History VideoGame / ReVolt

* CreatorCameo: Zipper's default skin has Re-Volt publisher Acclaim decals on it.

* UpdatedRerelease: The fanmade 1.2 version adds certified compatibility with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8, as well as major graphical improvement and more customization than before.

* EvilCounterpart: There are three unused cars that are the Phat Slug, Candy Pebbles and Toyeca, except with an EvilMakeover and a higher top speed. They are appropriately named "Evil Phat", "Evil Candy", and "Evil Toyeca", respectively.

* EvilCounterpart: There are three DummiedOut cars that are the Phat Slug, Candy Pebbles and Toyeca, except with an EvilMakeover and a higher top speed. They are appropriately named "Evil Phat", "Evil Candy", and "Evil Toyeca", respectively.

''Re-Volt'', released in 1999 by the now-defunct Acclaim Entertainment on the PC, Nintendo 64, [=PlayStation=] and Dreamcast, is a unique approach to the racing genre. It pits radio-controlled cars against each other in a series of realistic and not-so-realistic tracks while using ''VideoGame/MarioKart''-style pickups. The gameplay is unique due to the physics engine that successfully emulated RC car movement. It has a related game titled ''RC Revenge'' which is its SpiritualSuccessor.

The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (to the point of being classified as abandonware until its digital UpdatedRerelease), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed, and the ''Re-Volt'' community brought new life to ''Re-Volt'' with the fanmade 1.2 patch. Big Bit Interactive then bought the rights of ''Re-Volt'', and made an iOS port of it, but then, later, a Korean company they call themselves "[=WeGo=] Interactive" bought the ''Re-Volt'' rights from Big Bit, and they developed an Android version. Little did the ''Re-Volt'' community know [=WeGo=] was planning on a ''Re-Volt'' "sequel", also for Android... however, it is literally the same game, but with {{Freemium}} content and annoying english voices with korean accents playing while you race. The ''Re-Volt'' community now treats [=WeGo=] as a threat to them, as [=WeGo=] has already made a lot of stupidities like ''stealing the community's fanmade 1.2 patch'', and it sending to Website/GOGDotCom. Luckily, GOG has listened to the RV community, and took down ''Re-Volt''. In 2017, [=WeGo=] silently went defunct along with all their games.

* [[CharacterTiers Car Tiers]]: Rookie, Amateur, Advanced, Semi-Pro and Pro. [[invoked]]

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: From easiest to hardest: Junior RC, Console, Arcade and Simulation. This affects how the cars handle, as well as how accurate the game's collision detection is.

* JokeCharacter[[note]]Or rather Joke Car[[/note]]: The Phat Slug vehicle, which has the lowest speed and acceleration of any car in the game.

* NitroBoost: The battery pickup, which speeds up your car and increases their grip for about ten seconds.

* SmartBomb: The Star powerup, which can either be obtained by finding it hidden somewhere in a given track, or on rare occasions, through a regular powerup.

The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (to the point of being classified as abandonware until its digital UpdatedRerelease), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed, and the ''Re-Volt'' community brought new life to ''Re-Volt'' with the fanmade 1.2 patch. Big Bit Interactive then bought the rights of ''Re-Volt'', and made an iOS port of it, but then, later, a Korean company they call themselves "[=WeGo=] Interactive" bought the ''Re-Volt'' rights from Big Bit, and they developed an Android version. Little did the ''Re-Volt'' community know [=WeGo=] was planning on a ''Re-Volt'' "sequel", also for Android... however, it is literally the same game, but with {{Freemium}} content and annoying english voices with korean accents playing while you race. The ''Re-Volt'' community now treats [=WeGo=] as a threat to them, as [=WeGo=] has already made a lot of stupidities like ''stealing the community's fanmade 1.2 patch'', and it sending to Website/GOGDotCom. Luckily, GOG has listened to the RV community, and took down ''Re-Volt''.

* GameMod:

* LevelInReverse: Not only are there reverse versions of the standard tracks (With tracks designed to go through different parts of the area when played in reverse), but there are also mirrored versions, flipped left-to-right. As if that wasn't enough, there are also reverse versions of these mirrored versions.

* ShoutOut: The [[BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]] track.

* MovesetClone: The Dreamcast port adds seventeen new vehicles to the lineup. Only two of them, BigVolt and BossVolt, use new models. The rest are repaints of the original cars with small changes to their speed and handling properties.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: From easiest to hardest: Junior RC, Console, Arcade and Simulation. Needless to say, this affects how the cars handle.

** A built-in level editor allows you to create tracks using predesigned pieces on a grid. Most versions of the game give these levels a kid's bedroom aesthetic.

The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (to the point of being classified as abandonware until its digital UpdatedRerelease), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed, and the ''Re-Volt'' community brought new life to ''Re-Volt'' with the fanmade 1.2 patch. Big Bit Interactive then bought the rights of ''Re-Volt'', and made an iOS port of it, but then, later, a Korean company they call themselves "[=WeGo=] Interactive" bought the ''Re-Volt'' rights from Big Bit, and they developed an Android version. Little did the ''Re-Volt'' community know [=WeGo=] was planning on a ''Re-Volt'' "sequel", also for Android... and well, it is literally the same game, but with {{Freemium}} content and annoying english voices with korean accent playing while you race. The ''Re-Volt'' community now treats [=WeGo=] as a threat to them, as [=WeGo=] has already made a lot of stupidities like literally stealing the community's fanmade 1.2 patch, and sending to Website/GOGDotCom, luckily, GOG has listened to the RV community, and took down ''Re-Volt''.

* CartoonBomb: A variation -- when the [[PoisonMushroom bomb powerup]] is collected, the entire car turns black, becoming the body of the bomb. The aerial becomes the fuse.
* ChainLightning: [[CaptainObvious The Lightning powerup]].

* FlyingSaucer: The Probe UFO "car".

* JokeCharacter[[note]]Or rather Joke Car[[/note]]: The Phat Slug.

* LevelEditor: You're free to make a level out of pre-set pieces, taking place in a bedroom of sorts.

* NitroBoost: The battery pickup, which speeds up your car for a bit.
* NotQuiteFlight: The Probe UFO (available through cheats only) can hover for a while after leaping off a ramp.

* SmartBomb: The star powerup, which can either be obtained by finding it hidden somewhere in a given track, or on rare occasions, through a regular powerup.

* WaterGunsAndBalloons: A water balloon is one of the powerups -- it can be shot at opponents, which shorts them out for a short amount of time.

* JokeCharacter: Or rather Joke Car: The Phat Slug.

!!Tropes:

* JokeCharacter: Or rather Joke Car: The Phat Slug.

!!Tropes:

* JokeCharacter: Or rather Joke Car: The Phat Slug.

''Re-Volt'', released in 1999 by the now-defunct Acclaim Entertainment on the PC, Nintendo 64, [=PlayStation=] and Dreamcast, is a unique approach to the racing genre. It pits radio-controlled cars against each other in a series of realistic and not-so-realistic tracks while using ''VideoGame/MarioKart''–style pickups. The gameplay is unique due to the physics engine that successfully emulated RC car movement.

The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (now classified as abandonware), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed.

!!Distinct tropes of this game:

* FlyingSaucer: The Probe UFO "car".

* [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]: The Phat Slug

* OilSlick: One of the powerups.

* ShoutOut: The [[BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]] track.
* ToyTime: The Toy World tracks.
* [[LevelEditor Track Editor]]
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: A water balloon is one of the powerups - it can be shot at opponents.

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''Re-Volt'', released in 1999 by the now-defunct Acclaim Entertainment on the PC, Nintendo 64, [=PlayStation=] and Dreamcast, is a unique approach to the racing genre. It pits radio-controlled cars against each other in a series of realistic and not-so-realistic tracks while using ''VideoGame/MarioKart''-style pickups. The gameplay is unique due to the physics engine that successfully emulated RC car movement. It has a related game titled ''RC Revenge'' which is its SpiritualSuccessor.

The game itself wasn't a big hit on the market (to the point of being classified as abandonware until its digital UpdatedRerelease), but it has given way to a cult following that exists to this very day. Eleven years from when it was first released, new cars, new tracks and even an online multiplayer client have been developed, and the ''Re-Volt'' community brought new life to ''Re-Volt'' with the fanmade 1.2 patch. Big Bit Interactive then bought the rights of ''Re-Volt'', and made an iOS port of it, but then, later, a Korean company they call themselves "[=WeGo=] Interactive" bought the ''Re-Volt'' rights from Big Bit, and they developed an Android version. Little did the ''Re-Volt'' community know [=WeGo=] was planning on a ''Re-Volt'' "sequel", also for Android... and well, it is literally the same game, but with {{Freemium}} content and annoying english voices with korean accent playing while you race. The ''Re-Volt'' community now treats [=WeGo=] as a threat to them, as [=WeGo=] has already made a lot of stupidities like literally stealing the community's fanmade 1.2 patch, and sending to Website/GOGDotCom, luckily, GOG has listened to the RV community, and took down ''Re-Volt''.

!!Tropes:

* CartoonBomb: A variation -- when the [[PoisonMushroom bomb powerup]] is collected, the entire car turns black, becoming the body of the bomb. The aerial becomes the fuse.
* ChainLightning: [[CaptainObvious The Lightning powerup]].

* ExcusePlot: See the LivingToys example below.
* FlyingSaucer: The Probe UFO "car".
* {{Foreshadowing}}: User-created levels have the bedroom's walls pasted posters of the unlockable cars.

* JokeCharacter: Or rather Joke Car: The Phat Slug.
* LaserHallway: A miniaturised, [[DeconstructedTrope more plausible]] version of this appears in the Museum track, triggering an alarm in the background as cars pass through it.
* LevelEditor: You're free to make a level out of pre-set pieces, taking place in a bedroom of sorts.
* LevelInReverse: Not only are there reverse versions of the standard tracks (With tracks designed to go through different parts of the area when played in reverse), but there are also mirrored versions, flipped left-to-right. As if that wasn't enough, there are also reverse versions of these mirrored versions.

* NintendoHard: Even on the Console setting, the second lowest handling setting, getting first place in a race isn't easy.

* OilSlick: One of the powerups.

* ShoutOut: The [[BoyzNTheHood "Toys in the Hood"]] track.
* SmartBomb: The star powerup, which can either be obtained by finding it hidden somewhere in a given track, or on rare occasions, through a regular powerup.
* StealthPun: One of the cars is a car whose body resembles a black-and-white bear with black patches around the eyes. In other words, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_car panda car]].
* ToyTime: The Toy World tracks.
* UpdatedRerelease: The fanmade 1.2 version adds certified compatibility with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8, as well as major graphical improvement and more customization than before.
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: A water balloon is one of the powerups -- it can be shot at opponents, which shorts them out for a short amount of time.
* XtremeKoolLetterz: [[JokeCharacter The Phat Slug]].

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