<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3000	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kemco	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3000	O
heavily	O
resembles	O
the	O
previous	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placing	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
plausibly	O
include	O
futuristic	O
and	O
improbable	O
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
abandon	O
the	O
relative	O
realism	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	O
upgrades	O
were	O
more	O
extensive	O
than	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
weapons	O
"	O
were	O
featured	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
included	O
a	O
nuclear	O
fusion	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
cobalt-titanium	O
armor	O
kit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
liquid	O
polymer	B-Language
gearbox	B-Device
;	O
weapons	O
included	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
jump	O
over	O
cars	O
,	O
a	O
warp	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
magnetic	O
attractor	O
to	O
steal	O
kinetic	O
energy	O
from	O
other	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
chip	B-Architecture
DSP-4	B-General_Concept
used	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
track	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
directions	O
with	O
different	O
lengths	O
,	O
sometimes	O
intentionally	O
making	O
one	O
route	O
much	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3000	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
to	O
use	O
this	O
chip	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
states	O
that	O
anonymous	O
benefactors	O
and	O
funders	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
massive	O
galaxy-wide	O
racing	O
campaign	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
of	O
each	O
millennium	O
,	O
and	O
reward	O
the	O
winner	O
with	O
"	O
riches	O
beyond	O
belief	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaw	O
thrill	O
seekers	O
that	O
have	O
too	O
much	O
money	O
and	O
not	O
enough	O
excitement	O
in	O
their	O
lives	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
occupied	O
turn	O
to	O
The	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3000	I-Application
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Championship	O
mode	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
split	O
between	O
their	O
own	O
view	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
pre-generated	O
layouts	O
,	O
players	O
may	O
adjust	O
any	O
function	O
to	O
any	O
button	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
races	O
are	O
won	O
,	O
players	O
then	O
spend	O
earned	O
credits	O
replacing	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
gearbox	B-Device
,	O
tires	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
boost	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
"	O
weapons	O
"	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
championship	O
,	O
new	O
engines	O
,	O
gearboxes	B-Device
,	O
tires	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
boost	O
and	O
weapons	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
race	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
affair	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
track	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
choosing	O
from	O
four	O
different	O
speed/acceleration/boost	O
combinations	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
original	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
)	O
before	O
the	O
race	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3000	I-Application
employs	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
resume	O
gameplay	O
after	O
switching	O
the	O
console	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
weapons	O
are	O
not	O
truly	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
outer	O
space	O
locales	O
"	O
look	O
suspiciously	O
Earthlike	O
"	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
"	O
terrific	O
"	O
four-player	O
mode	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
element	O
to	O
set	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
3000	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
the	O
many	O
racers	O
which	O
preceded	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
3.2/5	O
.	O
</s>
