Hard Drivin'

Released1989

Arcade
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Atari Lynx
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Atari ST/STE
DOS
Amiga
Amstrad CPC

About

Hard Drivin' is a 3D arcade hit from Atari Games. You are in control of a high-performance sports car. Your objective is to race around the course as fast as possible and hit as many checkpoints as possible. If you hit a checkpoint you gain extra time to go farther. You will see traffic on the road both in your direction and coming down the opposite direction, so be careful when you pass... The course has two sections: speed track, and stunt track. Speed track is longer, but you can usually achieve higher speeds. Stunt track requires you to perform several stunts such as jumping bridges, driving through a loop, and so on. Crashing the car has no serious consequences and indeed shows a replay of your crash from a cinematic angle. Admire your crash head-on into the cement truck, or clipping the minivan, or flying off the bridge in the wrong angle... You lose several seconds as your car is "reset" and you get up to speed again. The home conversions retain most of the then-advanced 3D graphics but lack the force-feedback that was in the arcade version.

Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation, Tengen, Domark Ltd., Tec Toy
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Arcade
Themes: Action
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
IGDB rating: 63 / 100 (10 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Amiga	1989
Amstrad CPC	1989
Arcade	1989
Atari Lynx	1991
Atari ST/STE	1989
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1989
DOS	1990
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	Dec 21, 1990 · JapanOct 8, 1991 · Brazil
ZX Spectrum	1989