car is a bumper car with the number "2", and Korky's car has his face moulded into the front of it (along with the number "8") - however, Gnasher's car also has this number.
Gnasher's car is a kennel, and to unlock him, the player must win any race with Dennis; Plug (from The Bash Street Kids)'s car is a garbage can with the number "3", and to unlock him, the player must win "The Bash Street Burn Up", with Bea. Bananaman's car is a banana with the number "7", and to unlock him, the player must win "Street Streak", with Gnasher - and Brain Duane's car is a futuristic vehicle with a laser cannon on the front, but to unlock him, the player must win "The Dandy Dash", with Minnie. Desperate Dan's car is a cross between a steamroller and a motorcycle, and to unlock him, the player must win a championship with any character; if the player types "WALTER" upon the main menu, then selects Dennis, he or she will race with Walter the Softy, and if he or she types "CALAMITY", he or she will race with Calamity James, who will replace the character they select, but his car (which has the number "13")'s steering is reversed, and it does not make him disappear from the dungeon on "Haunted Castle".
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