<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
(	O
Micro	O
Machines	O
64	O
Turbo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
and	O
Novalicious	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
Codemasters	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
hoping	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
mid-1997	O
they	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
halted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
was	O
published	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
late	O
1997	O
Midway	O
Games	O
acquired	O
the	O
U.S.	O
distribution	O
rights	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
November	O
1997	O
U.S.	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
N64	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
entitled	O
Micro	O
Machines	O
64	O
Turbo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
lets	O
8	O
people	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
while	O
using	O
a	O
Pad	O
Share	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
person	O
uses	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
steering	O
with	O
the	O
Directional	O
pad	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
four	O
C-buttons	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
received	O
divisive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
highlight	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
competitiveness	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
"	O
a	O
huge	O
crowd	O
of	O
jaded	O
IGN	O
hacks	O
to	O
gather	O
around	O
a	O
single	O
TV	O
screen	O
and	O
scream	O
and	O
shout	O
at	O
one	O
another	O
"	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
calling	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
truly	O
great	O
multiplayer	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
strong	O
dislike	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
Boyer	O
recommended	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
course	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
charm	O
quickly	O
wears	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
monotony	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
might	O
seem	O
strange	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
bright	O
graphics	O
,	O
equally	O
solid	O
sound	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
clever	O
premise	O
could	O
be	O
so	O
little	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
frustrating	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
flaws	O
that	O
keep	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	I-Application
in	O
the	O
pits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
based	O
on	O
13	O
reviews	O
,	O
Micro	O
Machines	O
64	O
Turbo	O
held	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
based	O
on	O
8	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
held	O
an	O
85%	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
