Pitstop I, II and Pole Position where my first introductions to 8 bit racing. Of course No1 videopac too. Then there's Spy Hunter and Burnin Rubber also on the c64. The Last V8 is another great 'racing' title. Super Cycle is solid 8 bit racing game as well. Test Drive on the c64 was something amazing too, especially the graphics displaying the technical characteristics of the cars and the way the car drove off the screen is something I vividly remember.
I have to disagree aggressively with The Last V8. While the speech synthesis is cool, I've found it an overly difficult race against the clock with spotty control. I own the C-64 version in the cool Mastertronic plastic folder, and I'm aware of the Atari 800 version (it may even be on the other side of the disk), and the Europe-only C-128 version.
Burnin' Rubber is great, though that and Bump n' Jump are essentially the same great. Great games, but probably not true racing games. It's probably among the earliest destruction derby style games, of which there have been a handful over the years (Hot Wheels on the C-64 had a destruction derby mini-game, the Psygnosis PS1 games, the one on the Dreamcast, etc.).
Test Drive on the C-64 for cool and it also had cool opening speech synthesis, but I never cared much for the control. Like most of Accolade's games though, it pushed the C-64's technical abilities well. I've rarely liked the Test Drive series, though it's still going today, so obviously someone likes it. It's even more long running than the Need for Speed series, which has a long lineage as well, starting with the 3DO version.
Pitstop I and II I enjoyed a greal deal. I was excited to eventually get the ColecoVision version since it supports the steering wheel, though I played I and II tons on the C-64.
I also don't consider Spy Hunter a racing game in any way. It has elements similar to Bump and Jump, but essentially it's a car combat game, which to me is a very different beast.
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Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Pitstop I, II and Pole Position where my first introductions to 8 bit racing. Of course No1 videopac too. Then there's Spy Hunter and Burnin Rubber also on the c64. The Last V8 is another great 'racing' title. Super Cycle is solid 8 bit racing game as well. Test Drive on the c64 was something amazing too, especially the graphics displaying the technical characteristics of the cars and the way the car drove off the screen is something I vividly remember.
I have to disagree aggressively with The Last V8. While the speech synthesis is cool, I've found it an overly difficult race against the clock with spotty control. I own the C-64 version in the cool Mastertronic plastic folder, and I'm aware of the Atari 800 version (it may even be on the other side of the disk), and the Europe-only C-128 version.
Burnin' Rubber is great, though that and Bump n' Jump are essentially the same great. Great games, but probably not true racing games. It's probably among the earliest destruction derby style games, of which there have been a handful over the years (Hot Wheels on the C-64 had a destruction derby mini-game, the Psygnosis PS1 games, the one on the Dreamcast, etc.).
Test Drive on the C-64 for cool and it also had cool opening speech synthesis, but I never cared much for the control. Like most of Accolade's games though, it pushed the C-64's technical abilities well. I've rarely liked the Test Drive series, though it's still going today, so obviously someone likes it. It's even more long running than the Need for Speed series, which has a long lineage as well, starting with the 3DO version.
Pitstop I and II I enjoyed a greal deal. I was excited to eventually get the ColecoVision version since it supports the steering wheel, though I played I and II tons on the C-64.
I also don't consider Spy Hunter a racing game in any way. It has elements similar to Bump and Jump, but essentially it's a car combat game, which to me is a very different beast.
Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.