Jeff Gordon XS Racing
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Jeff Gordon XS Racing cover.jpg
| caption = PC cover art
| developer = Real Sports (PC)
Natsume Co., Ltd. (GBC)
| publisher = ASC Games
| released = Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|May 26, 1999{{Cite web |last=Ajami |first=Amer |date=May 26, 1999 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Ships |url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2451435,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020315061004/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2451435,00.html |archive-date=March 15, 2002 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=GameSpot}}}}Game Boy Color
{{vgrelease|NA|November 17, 1999{{Cite web |date=November 22, 1999 |title=GB Station - Release Dates |url=http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128113212/http://www.gbstation.com/releases.html |archive-date=November 28, 1999 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=GameBoy Station}}}}
| genre = Racing
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Color
}}
{{Jeff Gordon series}}
Jeff Gordon XS Racing is a 1999 racing video game for Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. The game features then three time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon. The game's Game Boy version has link cable support.{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=November 29, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/30/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-2 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
Gameplay
Set in the year 2012,{{cite web |url=http://www.gordonline.com/archive/071098.html |title=Video King |website=Jeff Gordon Online |accessdate=May 15, 2016 |location=Harrisburg, NC}} Jeff Gordon XS Racing lets the player drive a "next-generation" stock car against 39 other drivers (four other drivers in the Game Boy version), and any damage that the car sustains will repair itself. The game has a time trial mode, where the player can practice and try to achieve their fastest lap on the track.{{cite web |last=Butts |first=Steve |date=June 17, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/18/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-4 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=May 15, 2021}} The game has a championship mode, where the player takes part in a ten-race series. After the player finishes the first season, Gordon will appear as an opposing driver, with a higher AI than the others. The game also has sponsorships from companies like Pepsi, Fritos, and 7-Eleven.{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael E. |date=June 24, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review/1900-2535592/ |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050104113812/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/jeffgordonxsracing/review.html |archivedate=January 4, 2005 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
Development
In 1997 NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and ASC Games announced that they were collaborating on a line of racing video games.{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_110_Volume_09_Number_11_1997-11_IDG_Publishing_US/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon Races for ASC Games |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=110 |date=November 1997 |page=32 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Burnin' Rubber: ASC Games Signs Jeff Gordon |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=100 |date=November 1997 |page=26}} Gordon was involved in the development of the game, giving developers feedback and tuning instructions.{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=November 13, 1998 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/14/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-3 |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (Preview) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200425/https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/11/14/jeff-gordon-xs-racing-3 |archivedate=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 18, 2019}} Plans for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions were cancelled.
Reception
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| GBC = true
| PC = true
| na = true
| GR_GBC = 50%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/915904-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing for Game Boy Color |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522230337/https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/915904-jeff-gordon-xs-racing/index.html |archivedate=May 22, 2019 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| Allgame_GBC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Brad |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20338&tab=review |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (GBC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115031809/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20338&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| CNG_PC = 3/10{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |date=July 6, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2941,00.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816095712/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-2941,00.html |archivedate=August 16, 2000 |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Chong |first=David |date=July 4, 1999 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/026/jeffgxs_review.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030702083933/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/021/026/jeffgxs_review.html |archivedate=July 2, 2003 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Goble |first=Gordon |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_183.pdf |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=183 |date=October 1999 |pages=188, 190 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| GameRev_PC = C+{{cite web |author=Johnny B. |date=June 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32993-jeff-gordon-xs-racing-review |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing Review (PC) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919090012/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/jeff-gordon-xs-racing |archivedate=September 19, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=May 16, 2021}}
| NGen_PC = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Erickson |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen57Sep1999/page/n95/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing (PC) |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=57 |date=September 1999 |page=92 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| PCA_PC = 3/10{{cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Daniel |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL12Aug1999/page/n85/mode/2up |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=12 |date=August 1999 |page=87 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
| PCGUS_PC = 38%{{cite magazine |last=Williams |first=Jeremy |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/jeff_gordon_xs.html |title=Jeff Gordon XS Racing |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=6 |issue=9 |date=September 1999 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315144257/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/jeff_gordon_xs.html |archivedate=March 15, 2006 |accessdate=May 15, 2021}}
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The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Daniel Erickson of NextGen called the PC version a "well conceived yet repetitive effort [that] lands squarely toward the back of the pack."
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