Editing Speed Racer (section)

===Merchandise===

====Toys====
The first major toy line of Speed Racer was developed in 1992 by Pangea Corporation for Ace Novelty Toy Company. Products focused on both the classic Speed Racer anime program from Tatsunoko, plus a whole new line based on the [[Fred Wolf (animator)|Fred Wolf]] series, ''The New Adventures of Speed Racer.''{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} [[Lego]] released new [[Lego Speed Racer|Speed Racer construction sets]] to coincide with the release of the ''Speed Racer'' film. These include a 242 piece Speed and Snake Oiler set, a 237 piece Racer X and Taejo Togokhan set, a 367 piece Racer X and Cruncher Block set, and a 595 piece Grand Prix set, which includes Trixie, Pops, Speed, Spritle, Chim-Chim, 2 racers, and a racing announcer.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} [[Mattel]] had the master toy license for the 2008 ''Speed Racer'' film, including [[action figure]]s, related vehicles, and accessories. Mattel's [[Hot Wheels]] division produced miniature replicas of the Mach 5 called the Second Wind, and their [[Barbie]] Collector division released a collector doll set featuring Trixie and Speed as they appeared in the film. Also, a Mattel product called UB FunKeys got a new patch, which included a Speed Racer zone.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

[[Jada Toys]] held the rights to produce die-cast replicas of the Mach 5 from the original animated series.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

Playing Mantis released a wide range of the Speed Racer die-cast miniatures, including replicas of the villains' cars and mini-dioramas under their "Johnny Lightning" line.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} A limited-edition release of the Mach Four from the Wildstorm comic series remains one of the hardest-to-find collectibles to this day.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} In 1998 Playing Mantis acquired the rights to the "[[Captain Action]]" action figure line, a vintage line about a crusading adventurer who disguises himself as famous super-heroes. Playing Mantis had planned to produce new costumes of Speed Racer, Racer X, and Captain Terror for the revamp of the line, but they were never produced. Control art for the Speed Racer costume appears on the packaging of some figures, and pictures of the prototypes are available online.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

Resaurus produced two series of five-inch (127&nbsp;mm) action figures, rich with articulation and accessories; as well as a full-sized Mach V in 1999. A third series of figures and a full-sized Shooting Star were planned, but the line folded before this could happen.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} [[Toynami]] is currently releasing a large-scale version of the Speed Racer vehicles, including a Mach Five playset complete with all of its gadgets.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} The company [[Polar Lights]] is currently manufacturing two 1/25-scale (according to the box) model kits in standard "glue" and snap-together variations (though the scale of the model inside is closer to 1/32). These can be built with or without the waterproof bubble canopy at the modeler's discretion. The kits feature a homing robot and separate jacks; and a rear engine (possibly a tip to NOW comics, which illustrated the engine in the rear).{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

RC ERTL has produced Speed Racer's Mach 5 in 1:18 Die Cast Form with many features of the animated car, including pop out saw blades, ion jacks, opening doors, hood and trunk. It includes Spritle Racer and Chim-Chim figures. Special variants were made with decals celebrating Racer X and other characters from the series as part of the 35th Anniversary Edition in 2001. A similar die-cast version of Racer X's Shooting Star was produced as well. It has now been retired from production and is a sought-after collectible.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

[[Art Asylum]] made a line of toys consisting primarily of their block-figure [[Minimates]] in 2006.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

====Video games====
In 1992, [[Accolade, Inc.|Accolade]] published ''[[Speed Racer in The Challenge of Racer X]]'' for [[MS-DOS]]. Two years later, Accolade published ''[[Speed Racer in My Most Dangerous Adventures]]'' for [[Super NES]], which was developed by [[Radical Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/Game_Players_Issue_37_February_1994/page/n33/mode/2up |title=Speed Racer in Development |last=Mizell |first=Leslie |magazine=[[Game Players]] |issue=37 |date=February 1994 |pages=32–34}}</ref>

In 1993, [[Pangea Corporation]] created and authored a [[CD-ROM]] title that featured game elements, a video clip creator that allowed players to make a classic Speed Racer mash-up moment, along with other themed interactive content. It was marketed under the name "The Compleat Speed Racer."{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

[[Namco]] released a ''[[Speed Racer (1995 video game)|Speed Racer]]'' [[arcade video game]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web | title = Speed Racer arcade flyer | url = https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/namco/21005602.jpg | accessdate = 2022-03-14 }}</ref>

''[[Speed Racer (1996 video game)|Speed Racer]]'' was released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. It was published in Japan by [[Tomy]] (1996) and in North America by [[Jaleco]] (1998).<ref>{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Donald |url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/24_spedrace/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001014224442/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/24_spedrace/index.html|title=Speed Racer Comes Ashore|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=October 14, 2000|date=February 24, 1998|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>

A video game based on the [[Speed Racer X|1997 series]], simply titled ''Mach Go Go Go'', was released by [[TOSE]] and Tomy for the [[Game Boy]] (with [[Super Game Boy]] support) in Japan.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In 2006, a joint production of enterthemonkey.com and blitinteractive.com, titled ''Speed Racer&nbsp;— The Great Plan'', was released as a Web browser game to Shockwave.com. The game has all the original voices, sounds, and Mach 5 controls from the original television show. The game features the operational steering wheel buttons from the original animated series. Each button activates a customized accessory to avoid obstacles and take on rough terrains.<ref>{{Citation|title=Shockwave Games&nbsp;— Speed Racer: Demon On Wheels/The Great Plan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eBb-rgujR8|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>

''[[Speed Racer: The Videogame]]'', a game based on the movie, was released for the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]] and [[PlayStation 2]] platforms. Stars [[Emile Hirsch]] (Speed), [[Christina Ricci]] (Trixie) and [[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]] (Racer X) reprised their roles.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

During an interview with ''[[Siliconera]]'', [[Capcom]] producer Ryota Niitsuma commented that Speed Racer was considered for the roster of ''[[Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', but since he was purely a race car driver, making him fit in in a fighting game was unfeasible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/capcom-tried-to-get-samurai-pizza-cats-for-tatsunoko-vs-capcom/|title=Capcom Tried To Get Samurai Pizza Cats For Tatsunoko vs. Capcom |website=[[Siliconera]] |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref>

====DVD releases====
Artisan Home Entertainment/[[Lionsgate Entertainment]] (through [[Family Home Entertainment]]) released episodes 1 through 11 of the original series in [[DVD]] format in the U.S. and Canada on April 22, 2003. This turned out to be the first in a series of five DVD re-releases of the show. The second volume, containing episodes 12 through 23, went on sale on May 18, 2004. The DVD came in a special package where one could push a button on the cover and the Mach 5's headlights would light up, while a portion of the show's English theme song played.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}} Volumes 1 and 2 were re-released as a two-disc set on April 20, 2010. The third volume came out on May 24, 2005, with the discs packaged in a round metal box made to resemble the steering wheel of the Mach 5. It contains episodes 24 through 36. This volume was later released to promote the live-action film in a standard keep case. {{citation needed|date= March 2014}} Lionsgate Family Entertainment released the fourth volume, which featured episodes 37 through 44, on March 14, 2006; this volume included a die-cast toy Mach 5. The last episode, "Race the Laser Tank", was time-compressed (in other words, sped up), similar to when Cartoon Network aired the series in the mid-1990s. Although nothing was removed from the episode, the higher-pitched voices of the characters and the diminished quality of the episode due to the time compression upset some fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gospeedracer.homestead.com/files/video.html |title=Homestead &#124; Get a site, Get found. Get customers |website=Gospeedracer.homestead.com |access-date=2016-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402035633/http://gospeedracer.homestead.com/files/video.html |archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref> The fifth and last volume was released on October 31, 2006. This volume included episodes 45 through 52 and for a limited time it came with a miniature license plate with the inscription, "Go-Speed Racer-Go!"<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6222 Speed Racer DVD news: The Checkered Flag Waves For Speed Racer: Lionsgate Announces Vol. 5, Provides Hi-Res Box Art] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303010454/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6222 |date=2007-03-03 }}, TVShowsOnDVD.com</ref>

The entire anime series was released in Australia on April 30, 2008, and in the United States later that year, on October 7. The U.S. release of the entire anime series is a repackaging of all five individually released volumes into a comic book-style box set, in homage to the ''Mach GoGoGo'' manga. In addition, a bonus disc containing special features and an episode of ''Speed Racer: The Next Generation'' is included. These six discs were packaged in an exclusive die-cast casing modeled after the Mach 5.{{citation needed|date= March 2014}}

All previous DVD releases went out of print after Tatsunoko gained worldwide rights to the franchise.

After Funimation garnered the rights, they released the English version on separate DVD and Blu-ray sets on May 30, 2017. On November 7, they released a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Collector's Edition of both the English and Japanese versions, as well as the Japanese version of ''[[Speed Racer X]]'', known as ''Mach Go Go Go: Restart'' on DVD. It has a bust of Speed Racer with sound effects, as well as a key chain and an exclusive interview with the voice actress of Trixie and Spritle, [[Corinne Orr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2017/08/12/announced-otakon-2017/|title=Announced at Otakon 2017!&nbsp;– Funimation&nbsp;– Blog!|publisher=Funimation|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813060213/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2017/08/12/announced-otakon-2017/|archive-date=August 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, it was announced that [[Shout! Studios]] had acquired the distribution rights to the series and the original Japanese series, which was released on digital streaming on June 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/classic-speed-racer-anime-hits-digital-this-june-in-english-and-japanese/ | title=Classic Speed Racer Anime Hits Digital This June in English and Japanese | date=May 3, 2024 }}</ref>