BC Racers

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BC Racers
BC Racers Coverart.png
Cover art
Developer(s) Core Design
Publisher(s) Core Design
Distributor(s) Core Design
Designer(s) Martin Gibbons
Engine Proprietary
Platform(s) Sega Mega-CD, Sega 32X, PC, 3DO
Release date(s) 1994 (Mega-CD)
1995 (32X, 3DO, PC)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player and Two player (split screen)
Distribution CD-ROM

BC Racers is a racing video game released by Core Design in 1994 in Mega-CD, in 1995 in Sega 32X and 3DO, and also released by the company in PC as freeware in 1995. It was the third game released in the Chuck Rock series (even though the Chuck Rock connection isn't as prominent in this game). The game was designed by Toby Gard, who later created Lara Croft.


BC Racers tries to create a racing simulation by mixing the usual elements of games of this genre with the "prehistoric" theme. Particularly, the game takes place in the world of one of Core's iconic characters, Chuck Rock. The millionaire playboy caveman Millstone Rockafella has organized a BC bike race, the winner of which will receive the Ultimate Boulderdash Bike. Six groups of riders -one driving, one deploying weapons from the sidecar- from all around the prehistoric world will use their rock-powered sidecars to compete for this prize.

Description and gameplay[edit]

BC Racers has four difficulty settings: Easy, Medium, Hard and Rockhard. Each of the settings has eight different circuits, making a total of 32 circuits in the game. There are also eight themes, from desert wastes to active volcanoes and massive jungles. The tracks need four laps to complete, and feature many special elements specific to the circuit's setting. Unusually for a game of this type, there are no power-ups, except for a "turbo" that the bikes can trigger every few seconds.

Both of the bikes' riders can use physical attacks to injure other drivers. If the bike gets beaten enough, it crashes out, giving the player extra points. The same thing can happen to the player's bike.

Some ports of the game include a split-screen two player mode. The Mega-CD version instead has a two player cooperative mode (one of the players controls the driver, while the other controls the fighting, steering and turbo).

Playable characters[edit]

Some of the riders in BC Racers come from other famous Core Design games, such as Chuck Rock and Chuck Rock Junior. Others are obvious references to several real world characters, such as Brick Jagger, Sid Viscous and Jimi Handtrix (referencing Mick Jagger, Sid Vicious and Jimi Hendrix).

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