Game versions
The game named Stunts is a creation of Distinctive Software studio, authors of Test Drive and Test Drive 2 before. Differents versions of this game were published.
PC versions
- Broderbund versions (also named BB versions) :
- MindScape versions (also named MS versions) :
There are several differences between these versions, mainly about crashes on jumps (very often in BB 1.0 and MS 1.1 (1990 one)) or some track elements capability : for example you don't crash if you hit tunnel's roof with MindScape's 4D Sport Driving 1.1 versions.
The most used version in competitions nowadays, is Stunts BB 1.1. At the beginning of competitions (1998-2000), it was Stunts BB 1.0 that was most used. When Stunts BB 1.1 was started to be used, a cheated car named Contest Car was created by Lukas Loehrer to allow Stunts 1.0 users be as fast as 1.1 users, because Indy car is slightly faster in BB/MS 1.1 versions than in BB 1.0 version.
According to the countries, MindScape or BroderBund had the contract for selling the game. In USA, Germany or Eastern Europe, the editor was BroderBund. In France, U.K. or Belgium, it was MindScape. BroderBund versions are much more known around the world.
Amiga version
It seems that only publisher for Amiga was MindScape, so the game was published under the name 4D Sports Driving.
Only one version was available : it was version was 1.2, converted to Amiga from PC version.
This version has less bugs than PC versions.
FM Towns version
Stunts was also adapted to FM Towns computers.
FM Towns/Marty computers were i386 CPU-based computers NOT compatible with classic IBM-compatible PCs, made by Fujitsu (FM meaning Fujitsu Micro) and sold only in Japan. A console FM Towns, compatible with FM Towns/Marty computers, was also created.
The editor for this version was Electronic Arts (E.A.), as Distinctive Software has been bought by E.A. in 1991 to become E.A. Canada.
This version was also converted from PC, and with less bugs than PC versions.
As name "Stunts" was property of BroderBund and "4D Sports" name was property of MindScape, the game was released as "4D Driving" (to rememeber 4D Sports - Driving name that was already known in Japan due to Amiga version of the game).
