Midtown Madness
Windows - 1999
Description of Midtown Madness
Midtown Madness is a fast and furious street-racer with an emphasis on dangerous high-speed racing through downtown traffic. Think some of the finer missions of the middle-period of the Grand Theft Auto series but without the story.
Midtown Madness has big and colorful environments with impressive, for its time, textures, graphics, and draw distances. You have a choice of several vehicles, ranging from hotrods to city buses. Each vehicle has a unique feel to it in terms of speed and handling and, importantly, survivability. For instance, the hotrod handles well, has great acceleration, and bursts into flames [not literally] after just a few dings. The bus, on the other hand, handles like, well, a bus, but it can plow its way through traffic with just a few dents to show for it.
The time trials are hard, but the races are insane. Vehicle durability is a considerable factor, as this is one of those racers where you'll be shoving your way between cars at stop lights and taking out street lamps while still having a chance to win. Racer AIs, while predictable, are cutthroat and will take you out in a pileup rather than play it safe/smart. The time trials are a bit easier because the environmental traffic is scripted rather than reactive [a big difference from GTA]. Of course this leads to some weird scenarios where a car is scripted to swerve out of the way, assuming that you'll be driving in into oncoming traffic, only to plow right into you when you stay in your lane. And expect to have plenty of cars turn left in front of you.
Pedestrians are reactive, and will dive out of the way when you get close; GTA sadists may be disappointed that you can't actually squash anyone, but it's a nice environmental touch.
While there are unlockables in Midtown Madness, the lack of a story or career mode might put some gamers off. And like many driving games, the lack of force-feedback means under and oversteering will almost always be an issue on courses that require high precision driving.
It's a fun and pretty way to kill a few hours, but unless you're a fan of racing games, or maybe even if you are, you'll wish that there was just a little bit more once the novelty of crashing through downtown rust-belt cities has worn off.
Review By P. Alexander
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Comments and reviews
Ankit singh 2024-04-17 0 point
This game is amazing and very good memories with this game and what a nice days
01 Tigre Tigre 2023-09-07 -2 points
im trying to donwoad the game but the setup.exe file doesnt work
foxy359 2023-08-19 1 point
i fixed the problem now if i try to do a race it crashes i try and do blitz high on life and it crashes imeditly how do i fix these problems
Muhammad Okky 2023-08-09 -5 points
I want to know why this game is still playable in 2023 and later?
Imad Ud Din 2023-07-30 0 point
I download iso file and theres nothing when i extract it just vlc media player and 2 to 3 files which has no use.
John Schwarz 2023-05-02 1 point
Can't see this has been mentioned, saw it on PC Games Wiki.
There's a mod which enables the game to run on modern systems called Open1560, link below:
https://0x1f9f1.github.io/Open1560/
Am finally able to play this classic game on Windows 11.
ram 2023-03-17 -3 points
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NTcool 2022-08-20 1 point
I love this game so much, it gives me 2000's vibes and was ahead of its time.
Swedish Fatman 2022-07-01 -12 points
In modern gaming,it´s all about "8K resolution","Framerate" this and "Scaling" that,"DLC´s","Sprite rendering","RPG","FPS","Mmorfg","ESPG","HDMI","ADHD" and "HIV".In the most typical forms of "retro gaming",it´s all about that boring,boring antient platform´s levels,or 3D games that delivers a pixelated blur over the screen.
But what happened to THE REAL good old games."Ridge racer","Black and white","Return to castle Wolfenstein","Conker","Stubbs the zombie",(the GOOD and early)"Medal of honor"/"Need for speed","Ghosts and ghoulies" or "SSX" ?.I LOVE the three "Midtown madness" games !.I mean,you have the action,the humour,the excitement,and it´s even a progressive side of it,where you can open up new levels/cars on the go.Despite all the vehicle violence,there is no blood or people that suffers or dies in it.No weapons,no body fights,no porn and no cursing.-You can play these games with your five year old kid or/and your granny,AND STILL have a really good time yourself !..
..So: F¤¤k you the "GTA","Driver" and "Mafia" franchises !.
(I must admit that "Midtown madness 3" on Xbox is a little better,-and not only the graphical aspect,-than the first two though.But i love ém all,and always will !).
Cool dude 2022-06-27 1 point
Reply to NTCool- Yes the ISO Works Great, for a clean good install one should use the ISO and then the new patch mentioned by the other user
Arpit (Lko) 2022-06-27 1 point
Midtown Madness is the best,it has such great gameplay, the new patch that other user gave is also amazing https://0x1f9f1.github.io/Open1560/
2000s & 2010s Were the BEST
Cas 2022-06-01 3 points
There's a modern rewrite of this game available here: https://0x1f9f1.github.io/Open1560/
It makes the game more compatible with modern PCs and implements several new functions and render options.
NTcool 2022-05-24 -2 points
#IMPORTANT# How to run on windows 10/11
1. Download Midtown Madness and extract it to anywhere you like.
2. download dgvoodoo (http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2/) and copy dgvoodoo cpl.exe to midtown madness and then go to ms/x86/ and copy all the dll files to midtown madness.
3. enjoy this classic!
bravodelta 2022-02-09 2 points
“you don't need high quality graphics to have fun”
I think it is right.
Steve Hoyland 2021-12-10 14 points
Hold CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+F7 until a text input box appears and then enter the cheat you want...........
Cheat Code - Effect
/big - big people
/bridge- the bridges raise and lower quickly
/damage - turns damage back on
/dizzy makes the sky wacky
/fuzz turns on the police radar
/grav drive with half gravity
/nodamage turns off car damage
/nosmoke turns off wheel & damage smoke
/postal when pressing horn vehicle fires post boxes
/smoke turns on wheel & damage smoke
/swap the train turns into planes
/tiny tiny people
/ufo planes turn into ufos
Create a new player and enter the code in as the player name and choose the corresponding vehicle.
Cheat Code - Effect
vaboeing_small (choose city bus) drive a boeing
vabus (choose city bus) drive bus with new colours
vacompact (choose VW Bug) drive a compact car
vadelivery (choose Ford F350) drive a deliver truck
vadiesels (choose city bus) drive a diesel
valimo (choose Mustang GT) drive a limo
valimoangel (choose Mustang GT) drive a white limo
valimoblack (choose Mustang GT) drive a black limo
vapickup (choose Ford F350) drive a pick up
vasedanl (choose Bullet) drive a generic light car
vasedans (choose cadillac) drive a generic car
vataxi (choose cadillac) drive a taxi
vataxicheck (choose cadillac) drive a taxi with new colours
vavan (choose Ford F350) drive a van
Fumducker 2021-11-22 0 point
Played this game for years, until no longer supported by Microsoft computers. Switched to Mac 10 years ago and wish it would play on it. I still have the original CD, the San Francisco version (buggier than the Chicago original), and the London game. Might even get an X-Box if this game would run on it.
Gopi 2021-11-11 -1 point
"no suitable video board found" error occurs
how to run ? plz help!!!!!
your fix here 2021-08-22 4 points
just download the rip version and download dgvoodoo2 by deegee. extract both of them with file explorer or 7zip or winRAR. copy the dgvoodoo cpl application to were ever you extracted midtown madness, do the same with the dll files in ms, x86. run the cpl application and choose your desired settings or keep them the same. click apply (if you had your own settings) and click ok. there you go, you can play midtown madness or other games that require 3d acceloration.
DriverX 2021-07-11 2 points
Midtown Madness game is best and one of its kind, I used to play for hours, and used to remember to smash through mall, aquarium, construction site and even more, Now I get the opportunity to download this game and will play multiplayer using gameranger , All I have to say is this racing hame is best, you may extend the gameplay using mods maps cars available at mm2x and mmarchive or use cheat codes available at cheat book.de ..........thanks!
pobrany plik 2021-07-10 1 point
hi guys i come back here in 2021 my opinion game is good but this page not working i caant dowload this :(
YNMK 2021-06-26 -1 point
iz there any tutorials??!! i said iz there any tutorials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COVERGIRL23 2021-04-27 0 point
I can't wait to play this game it looks sooooooo fun. In fact I love My aband nware
Weenie Hut Jr. 2021-04-14 1 point
The game runs pretty awful at max settings. Any suggestions?
OS: Win10 home
Shivendra 2021-04-10 1 point
Thank you bro, pray for your health and happiness and success in life. ;-)
MM1 for win10 2021-04-03 2 points
I gathered all the patches and tweaks to make this run on win10.
Enjoy!
qwerty3429 2021-03-08 0 point
I can't thank you enough for letting us download this game and bringing back tons of childhood memories
Sabry90 2021-01-21 0 point
Posso sapere per favore come scaricarlo per giocare nel mio telfono?non so dove trovarlo
Jamie717 2020-10-19 1 point
Was playing it on windows 98 back in 1999...after 20years this thing still gets it. absolute classic masterpiece.
JAVERIA IJAZ 2020-10-16 1 point
i used to play this game with my all cousins and friends..i still not regret a single day playing it,ITS JUST AMAZING
Rocky Sir 2020-09-15 -20 points
This game is really bad! This f**king my pc. Shit man you should play NFS don't play this game **********************
Old me 2020-08-22 12 points
I played this game while I was young and boy do I remember trying to unlock the police car. This game was also one of my first contacts of english, not to mention it got me interested in driving and cars! heck, even today whenever I see a beetle I always think of this game.
ziyan m ponnyAM 2020-07-18 3 points
iplayed this game in 2006 and that time i addicted to this game after the 14 years i am ready to play this game as nostalgia
umair amin 2020-07-16 1 point
I have downloaded midtown madness from abondanware but donot run on my laptop having windows 10. please help
alex 2020-06-16 0 point
If u wanna play game play this first before u try another one the best car game ever its not about the graphics that doesnt matter
ahmedyir 2020-06-13 0 point
this game was my best games ever in the whole world that i want to try it again
thatguy 2020-06-10 0 point
works great but if you want high resolution you can install a virtual voodoo 3d card from this site called dgvoodoo and also you can find mods patches and more
Midtown Madness 2020-06-07 0 point
Midtown Madness is a fast and furious street-racer with an emphasis on dangerous high-speed racing through downtown traffic. Think some of the finer missions of the middle-period of the Grand Theft Auto series but without the story.
Midtown Madness has big and colorful environments with impressive, for its time, textures, graphics, and draw distances. You have a choice of several vehicles, ranging from hotrods to city buses. Each vehicle has a unique feel to it in terms of speed and handling and, importantly, survivability. For instance, the hotrod handles well, has great acceleration, and bursts into flames [not literally] after just a few dings. The bus, on the other hand, handles like, well, a bus, but it can plow its way through traffic with just a few dents to show for it.
The time trials are hard, but the races are insane. Vehicle durability is a considerable factor, as this is one of those racers where you'll be shoving your way between cars at stop lights and taking out street lamps while still having a chance to win. Racer AIs, while predictable, are cutthroat and will take you out in a pileup rather than play it safe/smart. The time trials are a bit easier because the environmental traffic is scripted rather than reactive [a big difference from GTA]. Of course this leads to some weird scenarios where a car is scripted to swerve out of the way, assuming that you'll be driving in into oncoming traffic, only to plow right into you when you stay in your lane. And expect to have plenty of cars turn left in front of you.
Pedestrians are reactive, and will dive out of the way when you get close; GTA sadists may be disappointed that you can't actually squa
Gitago 2020-04-09 -3 points
Tried to get it running on my PC. mounted the ISO. it came up at 254mb.. the ISO file is more like 700... i extracted it..t ried again..
i60ninedR 2020-04-06 0 point
One of 3 racing games I grew up on before we had internet. Love it!
gee 2020-04-05 3 points
the only thing i remember from my childhood days vividly, is this game and how i would beg my mom to let me play just one more hour of it. i'm the happiest person now! since i didn't remember the name of this game i never thought one day i will find this game after 15 or 16 years. thank you so much
Menaa 2020-03-25 4 points
Does any one else get the message that the image disk file is corrupted?
عبدالله محمد 2020-03-21 -3 points
midtown madness is the interested car game I need to download it in my lap top
Abdullah Shah 2020-03-14 0 point
Thanks A lot whoever Is Working Behind This Website Stay Blessed,One More Thing During The Installation,Error Occurs It Says (Please Insert Midtown Madness CD Rom 1),Please Help
Sifat 2020-03-11 0 point
This is the best website to get all my fav childhood games. thanks a lot whoever is working behind this website. stay blessed.
Shail007 2020-03-09 3 points
This game's demo version came along with my HP Compaq desktop PC and was one of my favorites. I was about 17 then, and now I am almost 34! Downloading this game to play myself as well for my daughter and niece.
Andrew 2020-01-22 0 point
I started playing this game when I was in 10th Standard and now I am 35 years old and loving to play this game. Thanks
AishRish 2019-12-23 0 point
a very cool n mindblowing game.....I not only play this game in my free time but also when I m used to study....haha...... ;)
Paraminder Singh 2019-11-30 0 point
Un-match-able gaming experience. Playing since 1999; have tried a few other games aswell but, Old is Gold.
saksham gaming point 2019-11-24 0 point
i like this so much i has install this game in my home pc first time i played this game in my scholl now i install in my home pc so thnx to you all for this wonder full game
haris318ti 2019-10-26 0 point
I was not an entitled little kid so I was only allowed to play the demo of this. Most fun I ever had as a child. Enough said. Now I will enjoy it in all its glory.
Bala 2019-10-02 0 point
Me and my brother used to play this game all day... It's my childhood memory
Josh 2019-09-17 0 point
I loved playing this because it took place back home.
But when I played MIdtown Madness 2, the trees there did not look like real trees at all.
KARTHIKEYAN.S 2019-08-10 0 point
Thanks team. Me with my Bros stay all the day in game centre to play this game. My doubt is Can I play this in windows 10 PC.
RosenCruz 2019-07-06 0 point
Brings back so many memories. Tough game. After a few races, AI is really difficult to beat and checkpoints are a pain to find :)
Alex 2019-04-08 1 point
I played this as a kid on a high end gateway pentium II 300MHZ and a Riva TNT2 with 128 mb of PC-100 SDram. let me tell you, things got a LOT faster in 1998 to 1999, I barely could get the game runnin at 24FPs, and massive 3D artifacting littered the sky, but as a little kid messing around, I had a ton of fun!
boubou 2019-03-21 0 point
my favourite car game of all times!!
i spent lot of months to play it because very hard with police!!
une tuerie ce jeu!!je le conseille a qui veut de bons challenges!
Elair Maringá Brazil 2019-03-09 0 point
lets play together ONLINE, i love that game, i wanna play online with you all, get on !! Sent me a email please: ELAIRCLEM@HOTMAIL.COM
SN95 2019-02-13 0 point
This game is awesome because it has the best car of them all, the 1999 Ford Mustang GT.
DiegoSonic81 2018-12-04 3 points
If anyone have trouble with the music, is normal. Let me explain. The original CD of the game have the soundtrack, so if you don't have it you can't listen the songs; BUT, if you have a regular CD music, you can listen the songs of that CD. You must press 2 to show the CD Player, then press 3 to play or pause. Press 4 or 5 to change the music track.
Si alguien tiene problema con la música, es normal. Déjenme explicarles. El CD original del juego tiene la banda sonora, por lo que si no lo tienes no podrás escuchar las canciones; PERO, si tienes un CD regular de música, puedes escuchar las canciones de ese CD. Oprime 2 para mostrar el reproductor de CD, y luego presiona 3 para escucharla o pausarla. Oprime 4 o 5 para cambiar la pista de música.
Tiru 2018-11-25 -2 points
Pls pls pls bring this game to iOS or Android.i really love this game .
whiteash 2018-10-18 0 point
no se ejecuta el audio de la musica. ayuda!!!
mi correo es...
whiteash.jumper@gmail.com
the audio of the music is not executed. help!!!
my mail is ...
whiteash.jumper@gmail.com
prithvi 2018-08-14 2 points
how can I change the font of the words in the midtown madness game because i am nor able to read it
SlenderGinger 2018-05-15 0 point
This game would not work for me. Tried patching the bugs myself. Kept crashing on launch. Help!
GenericGoat 2018-04-17 11 points
This game proves you don't need high quality graphics to have fun.
MONU.. 2018-03-21 1 point
THANK YOU V.MUCH I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS GAME SINCE FOR SO LONG..PLS DOWNLOAD THIS IS THE ORIGINAL SITE.
AtvinThe Killer 2018-02-27 0 point
I played this game 5 years ago in the same system.Wow I just Loved it
Alex 2018-01-27 0 point
best game i played it so many year later. only i plays big games like gta5 but my first game was this only thank u so much.
azzy 2017-12-29 0 point
just downloading it,hope its not a virus. played this game when i was 10..
Person 2017-12-15 1 point
Every time i open the application windows tells me that the application can't open properly... please help
supercommando 2017-11-06 4 points
awesome! I was thinking about this game today and really wanted to play it again, thanks a lot for this! Also John, zoneb502.exe isn't a virus. Its to set up Microsoft Zone which was used to play multiplayer games when midtown madness was new. Its out of service now so zone doesn't work anymore.
John 2017-10-17 -3 points
this has a file named zoneb502.exe which i think is a virus so be careful or don't download
Parthy 2017-09-24 1 point
Great !! thank you for providing this game. Many happy moments associated with this game.
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