Kujawsko-pomorskie, Poland
SupporterHey hey,
I've been going through the game recently and seen the top speedrun - how to skip cutscenes?
Cheers!
Thanks! Yeah, the track path seems pretty simple and technical on that one, very prone to wall brushing. I am still not sure whether the car choice is optimal though :D
In each round you have to win (be the 1st to finish) a predefined number of races from a given pool. You immediately advance to the next round after achieving the required number.
Some tracks are clearly not viable, but there are a few where improvements can be made with proper shortcuts.
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Round 1 - You have to win 1 of these races:
Kenya (3 laps), approx. time 2:02 [Viable]
England (3 laps), approx. time 1:59 [Preferable]
Chile (3 laps), approx. time 3:42
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Round 2 - You have to win 1 of these races:
Mexico (3 laps), approx. time 3:27 [May be viable with optimization]
Australia (3 laps), approx. time 3:02 [Preferable]
USA water (3 laps), approx. time 4:12
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Round 3 - You have to win 2 of these races:
Ireland (3 laps), approx. time 2:08 [Preferable]
USA land (3 laps), approx. time 4:44
Egypt (3 laps), approx. time 3:10 [Preferable]
China (3 laps), approx. time 4:01
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Round 4 - You have to win 2 of these races:
Germany (3 laps), approx. time 3:32
Arctic (3 laps), approx. time 3:42
Russia (3 laps), approx. time 2:33 [Preferable]
Japan (3 laps), approx. time 2:38 [Preferable]
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Round 5 - You have to win 2 of these races:
Italy (3 laps), approx. time 4:04 [May be viable with optimization]
Norway (3 laps), approx. time 4:07
Mars (2 laps), approx. time 3:02 [Preferable]
Spain (3 laps), approx. time 3:44 [Preferable]
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Round 6 - You have to win 3 of these races:
Venus (3 laps), approx. time 3:03 [Preferable]
India (2 laps), approx. time 4:15
France (3 laps), approx. time 3:52
Hawaii (3 laps), approx. time 3:07 [Preferable]
Scotland (3 laps), approx. time 3:03 [Preferable]
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Round 7 - You have to win this race:
Moon (4 laps), approx. time 3:55 [Mandatory]
Shortcuts are marked with thick green lines
Some maps have checkpoints shown with thin blue lines
- England
- Mexico
- Egypt
- Ireland
- Japan
- Russia
- Spain
- Italy
- Mars
- France
- Scotland
- Hawaii
- India
- Moon
- Kenya
- Chile
- China
- USA (land)
- Arctic
- Germany
- Norway
- Venus
- USA (water)
- Australia
There are multiple versions of the game, which I managed to find over the years - each with some differences. May be of interest to someone some time.
Text version below.
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: ?
Date: 1 Nov 95
Source: Demo CD
Comment: Demo with Mexico and Venus, fixed camera, much lower gravity, no countdown
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: ?
Date: 19 Feb 96
Source: PCPro CD
Comment: Demo with Japan (dog mountain has a different texture)
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Executable: Winrace.exe
Version: ?
Date: 20 Feb 96
Source: PCPro CD
Comment: Demo with Japan (dog mountain has a different texture)
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.16R
Date: 15 Mar 96
Source: 031121_1805.iso (Classic Games CD)
Comment: Full version
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Executable: Winrace.exe
Version: 2.16WR
Date: 15 Mar 96
Source: 031121_1805.iso (Classic Games CD)
Comment: Full version
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.16M
Date: 15 Mar 96
Source: Mini_games4 CD
Comment: Demo with Japan and USA (water)
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.17M
Date: 18 Mar 96
Source: Official demo
Comment: Demo with Japan and USA (water)
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.19M
Date: 28 Mar 96
Source: Official demo
Comment: Demo with Japan and USA (water)
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.24R
Date: 9 May 96
Source: Big Red Racing (main)
Comment: Full version
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Executable: Winrace.exe
Version: 2.24WR
Date: 9 May 96
Source: Big Red Racing (main)
Comment: Full version
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Executable: Racing.exe
Version: 2.27R
Date: 7 Jun 97
Source: Big Red Racing 2.27
Comment: Full version - Epson promo - with patches.txt
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Executable: Winrace.exe
Version: 2.27WR
Date: 22 Nov 96
Source: Big Red Racing 2.27
Comment: Full version - Epson promo - with patches.txt
Hey, I corrected "Time" field - it's the real time it took you to finish the run, which was slightly under 4min 39sec
Hey, it's a cool trick, I was wondering if it's possible to use it in a major way!
I guess we'd need another category for such runs, where pausing is used to levitate & catch rocks. That one should stay glitchless & without expoints. Plus your run's real timer is around 3:11 (start at 0:10 and ends at 3:21).
Let me create Any% categories for each level. I'll also try to define some ruleset, feel free to give your input!
Hi,
The game isn't available via Microsoft's site anymore, but a fellow named Lucas C has managed to patch the installer for modern systems.
MS Plus full installer with Labyrinth Plus! included:
https://lucasc.me/post/microsoft-plus-patched-installers
....and that's it, if you want to play the base game on Win10 / Win11.
Bonus Addon pack (adds My Labyrinth mode with 20 extra levels)
In case you're having trouble getting Labyrinth Bonus Addon Pack to work (like I had), here's a Youtube guide showing step by step how to install it:
If you can't watch this for whatever reason (it might be gone in a couple of years), here's the guide:
- Download the addon pack from Microsoft's website:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/plus/LABBONUS/1/WXP/EN-US/PlusLabyrinthBonus.exe
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Try to run it
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If it shows an error - "Error creating process (...) cannot find the file specified", then don't close this window
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Keeping the error window open, go to:
c:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\
Note: if the last folder - IXP000.TMP doesn't exist, go ahead and create it, then close the error message and open the installer again
- Double click the Patch003.msp file, which should be located in c:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\
Note: If that method doesn't work, you can open the installer with 7-Zip, unpack the file to any location and run it from there.
Cheers!
Hey! I had no idea about right-click, that's probably pretty useful, might run again :D Yes, I've set sensitivity to reasonable levels. I've spent years searching for this game's name and finally found it. I have version patched for Windows 10 and it's still pretty buggy... can't change resolution, got black screen on the 2nd monitor, and sometimes loading into level causes black screen until I use Alt+F4. Still, it's so fun! Thanks!
Hey, could there be a glitchless category for each level? One that doesn't allow going through walls etc.
Oh, alright, I am pretty new to speedrunning, didn't know that most games are cool with submitting the first run after reset. Although regarding Rank 1 vs 25000 - I still think that it's nitpicking a bit ;) Thanks!
Well, the rules are made up and the scores would stay the same when counting the moment of getting above 25000 - it would just prevent pointless disqualifications if someone forgot to reset after getting 25800.
Regarding RNG manipulation - how about a requirement to record the video of 1 test run before starting the actual one?
Oh, I had no idea. That makes Level 6 much easier, I just kept trying and hunting the dragon while dodging everything else before I collected the secret.
Had a couple of runs, but I still need to improve Level 6 - for some reason I always get double spawn of blue fast bastards on my way after the Dragon, even before killing Grim Reaper. What is the logic behind your suicide in Level 6? The letter appears, you die, the letter disappears, and you still pick up Super Scroll.
Also, meanwhile I made a new version of enemy info pic:
