Newest Racing Games - Page 127
Grand Prix
1978
Grand Prix
1978
The first Car-Race-Cartridge for the European Signetics 2650-based systems was a bundle of the following ports: Indy 500, Night Driver and Speed Race. For its time that was actually a large variety of racing games.Sprint One
1978
Sprint One
1978
Super One, released in 1978, is a simple b&w overhead-view arcade racing game. It is single player version of Sprint 2 and a sequel to the Championship Sprint and Super Sprint games.Slot Racers
1978
Slot Racers
1978
Slot Racers is a joystick-controlled action game, with a total of nine game variations programmed within the cartridge. The object of the game is to pilot your car through a maze, while attempting to fire missiles at your opponent's car, as well as evading the missiles your opponent fires at your car. Each time one of the respective cars is struck by a missile, the player controlling the other car receives one point. Victory is achieved through the scoring of twenty-five points. The game itself has four different mazes, and options concerning missile speed, and other factors, within the context of its nine variants, selectable via the Game Select switch. The Difficulty Switches control the rate of fire each car is capable of.Speed Race CL-5
1978
280 Zzzap + Dodgem
1978
280 Zzzap + Dodgem
1978
The title was named after the US advertising campaign for the Datsun 280Z. Players can drive up to 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) while navigating a tricky road course at night. Players must watch out for treacherous turns, nasty competitors, and the ever-present time limit. It is one of the earliest games, if not the earliest, with authorized branding.Indy 500
1977
Indy 500
1977
star 5.1Indy 500 is a 1977 racing video game developed by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). It is themed around the Indianapolis 500, and is based on Atari's earlier 8-player arcade game, Indy 800. Indy 500 was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari 2600 went on sale in September 1977. Sears Tele-Games later re-released it as Race; no changes were made to the gameplay. Included with each game was a set of two driving controllers, which were identical in appearance to the 2600 paddle controller but could rotate indefinitely in either direction, among other differences.Car Race
1977
Car Race
1977
Car Race is a game inspired by Taito's arcade game "Speed Race". Cars are scrolling down the field and the player(s) have to dodge them.Super Speed Race
1977
Street Racer
1977
Street Racer
1977
star 4.6Street Racer is an action racing game for one to four players played from an overhead view. The screen is split into two lanes; in one or two player games, each player has a lane. In three and four player games, players must share the lanes. Each game has a two minute and sixteen second time limit, and your goal is to earn as many points as possible by the end of this time. In addition to the basic racing version, several other game variations are included as well.Videocart-9: Drag Strip
1977
This drag racing simulator makes use of the Channel F's special controllers. While twisting the joystick's head to the left or right controls the engine throttle, the stick movement itself is used to shift gears in a realistic H-pattern. Depending on the chosen skill level, the car available is a family sedan, a modified sedan, a funny car, or a real dragster, although they all look the same on screen. One player can try to beat the predefined par time of 7.7 seconds, or compete against a friend to see who reaches the finish line first. The game manual mentions that a player only wins the game when he brings his victory counter to 99. This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun. Know when to shift and you'll go the distance with these 2 racy games. But careful... Redline your engine, an dyou wind up shiftless! (You've blown it!)Super Bug
1977
Sprint 8
1977
Heavy Traffic
1976
Heavy Traffic
1976
Top-down motorcycle racing game in which the player navigates his vehicle through heavy traffic.Alley Rally
1976
Le Mans
1976
Le Mans
1976
Released in August 1976. Another in a long line of original Atari black and white driving games. Le Mans continues the winning racing and profit tradition of Team Atari, like its famous forebears: "Gran Trak 10", "Indy 800", "Indy 4". Le Mans challenges player speed and skill with 10 different tracks. Players race against the clock on each track as it appears in sequence. After the car passes the finish line of one track, a new one appears automatically, more difficult than the one before. The first track is a snap. The second, a little more difficult. etc... The more skilled the driver, the more tracks will be completed within the gam's time limit. And oil slicks don't make it any easier. 10 points are scored for each completed track. If a player finishes the first 6 tracks, two of four possible mystery courses will appear randomly to add further excitement and challenge.Fonz
1976
Eliminator IV
1976
Eliminator IV
1976
Eliminator IV is a drag racing game released by Electra games in April 1976 as an arcade cabinet. Up to 4 players can play, using realistic, H-pattern gear sticks.Speed Race Twin
1976
Speed Race Twin
1976
A racing game released by Taito in 1976. It is a simultaneous two-player version of Tomohiro Nishikado's 1974 arcade game Speed Race.Nurburgring-1
1976
Nurburgring-1
1976
Considered by many to be the first fully electronic, first-person driving simulator, this was Dr. Reiner Forest's attempt at miniaturizing the racecar driving experience. It directly inspired Ted Michon's game Night Racer, which in turn led to him working with Midway to create 280 Zzzap around the same time. Meanwhile, Atari designer Dave Sheppard saw a screenshot of what was very likely Nürburgring 1 in a magazine; this led to the company's own iteration, the better-known Night Driver. The arcade cabinet has a black and white monitor, a steering wheel and two foot pedals for gas and brake. The screen is completely black with white rectangles representing roadside poles. A monitor overlay sticker displays the car hood and boxes at the bottom of the screen for the distance, speed and misses. The player gets 90 seconds to drive across the finish line; crashing the car results in a time penalty. The game plays the sound of the engine and screaming tires.Road Race
1976
