Test Drive

Test Drive

NTSC-U cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20213 SLUS-20213GH (Greatest Hits) Release date: May 27, 2002 April 29, 2003 (Greatest Hits) CRCs: D4A56F59 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-50778 Release date: July 5, 2002 CRCs: AE9EB9A0 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Pitbull Syndicate
Publisher(s): Atari
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 73/100
Game description: Raw power versus legendary performance in high-impact street racing mayhem. Test Drive is reborn with more racing action and thrills than anything before. Get behind the wheels of over 20 of the hottest exotic sports cars and all-American muscle cars. Rocket through crowded cities, opponents and the law on your tail, in a fast paced test of man and machine. Race against the AI or your friend in two-player mode. You can take the wheel but can you take the challenge?
The game features various modes including Quick Race, Single Race and Underground, the game's main and story mode. The story mode follows Dennis Black race all kind of races around the world, as a substitute for Donald Clarke which was injured on a card accident.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i5-3330 XFX Radeon HD 7970	1.3 [20-Sep-2014]	GSdx	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Game hangs in last loading screen of pong.	DESTRUIDOR
NTSC-U	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	Intel i5-3570 3.40~3.80GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	1.5.0	GSdx 1.1.0 Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	BIOS: USA v02.00, game still hangs on the pong loading screen.	TommyGun
NTSC-U	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Intel i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB	v1.7.0 (dev-13)	GSdx 1.2.0 Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.12.1	BIOS: USA v02.30, game remains on the Pong loading screen and never continues past that point. Pong runs flawlessly, though. :^)	TomBoss
NTSC-U/PAL	Windows	Intel® Core™ i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	V1.7.0-dev-469	GSdx Renderer: OpenGL (Hardware) Binilear (PS2) 3x Native Basic Blending Accuracy	SPU2-X LilyPad	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), requires a patch to get past the most fun loading screen of all time that has been integrated for a while now. Bugs: cars appear to be black in hardware and software renderer.	Seta-San

Trivia

• Also known as Test Drive: Overdrive (EU), TD Overdrive (EU), TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed

Known Issues

The text is distorted.

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: In hardware mode, during a race or when there is a pause, the text is distorted.
• Workaround: Use Software mode.

Fixed Issues

Game freezes on Pong screen

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Major
• Description: After choosing a car and a track, the game freezes on the screen Pong.
• Workaround: Fixed in recent 1.7 builds.

Black cars

• Status: Fixed
• Type: Serious
• Description: Cars appear to be black in hardware and software renderer
• Workaround: Fixed in recent 1.7 builds.

	Test Drive (SLUS 20213) (U) TD Overdrive - The Brotherhood of Speed (SLES 50778) (E)