Talk:Top Gear (video game)

I think it should be said that this game is a classic, in the most literal way, but it is one of hte most loved racing games ever, if not the most. There is a fact, though, that this game is the #1 in emulated SNES racing games.

The person above can add that, but must cite sources of fans discussing the game as well as figures from multiple sites of different emulated SNES racing games. Ian X490 10:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

There should probably be something about the unique control style available in this game- controller style D let you flip the controller upside down and use it that way, with the buttons on the left and the d-pad on the right, changing left and right on the d-pad to match. 128.61.38.107 21:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

I removed the following line from the "Music" section: "MegaDriver, a Brazilian band, wrote and performed all the songs from the game in the album they have entitled "Top Gear". It can be downloaded for free at the band's website." There is no evidence that the band actually performed the songs in Top Gear as all of the tracks on their site are remixes of the originals.75.68.113.15 17:48, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Having once again played Top Gear for the first time in over ten years, I think that the description of the cars' identities (besides color) is original research, and IMHO none of them look similar enough to the assumed real-life models to draw those conclusions. I have already included a screenshot of the title page, and I will go ahead and delete these designations and include one shot showing the car selection screen. Chaparral2J (talk) 02:20, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

As I am doing this, I noticed in the comments that images in this article before were deleted. If there are any objections to these images that I am providing, please provide mention of them here before deleting them. Chaparral2J (talk) 02:32, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 15:45, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

"Bliss" assertion
It is asserted as fact that "Although Top Gear did come first, Bliss was inspired by the title track."

The only "reference" to this was a link to the Top Gear music on YouTube. While this lets the reader judge the evidence, it is *not* a satisfactory reference as it does not prove anything nor provide any facts.

I agree that the arpeggio sequences are very similar, but that's my opinion and in itself proves nothing. Ubcule (talk) 19:11, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

There is an interview with NME in 2001 (http://musexxx.com/nmequestions.html) Matthew Bellamy of Muse was asked what his favourite Muse song was, and he replied:

"'Bliss' because it's got all these 80s arpeggios and keyboards on it which remind me of some music I heard on some children's  music  programme  when I was five. I think I ripped it off that. And that reminds me of when I was a bit more simple, a bit more of a pleasant state."

The general Muse fandom position is that Bellamy got confused and was in fact referring to the SNES game Top Gear as Bellamy and his band mates have professed to being SNES fans in the past, and the similarity is generally thought to be too striking to be a coincidence. Of course, Bellamy has never confirmed nor denied these assertions; to be honest I don't think anyone has ever asked him. So while the Muse Wiki reports it as fact (and to be fair, the Muse Wiki is officially affiliated with Muse's official website) this still appears to be a completely unsubstantiated opinion on the two songs rather than actual fact. Sazzrah (talk) 18:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)