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Wacky Wheels

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4.1/5

( 29 Reviews )

4.1

29 Reviews

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5.995.99
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Wacky Wheels
Description
A car racing game you'll hate to finish!     Nothing beats the competitive feel of racing. Feel the thrill as you race past your opponent, slam their car into a water trap, and beat them by a bumper to the finish line. You won't want to finish because Wacky Wheels is too exciting: avoidin...
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4.1/5

( 29 Reviews )

4.1

29 Reviews

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Product details
1994, Beavis-Soft, ...
System requirements
Windows (10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
1 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
3.5 h Completionist
1 h All Styles
Description

A car racing game you'll hate to finish!

 

 

Nothing beats the competitive feel of racing. Feel the thrill as you race past your opponent, slam their car into a water trap, and beat them by a bumper to the finish line. You won't want to finish because Wacky Wheels is too exciting: avoiding the obstacles, knocking against opponents, launching your weapons against them, beating them to the short cuts, engaging turbo mode on the straightaway, using your hand brake to skillfully hug tight corners without spinning out, and hitting jumps with perfect timing so that you sail above and past your opponents while executing a perfect 360 rotation in midair!

There are three classes of tracks to race on, from novice to expert, which present a wide range of wacky racing conditions. All tracks have special obstacles and dangers: water traps, cacti, oil slicks, posts, stacks of tires, and more. Some tracks are surrounded by water and even lava.

But what you're not expecting is the hedgehogs! Grab all the track-populated hedgehogs you can and hurl them like baseballs at the other racers to send them spinning out of control - giving you time to pass 'em by. Other weapons to collect include bombs, oil slicks, ice blocks, and flame balls.

From start to finish you get edge-of-your-seat excitement and action. When playing, you'll grit your teeth, lean your body into the corners and scream "EAT MAGMA!" as you launch a hedgehog that sends the racer in front of you spinning into the lava!

 

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manual Soundtrack (MP3)
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This game is powered by DOSBox.
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
1 hMain
1.5 h Main + Sides
3.5 h Completionist
1 h All Styles
Game details
Genre:
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04), Mac OS X (10.15+)
Release date:
{{'1994-10-17T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
52 MB

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Languages
English
audio
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We make games live forever! Since 2008 we enhance good old games ourselves, to guarantee convenience and compatibility with modern systems. Even if the original developers of the game do not support it anymore.
  1. This game will work on current and future most popular Windows PC configurations. DRM-free.
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What improvements we made to this game:
Changelog (30 September 2025):
  • Updated two keyboard controls that conflicted with DOSBox. Accelerate is now on the Up Arrow instead of Alt, and Fire is on Right Shift instead of Ctrl.
  • Added the game manual to the launcher (setup was already included).
  • Added semi-controller support by mapping controller input into DOS joystick output.
  • Created two mapper files for Xbox and PlayStation controllers. Xbox is the default, but you can switch to PS in the config if you prefer.
  • Made the controller more responsive by changing the joystick timing settings.
  • Set CPU type to pentium_slow instead of auto for better performance with high graphics.
  • Stability validated.
  • Fully compatible with Windows 10 and 11.
  • Cloud Saves supported.
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Posted on: March 23, 2021

NightflierRZ

Verified owner

Games: 835 Reviews: 16

Get the shareware instead

It's nice to see this in GoG for nostalgia but it's not really worth your time and never was. Apogee made a cheap copy of Mario Kart for PC and left out everthing that makes that game an all time classic. The avergae playtime in GoG is less than 30 minutes. So for some rounds of boring animal racing in flat boring courses you can get the shareware for free and save your money for other great games on GoG.


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Posted on: August 21, 2014

ph3n0m3n0n

Verified owner

Games: 316 Reviews: 3

Nice for its time!

Funny game, especially duck-shooting, feels a lot like Super Mario Kart for the SNES.


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Posted on: May 17, 2019

sadnehs

Verified owner

Games: 240 Reviews: 11

Its just so rough

If you're looking at this thinking it's like Mariokart on the SNES like I did, you'll have to turn your expectations down a couple notches. Being an old dos game means configuration and controller support are very spotty. But even getting past that, the controls are just difficult and not fun. I can enjoy kart racers that require skill, but this one immediately felt bad. I admit I barely played it so take my review with a grain of salt. But also I bought it then launched it once or twice before never touching it again so.... that should say something. Just play Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart, it's got online and fun physics.


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