February 15th, 2000

[6:00 AM] New Game Features All Terrain Vehicles by Staff Monkey Byte Development and Encore Software have teamed up for the upcoming release of Kawasaki's ATV PowerSports. The game will provide a variety of environments and goals for users to conquer on their ATVs. In addition, Monkey Byte has revamped their web site to provide more features and an improved look and interface. According to Monkey Byte: Monkey Byte Development today announced it's Valentines gift to the MacOS community: Kawasaki's ATV PowerSports. Developed for Encore Software by Monkey Byte Development, the title represents Monkey Byte's continuing growth in the game development community. Developed in collaboration with Eric Drumbor (using the SquidSoft 3D Engine), ATV will be release simultaneously for MacOS and Windows. About Kawasaki ATV PowerSports "From the mountains to the deserts, from the farm to the great outdoors...wherever you live and whatever you do, Kawasaki's ATV PowerSports makes life FUN!" The 3D incarnation of this Kawasaki slogan provides hours of fun. Features include: 3D Hardware support (DirectX and RAVE, with OpenGL a future possibility) Software rendering for compatibility Six vibrant 3D terrains to explore Compete against up to 5 challenging AI opponents Play Rally, Derby, Treasure Hunt, Finders/Keepers, or Circuit modes Play existing courses or have the game create random courses Included course editor allows user to build custom courses to race on Choose from a variety of riders and ATV's Game is easily customizable An official release date and pricing was not made available to the Mac Observer at this time. You can visit Monkey Byte Development's new web site for more information. Monkey Byte Development - Encore Software