Micro Machines is a racing game developed by Codemasters and originally published by Camerica for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. Themed around Galoob‘s Micro Machine toys, players race in miniaturised toy vehicles around various environments. The game is the first installment in the Micro Machine video game series.

Micro Machine  was developed because Galoob wanted Codemasters to develop a game based on their toy brand, although Galoob and Codemasters encountered legal issues with Nintendo over the game being unlicensed. Micro Machine  was ported to several systems, and received remakes for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube in 2002. A sequel, Micro Machine 2: Turbo Tournament, was released in 1994, and the series was revived in 2016 with the release of a title for iOS and Android. Micro Machine received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the originality and two-player mode, although some criticised the sprites on some versions. Retrospectively, it has been considered one of the greatest video games of all time.

Gameplay – Micro Machines

Micro Machines is a top-down racing game: players observe races from above. Players race in environments such as breakfast and pool tables, work desks, and treehouses, driving toy vehicles such as powerboats, helicopters, formula one cars, and tanks that can shoot other racers.^[1] Courses have a predefined path that racers must follow: if a player leaves the defined route for too long they are sent back to the track.^[2] Many have obstacles such as cereal boxes on breakfast tables, and pencil sharpeners on desks.^[2]

There are two game modes: the Micro Machines Challenge, and head-to-head. In both modes, players select a character. In Micro Machines Challenge, players race against three computer-controlled opponents, and must finish in first or second to qualify for the next round. Players are given three chances: if all three are lost the game is over. Every three races, players compete in a time trial race to earn an extra chance. In head-to-head, players race against another vehicle. 

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