

Getting the best visual quality from Midtown Madness can be tricky. Both of the patches download as zip files, so it’s just a matter of extracting them from the zip folders and then running them, patching should then be automatic. Secondly, you should install the Midtown Madness XP compatibility patch, which you can download here. A small update to the games DirectPlay software (a now depreciated networking protocol) can be downloaded here (link broken? Let me know here). Patchingīefore you try to play the game, there are two patches you should install.

If the autorun installer does not start automatically, browse to the CD in Computer/This PC and manually run the setup.exe program.ĭuring installation you will be asked what type of installation you want to do, we recommend choosing “Full” installation for best results. Simply place the CD into your computers optical drive and follow the on-screen prompts. The game should install without any issues on a modern PC. Players can choose from a variety of cars (and even a bus) and dash haphazardly through Chicago, vying to beat their opponents to the next checkpoint. VGA: 32MB DirectX 9.Genre: Racing Release Year: 1999 Developer: Angel Studios Publisher: Microsoft Studios Age Rating: Everyone Playability Status: Fully playable (minor issues only) (Windows 7), Playable (with significant issues) (Windows 8) (Windows 10) Tested On: Windows 10 圆4, Windows 7 圆4, Windows 8 圆4 Availability: Copyright retained - Out of print/unavailableīefore Burnout popularised insane street races through city traffic, Midtown Madness was giving PC gamers their own high octane thrills.To unlock the other cars, players must achieve goals, such as earning a certain number of matches. Players can select up to ten vehicles, although only five are available from the start.

In Blitz, the player must reach a destination within In Circuit, the player races other vehicles In Checkpoint, the game adds the complication of other traffic, such as police cars and pedestrians And the cruise, the player simply explores the city. Midtown Madness features four single-player modes: Blitz, Circuit, Checkpoint and Cruise. The sequel, Midtown Madness 2, was released in April 2000, and the final title to the series, Midtown Madness 3 was released in June 2002 for the Xbox only. Midtown Madness was published by Microsoft and was released on February 27, 1999. Midtown Madness is a racing game developed by Angel Studios for Windows.
