<s>
Screamer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
texture	O
mapped	O
polygon-modelled	O
tracks	O
and	O
cars	O
and	O
shares	O
some	O
elements	O
with	O
Namco	O
's	O
1993	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Screamer	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
rendering	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
unlike	O
Screamers	B-Application
three	O
sequels	O
Screamer	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Screamer	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
and	O
Screamer	B-Application
4x4	I-Application
,	O
that	O
all	O
utilized	O
3D	O
hardware	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Screamer	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
after	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Screamer	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
games	O
to	O
really	O
require	O
a	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
processor	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
full	O
speed	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
SVGA	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
3D	O
accelerated	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
Number	O
Nine	O
Reality	O
332FX	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
that	O
utilized	O
the	O
S3	B-Device
ViRGE	I-Device
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Screamer	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
