Top down racing game

Drake1009 · 25 October 2002, 14:22

I've wanted to play this game for a while, and I'm afraid it's going to be somewhat hard but here goes anyway.

It was a top down racing game, you could drive multiplayer (2 on 1 computer), looked a lot like Micro machines except it was only regular F1 racers (I think). Not much else to it to go from. The screen scrolled, graphics were somewhat nice to look at, and I believe the game came on two disks.

Apart from that I don't think there was anything special about the game. I don't even think there was a shop sequence where you could repair/buy upgrades.

Don't ask me why I liked the game so much, probably because it was one my friend had while I had a C128 so it looked tons better than my games. Just like Dragon's lair did.

7-Zark-7 · 25 October 2002, 14:35

It wasn't that Team 17 game....erm, Overdrive or something?

kriz · 25 October 2002, 15:23

From Team17 we have Overdrive and ATR (All terrain racing)racing . both nice top down racers ... Overdrive is my favourite of these two though, but both are fun .

Amiga1992 · 25 October 2002, 16:33

Overdrive didnt allow you to play multiplayer in one computer, and ATR's "F1" car barely resembles an F1 car, so I think this is another game.

Drake1009 · 25 October 2002, 16:40

Akira is right, Overdrive didn't have multiplayer, I don't think ATR had either. I don't think it was a Team 17 game. I don't think it had that fancy a menu either like ATR and Overdrive had. I believe it was just a simple one without animations, but not quite sure on that point.

Shatterhand · 25 October 2002, 22:17

Now I remember a PD game that could fit into this description..
If I only could remember its name... I think it was High Octane or something like that...

Amiga1992 · 25 October 2002, 23:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Drake1009
Akira is right, Overdrive didn't have multiplayer, I don't think ATR had either.

Yep, 2 could play on the same computer.. The Micro Machines method applied

th4t1guy · 25 October 2002, 23:36

Could it be Nitro by Psygnosis?

Drake1009 · 26 October 2002, 09:16

Could be Nitro, I'll have to look into it. It wasn't High octane.

Nope don't think it was Nitro. It looked more F1 like, no street racing I think, just track racing.

Frog · 26 October 2002, 14:17

Supercars 1 or 2 ? 2 players street racing.

Nyarlathotep · 26 October 2002, 17:31

Warm-Up?

Codetapper · 26 October 2002, 21:44

Here's the HOL double barrel:

Codetapper · 26 October 2002, 21:56

Perhaps Champion Driver/Idea:

madduck · 26 October 2002, 22:18

It must be "Super Cars 1/2"

Drake1009 · 27 October 2002, 01:44

I believe it's Warm-up. I recall something about that difficulty level selection scheme.

The In-game graphics look a bit different from what I remember, but then, as I said it was back when I was playing C64 so it of course looked great compared to.

Gotta get around to downloading that later. Right now I'm tired and hurting from yet another moped crash. I think I can start having an annual one of those. And each one is different. Tonight it was a couple on a moped failing to yield when they had to and when they realized someone was coming from the road they parked neatly in the middle of the side of the road I was going, so understandable I'm sore and wanting to sleep at 1:42AM. I'll get hold of the game tomorrow and crash a car there without any of the pain of hitting the road involved.

25 October 2002, 14:22	#1
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Top down racing game I've wanted to play this game for a while, and I'm afraid it's going to be somewhat hard but here goes anyway. It was a top down racing game, you could drive multiplayer (2 on 1 computer), looked a lot like Micro machines except it was only regular F1 racers (I think). Not much else to it to go from. The screen scrolled, graphics were somewhat nice to look at, and I believe the game came on two disks. Apart from that I don't think there was anything special about the game. I don't even think there was a shop sequence where you could repair/buy upgrades. Don't ask me why I liked the game so much, probably because it was one my friend had while I had a C128 so it looked tons better than my games. Just like Dragon's lair did.

26 October 2002, 21:44	#12
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Warm Up DBS Here's the HOL double barrel: Attached Thumbnails

26 October 2002, 21:56	#13
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	Champion Driver Perhaps Champion Driver/Idea: Attached Thumbnails

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25 October 2002, 14:35	#2
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	It wasn't that Team 17 game....erm, Overdrive or something?

25 October 2002, 15:23	#3
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	From Team17 we have Overdrive and ATR (All terrain racing)racing . both nice top down racers ... Overdrive is my favourite of these two though, but both are fun .

25 October 2002, 16:33	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Overdrive didnt allow you to play multiplayer in one computer, and ATR's "F1" car barely resembles an F1 car, so I think this is another game.

25 October 2002, 16:40	#5
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Akira is right, Overdrive didn't have multiplayer, I don't think ATR had either. I don't think it was a Team 17 game. I don't think it had that fancy a menu either like ATR and Overdrive had. I believe it was just a simple one without animations, but not quite sure on that point.

25 October 2002, 22:17	#6
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	Now I remember a PD game that could fit into this description.. If I only could remember its name... I think it was High Octane or something like that...

25 October 2002, 23:36	#8
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	Could it be Nitro by Psygnosis?

26 October 2002, 09:16	#9
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Could be Nitro, I'll have to look into it. It wasn't High octane. Nope don't think it was Nitro. It looked more F1 like, no street racing I think, just track racing.

26 October 2002, 14:17	#10
Frog Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,385	Supercars 1 or 2 ? 2 players street racing.

26 October 2002, 17:31	#11
Nyarlathotep Zone Friend Join Date: May 2002 Location: Italy Posts: 148	Warm-Up?

26 October 2002, 22:18	#14
madduck Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Izmir / Turkey Age: 37 Posts: 40	It must be "Super Cars 1/2"

27 October 2002, 01:44	#15
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I believe it's Warm-up. I recall something about that difficulty level selection scheme. The In-game graphics look a bit different from what I remember, but then, as I said it was back when I was playing C64 so it of course looked great compared to. Gotta get around to downloading that later. Right now I'm tired and hurting from yet another moped crash. I think I can start having an annual one of those. And each one is different. Tonight it was a couple on a moped failing to yield when they had to and when they realized someone was coming from the road they parked neatly in the middle of the side of the road I was going, so understandable I'm sore and wanting to sleep at 1:42AM. I'll get hold of the game tomorrow and crash a car there without any of the pain of hitting the road involved.

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