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| developer = Real Sports (PC)<br />[[Natsume Co., Ltd.]] (GBC)
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| image = [[File:Jeff Gordon XS Racing cover.jpg]]
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| publisher = [[ASC Games]]
| released = '''Windows'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|May 26, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ajami |first=Amer |date=May 26, 1999 |title=''Jeff Gordon XS Racing'' Ships |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2451435,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020315061004/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2451435,00.html |archive-date=March 15, 2002 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>}}'''Game Boy Color'''<br />{{vgrelease|NA|November 17, 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 1999 |title=GB Station - Release Dates |url=http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128113212/http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=GameBoy Station}}</ref>}}
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| developer = Real Sports (PC) <br> [[Natsume (company)|Natsume]] (GBC)
| publisher = [[ASC Games]]
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| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] | ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: Everyone <small>(E)</small>
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]] <br> [[Game Boy Color]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]<br />[[Game Boy Color]]
| media = [[CD-ROM]] <br> [[ROM cartridge|Cartridge]]
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'''''Jeff Gordon XS Racing''''' is a 1999 racing video game for the [[Personal computer|PC]] and [[Game Boy Color]]. The game features [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Cup Series]] champion [[Jeff Gordon]]. The game's Game Boy version has link cable support.<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/162/162198p1.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing - Game Boy Color Review at IGN |publisher=Gameboy.ign.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Nintendo 64]] versions were planned, but they were cancelled.
'''''Jeff Gordon XS Racing''''' is a 1999 racing video game for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Game Boy Color]]. The game features then three time [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] champion [[Jeff Gordon]]. The game's Game Boy version has link cable support.<ref name=IGN>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=November 29, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/30/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-2 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
''Jeff Gordon XS Racing'' lets the player drive a "next-generation" stock car against 39 other drivers, and any damage that the car sustains will repair itself. The game has a championship mode, where the player takes part in a ten-race series. After the player finishes the first season, Gordon will appear as an opposing driver, with a higher [[artificial intelligence|AI]] than the others. The game also has sponsorships from companies like [[Pepsi]], [[Fritos]], and [[7-Eleven]].<ref name=GameSpot>{{cite web|author=June 24, 1999 12:00AM PDT |url=http://www.gamespot.com/jeff-gordon-xs-racing/reviews/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review-2535592/ |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |date=1999-06-24 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref>
Set in the year 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gordonline.com/archive/071098.html |title=Video King |website=Jeff Gordon Online |accessdate=May 15, 2016 |location=Harrisburg, NC}}</ref> ''Jeff Gordon XS Racing'' lets the player drive a "next-generation" stock car against 39 other drivers (four other drivers in the Game Boy version), and any damage that the car sustains will repair itself. The game has a time trial mode, where the player can practice and try to achieve their fastest lap on the track.<ref name=IGNPC>{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |date=June 17, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/18/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-4 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref> The game has a championship mode, where the player takes part in a ten-race series. After the player finishes the first season, Gordon will appear as an opposing driver, with a higher [[artificial intelligence|AI]] than the others. The game also has sponsorships from companies like [[Pepsi]], [[Fritos]], and [[7-Eleven]].<ref name=GameSpot>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael E. |date=June 24, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review/1900-2535592/ |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"] |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050104113812/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/jeffgordonxsracing/review.html |archivedate=January 4, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Development==
In 1997 [[NASCAR]] champion [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[ASC Games]] announced that they were collaborating on a line of racing video games.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_110_Volume_09_Number_11_1997-11_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon Races for ASC Games |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=110 |date=November 1997 |page=32 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Burnin' Rubber: ASC Games Signs Jeff Gordon |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=100 |date=November 1997 |page=26}}</ref> Gordon was involved in the development of the game, giving developers feedback and tuning instructions.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=November 13, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/14/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-3 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (Preview) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200425/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/14/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-3 |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2019}}</ref> Plans for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Nintendo 64]] versions were cancelled.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
[[IGN]] gave the PC version a 7.10/10, praising the presentation and gameplay, but criticized the sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/160/160649p1.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing - PC Review at IGN |publisher=Pc.ign.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref> However, IGN gave the Game Boy Color version a 5.0/10, commenting that the game doesn't have any "real flair".<ref name=IGN /> [[Gamespot]] gave the PC edition a 6.9/10, complimenting the support for 40 cars, but questioned the lack of multiplayer and screen resolution of 640x480.<ref>{{cite web|author=June 24, 1999 12:00AM PDT |url=http://www.gamespot.com/jeff-gordon-xs-racing/reviews/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review-2535592/ |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review |publisher=GameSpot.com |date=1999-06-24 |accessdate=2012-07-26}}</ref>
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| PC = true
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| GR_GBC = 50%<ref name=GRGBC>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/915904-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing for Game Boy Color |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522230337/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/915904-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |archivedate=May 22, 2019 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 58%<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197673-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527031507/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197673-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |archivedate=May 27, 2019 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| Allgame_GBC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Brad |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20338&tab=review |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC) - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115031809/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20338&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=House |first=Michael L. |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17812&tab=review |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114173313/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17812&tab=review |archivedate=November 14, 2014 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| CNG_PC = 3/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |date=July 6, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2941,00.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816095712/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2941,00.html |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Chong |first=David |date=July 4, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/026/jeffgxs_review.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |website=[[Computer Games Magazine|Computer Games Strategy Plus]] |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030702083933/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/026/jeffgxs_review.html |archivedate=July 2, 2003 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Goble |first=Gordon |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_183.pdf |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=183 |date=October 1999 |pages=188, 190 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| GamePro_PC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Asher |first=Mark |url=http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/839.shtml |title=Jeff Gordon Racing XS [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |year=1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214064641/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/839.shtml |archivedate=February 14, 2005 |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
| GameRev_PC = C+<ref>{{cite web |author=Johnny B. |date=June 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32993-jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC) |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919090012/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/jeff-gordon-xs-racing |archivedate=September 19, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 6.9/10<ref name=GameSpot/>
| GameZone_PC = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Jon |date=June 11, 1999 |url=http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12316.htm |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010701210922/http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r12316.htm |archivedate=July 1, 2001 |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}</ref>
| IGN_GBC = 5/10<ref name=IGN/>
| IGN_PC = 7/10<ref name=IGNPC/>
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name=NGen>{{cite magazine |last=Erickson |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen57Sep1999/page/n95/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=57 |date=September 1999 |page=92 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| PCA_PC = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL12Aug1999/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=[[PC Accelerator]] |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=12 |date=August 1999 |page=87 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 38%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/jeff_gordon_xs.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=6 |issue=9 |date=September 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315144257/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/jeff_gordon_xs.html |archivedate=March 15, 2006 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
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The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[GameRankings]].<ref name=GRGBC/><ref name=GRPC/> Daniel Erickson of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' called the PC version a "well conceived yet repetitive effort [that] lands squarely toward the back of the pack."<ref name=NGen/>

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Latest revision as of 18:50, 3 March 2024

Jeff Gordon XS Racing
PC cover art
Developer(s)Real Sports (PC)
Natsume Co., Ltd. (GBC)
Publisher(s)ASC Games
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Color
ReleaseWindows
Game Boy Color
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player
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Jeff Gordon XS Racing is a 1999 racing video game for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. The game features then three time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon. The game's Game Boy version has link cable support.[3]

Gameplay

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Set in the year 2012,[4] Jeff Gordon XS Racing lets the player drive a "next-generation" stock car against 39 other drivers (four other drivers in the Game Boy version), and any damage that the car sustains will repair itself. The game has a time trial mode, where the player can practice and try to achieve their fastest lap on the track.[5] The game has a championship mode, where the player takes part in a ten-race series. After the player finishes the first season, Gordon will appear as an opposing driver, with a higher AI than the others. The game also has sponsorships from companies like Pepsi, Fritos, and 7-Eleven.[6]

Development

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In 1997 NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and ASC Games announced that they were collaborating on a line of racing video games.[7][8] Gordon was involved in the development of the game, giving developers feedback and tuning instructions.[9] Plans for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions were cancelled.

Reception

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The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[10][11] Daniel Erickson of NextGen called the PC version a "well conceived yet repetitive effort [that] lands squarely toward the back of the pack."[20]

References

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  1. ^ Ajami, Amer (May 26, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing Ships". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 15, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "GB Station - Release Dates". GameBoy Station. November 22, 1999. Archived from the original on November 28, 1999. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Harris, Craig (November 29, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Video King". Jeff Gordon Online. Harrisburg, NC. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Butts, Steve (June 17, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Ryan, Michael E. (June 24, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 4, 2005. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jeff Gordon Races for ASC Games". GamePro. No. 110. IDG. November 1997. p. 32. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ EGM staff (November 1997). "Burnin' Rubber: ASC Games Signs Jeff Gordon". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 100. Ziff Davis. p. 26.
  9. ^ IGN staff (November 13, 1998). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Jeff Gordon XS Racing for Game Boy Color". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Jeff Gordon XS Racing for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Cook, Brad. "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  13. ^ House, Michael L. "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Mahood, Andy (July 6, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Chong, David (July 4, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  16. ^ Goble, Gordon (October 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 183. Ziff Davis. pp. 188, 190. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Asher, Mark (1999). "Jeff Gordon Racing XS [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  18. ^ Johnny B. (June 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  19. ^ Dickinson, Jon (June 11, 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2001. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  20. ^ a b Erickson, Daniel (September 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC)". NextGen. No. 57. Imagine Media. p. 92. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  21. ^ Morris, Daniel (August 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing". PC Accelerator. No. 12. Imagine Media. p. 87. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  22. ^ Williams, Jeremy (September 1999). "Jeff Gordon XS Racing". PC Gamer. Vol. 6, no. 9. Imagine Media. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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