Line #46 VideoGame/ReVolt


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3	''Re-Volt'', released in 1999 by the now-defunct Creator/{{Acclaim}} Entertainment on the PC, Platform/{{Nintendo 64}}, Platform/PlayStation and Platform/{{Dreamcast}}, is a unique approach to the racing genre. It pits radio-controlled cars against each other in a series of realistic and not-so-realistic tracks while using ''VideoGame/MarioKart''-style pickups. The gameplay is unique due to the physics engine that successfully emulated RC car movement. It has a related game titled ''RC Revenge'' which is its SpiritualSuccessor.
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5	The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (to the point of being classified as abandonware until its digital UpdatedRerelease), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed, and the ''Re-Volt'' community brought new life to ''Re-Volt'' with the fanmade 1.2 patch. Big Bit Interactive then bought the rights of ''Re-Volt'', and made an iOS port of it, but then, later, a Korean company they call themselves "[=WeGo=] Interactive" bought the ''Re-Volt'' rights from Big Bit, and they developed an Android version. Little did the ''Re-Volt'' community know [=WeGo=] was planning on a ''Re-Volt'' "sequel", also for Android... however, it is literally the same game, but with {{Freemium}} content and annoying English voices with Korean accents playing while you race. The ''Re-Volt'' community now treats [=WeGo=] as a threat to them, as [=WeGo=] has already made a lot of stupid mistakes like ''stealing the community's fanmade 1.2 patch'', and it sending it Website/GOGDotCom. Luckily, GOG listened to the RV community, and took down ''Re-Volt''. In 2017, [=WeGo=] silently went defunct along with all their games.
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7	As of currently, Re-Volt is being further updated with [[http://rv12.revoltzone.net/rvgl.php "RVGL"]], an open source, cross-platform re-written codebase meant to supersede v1.2, allowing for modern systems to have easy compatibility with the game.
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9	Many details and resources can be accessed on the [[http://re-volt.io/ Re-Volt.io]] community portal.
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12	!!Tropes:
13	* AnachronismStew: RC cars in TheWildWest? Who could have imagined...
14	* BedsheetGhost: The secret Mystery car, which is just a sheet with some question marks written on it. Flipping it over reveals that there isn't actually a car underneath the sheet.
15	* CartoonBomb: A variation -- when the [[PoisonMushroom bomb powerup]] is collected, the entire car turns black, becoming the body of the bomb. The aerial becomes the fuse. The bomb can be passed off to another driver by bumping into them.
16	* ChainLightning: The lightning powerup will zap nearby opponents and short them out for a few seconds.
17	* CharacterTiers: Rookie, Amateur, Advanced, Semi-Pro and Pro. [[invoked]]
18	* CoolCar: Many, many cool cars.
19	* CreatorCameo: Humma's default skin has Re-Volt publisher Acclaim decals on it.
20	* EvilCounterpart: There are three unused cars that are the Phat Slug, Candy Pebbles and Toyeca, except with an EvilCostumeSwitch and a higher top speed. They are appropriately named "Evil Phat", "Evil Candy", and "Evil Toyeca", respectively.
21	* ExcusePlot: See the LivingToys example below.
22	* FantasticFireworks: Fireworks are this game's equivalents of homing missiles.
23	* FlyingSaucer: The Probe UFO "car". It can only be unlocked by entering a cheat code, and can hover through the air.
24	* {{Foreshadowing}}: User-created levels have the bedroom's walls pasted posters of the unlockable cars.
25	* GameMod: In no small part due to the game's fans.
26	** The Re-Volt community is still creating custom vehicles and levels to this day. A repository of these add-ons can be found at [[http://revoltzone.net/ Re-Volt Zone.]]
27	** The fan-made [[http://rv12.revoltzone.net/ Re-Volt 1.2 Patch]], which allows the game to run on modern computers and adds widescreen support, among other optimizations.
28	** As v1.2 has since long been abandoned, the people behind it have since created the [[http://rv12.revoltzone.net/rvgl.php RVGL]] "patch" to further allow Re-Volt to natively run on modern systems, as well as completely replace the game's original codebase.
29	* HumblePie: If you fail to qualify for the podium in Championship mode, or lose all of your tries, the 3 winning cars get to watch as your car has a bomb strapped to it, dumped underneath them, and is blown up. Your car survives, but it's still pretty humiliating.
30	* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: From easiest to hardest: Junior RC, Console, Arcade and Simulation. This modifies the collision model, from fully realistic for both walls and cars (Simulation), simplified for cars and realistic for walls (Arcade), fully simplified (Console), and fully simplified with a reduced top speed for all cars (Junior RC)
31	* GlassCannon: The RV Loco car, introduced in the Dreamcast port of the game. It can travel much faster than any other car in the game, but it's poor steering and extreme top-heaviness means it will flip over if you even look at it wrong.
32	* JokeCharacter:
33	** The Phat Slug vehicle, which has the lowest speed and acceleration of any car in the game.
34	** Cheats allow the player to play as the shopping carts seen in the Supermarket levels. It's even ''slower'' than Phat Slug, and it will tip over when taking nearly any turns.
35	* JungleJapes: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example. The Botanical Garden level features tropical greenery almost exclusively.
36	* LaserHallway: A miniaturised, [[DeconstructedTrope more plausible]] version of this appears in the Museum track, triggering an alarm in the background as cars pass through it.
37	* LevelEditor:
38	** A built-in level editor allows you to create tracks using predesigned pieces on a grid. Most versions of the game give these levels a kid's bedroom aesthetic.[[note]] The Dreamcast version puts the levels in a grassy field instead.[[/note]]
39	** A hidden game mode in the PC version called "makeitgood" allows users to modify the placement of objects and other track elements. Clever modders have imported their own models into this game mode to create original tracks from scratch.
40	* LevelInReverse: Not only are there reverse versions of the standard tracks (With tracks designed to go through different parts of the area when played in reverse), but there are also mirrored versions, flipped left-to-right. As if that wasn't enough, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs there are also reverse versions of these mirrored versions.]]
41	* LightningBruiser: Bertha Ballistics and the console-exclusive [=BossVolt=] are the heaviest cars in the game, easily tanking most weapons (at worst fearing a spin-out), but they boast surprisingly good top speed and acceleration, and while their handling is their weaker point, it's still fairly decent.
42	* LivingToys: [[ExcusePlot The guy who made these RCs put a bit too much of their magic spark in them. They race for no reason.]] Have fun.
43	* MightyGlacier:
44	** Pest Control is quite heavy and has exceptional top speed for its Semi-Pro rating, but its acceleration is very poor.
45	** Rotor is the second-heaviest car in the game (tied with Bertha Ballistics), and has a very high speed as well as the unique ability to not being stopped by being flipped over. On the other hand, its acceleration is even worse than Pest Control's, its cornering abilities are weak (being incapable of powersliding) and greatly struggles on irregular terrain.
46	* MovesetClone: The [=PlayStation=] and Dreamcast ports add twelve new vehicles to the lineup, all being repaints of the original set with small changes to their speed and handling properties. The Dreamcast version adds two more - [=BigVolt=] and [=BossVolt=], and they use new models.
47	* NintendoHard: Even on the Console setting, the second lowest handling setting, getting first place in a race isn't easy.
48	* NitroBoost: The battery pickup, which speeds up your car and increases their grip for about ten seconds. It also prevents the car from being shorted out by the Lightning pikcup.
49	* NonFatalExplosions: Any bombs that blow up your RC car won't actually damage it, just send it flying, tumbling, and probably landing upside down, but no worse for wear. Of course, this is a racing game, so it will still slow you down significantly.
50	* NotQuiteFlight: The Probe UFO (available through cheats only) can hover for a while after leaping off a ramp. It's fully steerable and has an infinite speed limit while airborne.
51	* OilSlick: One of the powerups.
52	* PoisonMushroom: Pickups come with the added risk of getting the bomb, which sets your car on a timer and you have to pass the bomb to other cars before you explode.
53	* ProductPlacement: Basketballs have "''VideoGame/NBAJam''" written on them. Acclaim was in charge of the franchise at the time.
54	* ShoutOut: The [[Film/BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]] track.
55	* SmartBomb: The Star powerup, which can either be obtained by finding it hidden somewhere in a given track, or on rare occasions, through a regular powerup. It disables every other car for a few seconds.
56	* StealthPun: One of the cars is a car whose body resembles a black-and-white bear with black patches around the eyes. In other words, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_car panda car]].
57	* ToyTime: The Toy World tracks.
58	* UpdatedRerelease: The fanmade 1.2 version adds certified compatibility with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10, as well as major graphical improvement and more customization than before.
59	* TheVirus: Any car affected by the Bomb powerup can transfer the effect to any opponent by touching them.
60	* WakeUpCallBoss: While the prior tracks were somewhat tough but manageable, the museum stage really ups the difficulty with winding and tight turns and vicious blind spots that can put you back severely.
61	* WaterGunsAndBalloons: A three-pack water balloons is one of the powerups -- it can be shot at opponents, which knocks them off course and spins them out.
62	* TheWildWest: A few of the game's levels are set in a western American ghost town, complete with tumbleweeds and wanted posters.
63	* XtremeKoolLetterz: [[JokeCharacter The Phat Slug]].
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