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Comparison of releases

Source unless otherwise stated: Link

Category Release .EXE name Build date Size (bytes) SHA-1 Notes
Pre-release Fatal Racing Demo FATAL 1995-08-05 801,053 FDA0A549385BAA721571 84F151F1BD02B1432BF2 Reads unmangled files. Only Auto Ariel playable. Only includes Tsunami Twister
Fatal Racing Beta FATAL 1995-08-11 945,895 17ACA1EA3F25F182A833 1B0EA8475E3D81299E27 Reads unmangled files. Includes unreleased tracks and debug keys. Source
Fatal Racing V1.0 (Europe) FATAL 1995-10-11 956,975 5F73EDB7FEB74457F80C 3D0EE986A1893144BE0A Initial Fatal Racing release
V2.0 (Europe) FATAL 1996-03-27 1,129,239 0E8BC5F85173CBA04DE2 C878EBF7290424A1F2DC Version with debug symbols used for ROLLER decompilation
V2.0 (South America) FATAL 1996-12-03 960,290 4558A44D75833777B402 1BECECFC14A5542B2753 Includes exclusive nitrous effect on MAYTE cheat car
Whiplash Whiplash WHIP 1996-02-13 1,035,711 4656B6EC35662E560089 F5DBFACBC7AC5850768D Initial Whiplash release
Demo WHIP 1996-03-01 1,016,651 830D2A4F5AEF71A18667 6E77BC0652CC328A525A Only Auto Ariel and DeSilva playable. Only includes Tsunami Twister
1.2 Patch WHIP 1996-06-06 1,061,571 69B313B337D7203FD89B 6470B02ABE64B5CBF0C3 Running WHIP -X disables SVGA mode even in the menus
3D Blaster VLB Fatal Racing V2.0 3D Blaster FAT3D 1996-04-26 1,194,155 F677A04825222E26BBDB 2A9E456C8E063FD0D476 Included with Fatal Racing V2.0 (Europe)
Whiplash 3D Blaster WH3D 1996-05-16 1,098,207 FA4F0327E2A1071E779C B816A11B823993D97F81 Patch
3dfx Glide Fatal Racing V1.0 3D FATAL 1996-08-22 1,384,754 2A91636D4CFBA8BB952C 0F97769B94AEB010731A Bundled with Orchid Righteous 3D Voodoo 1 card. Released with Actua Soccer 3D
Whiplash 3D WHIP3DFX 1996-08-22 1,384,370 DE8EF9B14B5FFF89E052 A51D3331D0F404B8DEA9 Patch
Whiplash 3D WHIP 1996-10-09 1,204,990 8A3C8FE37C772BA02011 D9A59521297A450AC9D5 GIRLIE changed to ROOKIE in this release (soulless). Released with VR Soccer '96
Rendition Vérité Whiplash RWHIP 1996-12-10 1,125,178 46FD58E3A25F56B5B957 DBD6C29F2D3CA86EA9AC Patch
S3 ViRGE Whiplash WHIP 1996-10-04 957,858 AF41BCDE7F0638780BD5 FFFCF23117A24B0E1082 HP OEM release

Fatal Racing Beta unique features

Undocumented keys

  • C: Toggle car collisions
  • E: Toggle fixed camera (chase and behind views)
  • H: Toggle wireframe
  • L: Toggle AI line
  • N: Toggle names
  • P: Save screenshot as PHOTOnnn.TGA
  • .: Add damage to own car

Additional view options

  • CAMERA (TV camera)
  • ABOVE
  • SIDE

Fatal Racing V2.0 patch notes

  • Configuration/Miscellaneous: changed FALSE STARTS to ENGINE DAMAGE
  • Configuration/GFX Detail: added perspective correction setting
  • Players/Network: added multiple rooms and messaging
  • Players: added serial link and modem support
  • Added the following cheats in PASSWORD.INI: PROCESS, MRFROSTY, MR ZOOM, TACHYONS, YOTARACE, CLONES (not implemented), TINYTOTS, WARPGATE, FREAKY
  • Added CHEATPAL.PAL
  • Made cars faster

Note: Whiplash has feature parity with Fatal Racing V2.0.

Screenshots

Fatal Racing Demo and Beta

COPYSCRN.BM

FATAL64.BM

DEMO64.BM

Whiplash Demo

WHIPTIT.BM

WHIPENDA.BM

WHIPENDB.BM

Whiplash 1.2 Patch

WHIP.EXE run with -X modifier to disable SVGA mode completely. Note the 200% screen size.

WHIP -X

Windows Installer

autorun.exe

autorun.exe

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