<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sansao	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
1991	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
title	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
a	O
more	O
simulation-based	O
approach	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
against	O
other	O
racers	O
across	O
multiple	O
tracks	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
finish	O
on	O
first	O
place	O
and	O
advance	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
original	O
,	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
went	O
through	O
multiple	O
changes	O
before	O
settling	O
down	O
under	O
its	O
final	O
name	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
1992	O
arcade	O
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
received	O
very	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
is	O
a	O
formula	B-Application
one	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
original	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
laps	O
across	O
ten	O
tracks	O
but	O
now	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
flat-shaded	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
2D	O
sprites	O
and	O
the	O
remake	O
leans	O
towards	O
being	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
than	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
racer	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
lap	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
and	O
the	O
clock	O
was	O
extended	O
if	O
players	O
made	O
a	O
lap	O
before	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Records	O
are	O
automatically	O
saved	O
via	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
were	O
already	O
developing	O
and	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
formula	B-Application
one	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
as	O
early	O
as	O
August	O
1993	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Racing	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
until	O
October/November	O
1993	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
II	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
Q1	O
1994	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
magazines	O
already	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Stunt	B-Application
Race	I-Application
FX	I-Application
(	O
then	O
titled	O
FX	O
Trax	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
being	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
and	O
latter	O
being	O
released	O
four	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
January	O
1994	O
interview	O
by	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Rebellion	O
Software	O
were	O
the	O
ones	O
developing	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
commissioned	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
being	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
similarities	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
flat-shaded	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
was	O
Rebellion	O
's	O
second	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
two	O
more	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
besides	O
it	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
(	O
then	O
titled	O
Hammerhead	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
June	O
1994	O
interview	O
with	O
Rebellion	O
co-founder	O
Jason	O
Kingsley	O
by	O
ST	O
Format	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
now	O
changed	O
to	O
Redline	O
Racing	O
,	O
with	O
Jason	O
also	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
commission	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
to	O
only	O
create	O
a	O
driving	O
title	O
for	O
only	O
one	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
expanded	O
months	O
earlier	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
work	O
on	O
their	O
internal	O
projects	O
,	O
including	O
artists	O
Stuart	O
Wilson	O
,	O
Toby	O
Harrison-Banfield	O
,	O
and	O
Justin	O
Rae	O
and	O
programmers	O
Robert	O
Dibley	O
,	O
Mike	O
Beaton	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Whittaker	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Justin	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
graphic	O
designer	O
and	O
Robert	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
of	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
for	O
Atari	O
's	O
Christmas	O
campaign	O
,	O
alongside	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
Club	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Bruce	I-Application
Lee	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
received	O
very	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
favored	O
it	O
over	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
its	O
faster	O
car	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
more	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
reviewers	O
in	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
70	O
,	O
65	O
,	O
and	O
62	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
original	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Destination	O
Software	O
alongside	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Stuntman	B-Application
and	O
V-Rally	B-Application
under	O
a	O
compilation	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
November	O
1993	O
build	O
of	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
II	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Clint	O
Thompson	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
