You could pick up a piece of racing game history now an original Sega Super Hang-On Arcade cabinet is up for auction right now. It's part of the Mecum sale taking place in Orlando, Florida, but with a current bid of $50, you could afford shipping if you're not based in America. The original Hang-On was released into arcades in 1985 with a more Akira-style anonymous red … [Read more...]
Combat Racer VergeWorld Announced With A PC Demo
There's been a bit of a resurgence in futuristic gravity racing games, and now we've seen combat racer VergeWorld announced with a PC demo available to download from Steam. Developed by Bad Bones and published by Retrovibe, it's due out for the PC in Autumn 2022, and is a fast-paced roguelite game, which means the levels are procedurally generated as you speed through them … [Read more...]
Arcade Racing Legends Out Now For Sega Dreamcast
The Sega Dreamcast had a relatively short life for a games console, but featured some great racing games including F355 Challenge, Test Drive Le Mans, Daytona USA 2001 and Metropolis Street Racer among others. Could this be added to in 2020 with Arcade Racing Legends out now as a new release for the Dreamcast? I've got extremely fond memories of the Dreamcast as a gamer, … [Read more...]
Revive these racing games: #2 Tranz Am
Back in 1983, car games were somewhat limited in what they could do by the hardware available. And yet the amount of inspired creativity that came from programmers being able to start their own business with a home computer led to a mass of games and companies which are still referenced today. Like Tranz Am. One famed company of the era was Ultimate Play The Game, which has … [Read more...]