Story:
There's no story per se, but after playing and seeing the funky cinemas, you may think that Herbie The Love Bug is having a family reunion.
Play mechanics:
MRC is a racing game in the style of Ridge Racer. Here's a summary of the Play Modes and Default Controls:
| Play Mode |
Description |
| Championship |
Standar 1-player racing. |
| Time Trial |
Drive solo and try for a lap record. |
| Free Run |
Practice on the different courses and with the different cars without any time restrictions or competition. |
| Vs. |
Race a friend on any course. |
| Match Race |
Race a CPU opponent using one of the game's bonus cars. Beat the car on all three courses to gain the ability to drive the new vehicle. There are a total of two bonus cars that I am aware of. |
| Machine Setting |
Adjust you vehicles stats. Load or save car stats to a Controller Pak. |
| Course Setting |
Select a course, view its weather conditions and close off paths of the course (not always available). |
| Other Options |
There are option menus for sounds, analog configuration, Controller Pak data, etc. Almost all are self-explanatory. |
| Button |
Action |
| Control Stick |
Steer (Note: the Control Stick can be set up to be used as the gas and brake as well as the steering mechanism.) |
| A |
Gas. |
| B |
Brake. |
| Any C Button |
Change view. |
| Z |
Shift Down (manual transmission) |
| R |
Shift Up (manual transmission) |
| Start |
Pause and bring up a menu with several different exit options. |
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