See Speed Racer Wii in action

by Justin McElroy { Apr 14th 2008 at 6:30PM }

Like (we'd wager) most of you, when we first saw the Wachowski Bros. take on Speed Racer, we thought, "Hey, that looks like a video game!" So, imagine our surprise when we saw the video game take on the Wachowskis' take on Speed Racer (courtesy of MTV Multiplayer) and said, "Hey, that looks like a rental at best!"

OK, so, to be more diplomatic, we think the stylized look is actually kind of cool and a smart way to get around the Wii's comparatively diminutive processing power. But are non-animated pictures really going to take up 1/4 of the screen and yell at you every three seconds? Like, really?

(In a related note, check out the picture we put after the break. We know John Goodman plays Speed's dad, but was Speed's dad an Italian plumber?)

Tags: speed-racer

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

D_Average @ Apr 14th 2008 6:42PM

I would say it looks "clunky", but I'm not sure the car runs even that well.

Genius @ Apr 14th 2008 6:45PM

Ugh, looks like SF Rush meets Wipeout, and not in a good way.

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Apr 14th 2008 6:47PM

Yay Mario finally gets another shot at the big screen

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Apr 14th 2008 6:49PM

Wait, I thought Resident Evil 5 was racists....

GoldenS1104 @ Apr 14th 2008 6:55PM

John Goodman is my hero... To be in both The Big Lebowski and Speed Racer makes him the best ever.

Halorin @ Apr 14th 2008 6:57PM

That's the dumbest thing I've seen in a while. It's just as good as the trailer! -_-

Poor Speed. I like the original show, cheesy as it is.

dvnt @ Apr 14th 2008 6:59PM

The AI commentary is annoying as f**k.

Markez @ Apr 14th 2008 7:03PM

Prior to retail release they just replace each one with Slippy and some inane comment.

Any word on ExciteTruck 2 yet? Man, I hope it's sooner than later, but likely not :(

ChowFahn @ Apr 14th 2008 9:57PM

APPROACHING SOUND BARRIER!

telee @ Apr 14th 2008 7:02PM

LOOK A NUT

Arteen @ Apr 14th 2008 7:11PM

I haven't heard about a Speed Racer movie, and apparently it comes out in May? I just watched the trailer, and it looks awful, like a high-production April Fools joke.

Mr Khan @ Apr 14th 2008 7:14PM

Aye, what's the deal with horrible remakes of old properties in the past year alone? Speed Racer, the Chipmunks, Underdog. Transformers was there too, but was an exception (at least to most, some loathed it)

John McPoop @ Apr 14th 2008 7:17PM

Honestly Alvin and the CHipmunks wasn't bad ... I wasn't expecting much and I was pleasently surprised ... Not as good as the animated movie where they were racing in hot air balloons carrying diamond filled dolls but good none the less

Shmil (Brawl Code 2621-2310-1994) @ Apr 14th 2008 7:34PM

remember how old you were when you watched those shows? Well movie producers are trying to appeal to that age group, not yours. They're hoping that you, the parent will at least get some nostalgic warm feeling when you take your kids to see it, but mainly these movies are for the kids.

Mr Khan @ Apr 14th 2008 7:12PM

Someone tried to clone F-Zero/WipeOut

to be fair, the stylized look of the track is smooth, and the cars are passable, but the constant commentary would put this game on mute faster than anything, and calling the controls sloppy might be high praise

SoulBlade @ Apr 14th 2008 7:42PM

Yea - this game just makes me want a well done F-Zero.

UltimateQ @ Apr 15th 2008 2:22AM

Thankyou. I thought of both of those games as well.

John McPoop @ Apr 14th 2008 7:13PM

Well I grew up on Speed Racer so I hold it to a higher level than most would ... This game looks more like the new CG movie than it feels like the original Speed Racer ... I am sure thats what they were going for but I don't like it ... I will give it a chance (the movie that is - on bit torrent that is) but if it sucks I won't be to dissapointed ... It seems like when I was growing up and always saying "wow they need to make a _______ movie" was actually a bad idea ... Most of them all suck ... I liked Transformers but most of these superhero and video game movies have sucked hard ...

John McPoop @ Apr 14th 2008 7:15PM

With that said I have heard rumors of a live action GI Joe movie and accompyaning video game ... I am sure a quick Google would suffice but can anyway confirm?

Markez @ Apr 14th 2008 7:24PM

Thanks to ol' Joystiq, I just read about it in the free copy of EGM I got via this site.

Reminds me of the old NES game, so awesoome.

doom saber @ Apr 15th 2008 5:53AM

The gi joe film is real and they are filmin it as of now. There are production pics online. You can check yahoo or gijoeclub.com for pics of Snake Eyes as he will appear in the film.

android @ Apr 14th 2008 8:42PM

==Because== of those pop-ins, I will not buy this game.

Oh - yeah - also because it looks like the control sucks.

Hey, whatever - another game rushed out to meet movie premiere gone wrong.

Was hoping for much better. Shame.

Ben Dejo @ Apr 14th 2008 7:26PM

A game based on a movie based on a cartoon.

I have only the highest of expectations for what will be assuredly the greatest racing game since Penny Racers for N64.

tiremfej @ Apr 14th 2008 7:31PM

Yes. GI Joe is going to be a movie.

antV @ Apr 14th 2008 7:26PM

wow, that looks incredibly boring, more boring than nascar in fact, and they don't even do loops

Robobagins @ Apr 14th 2008 7:47PM

My thoughts exactly. While traditional racing doesn't have loops, power up and "witty" banter(Really why does Speed himself sound the most robotic?), it certainly is more exciting.

Cyber-Tyrant @ Apr 14th 2008 7:33PM

OH!

Cyber-Tyrant @ Apr 14th 2008 7:38PM

Speed I do not think you should be in this race haha The Mach 5 is not ready haha but Pops I must be in this race haha very well uha but you know I am not really your father haha ahh

Schmobu @ Apr 14th 2008 7:43PM

Whats with all these Zero G racing clones can't they just give up on ripping off whoever made up Zero g and think of something original to race for once, I'm not to sure but in terms of videogames F-Zero was the first.

moominsean @ Apr 14th 2008 8:20PM

that looks like shit.

Markster @ Apr 14th 2008 8:36PM

ARGH!
Damn you MTV!

Just because you can't show music videos in Canada doesn't mean you have to block EVERYTHING!!

wesley johnson @ Apr 14th 2008 9:56PM

wow, very mario-esque. if they ever get the sequel to super mario bros. the movie off the ground they need to call that guy.

Cox Attack @ Apr 14th 2008 9:00PM

Remember the PSone Speed Racer game? Definitely a fun game with all the shortcuts and everything but it only had one track which totally killed it. Still, jumping the side of track and using the saws to cut trees down and then using the submarine thing in a river was pretty awesome.

Jansperus @ Apr 14th 2008 9:25PM

Well, I WAS going to buy Mario Kart, but I'll definitely wait for this instead, though the wait will possibly kill me! GO SPEED RACER GO!

Ranko @ Apr 14th 2008 10:10PM

"Howcanyouraceinthisrace?!"
"You'retoyoungtoraceinthisrace!"
"OOOOH!"
"AHHHH!"
"HAAAAAAA!"

philly @ Apr 14th 2008 10:49PM

so lemme get this straight..

no matter if the car is rightside up, upside down on its roof, OR driving diagonal/sideways/backwards not only can u drive the same speed as every other car, but possibly FASTER?!? i want that car.. NOW

RabanastreRat @ Apr 14th 2008 10:59PM

If only my soul wasn't so dark, I might have enjoyed this game.

Actually, no.

driven2sin @ Apr 14th 2008 11:56PM

this is the most abysmal attempt at something worth creating

i am a huge fan of the old series and why the movie and the game ignore the classic gearhead vibe of the show I will never know. these things aren't even speedracer at all - some kind of glo-b hot wheels set - old speed racer had some serious good personalities even with limited dialog - they didn't insult kids back then and shouldn't now

that game is a just an assjam of clunk