Power Drift

ReleasedAug 1, 1988

Arcade
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Atari ST/STE
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
DOS
Amiga
Sega Saturn
Amstrad CPC
MSX

About

Power Drift is a kart racing game released in arcades by Sega in 1988. More technologically advanced than Sega's earlier 2.5D racing games, like Hang-On (1985) and Out Run (1986), in Power Drift the entire world and track consist of sprites. The upgraded hardware of the Sega Y Board allows individual sprites and the background to be rotated–even while being scaled–making the visuals more dynamic. Designed and directed by Yu Suzuki, the game was a critical and commercial success upon release in arcades. It was subsequently ported to various home computers in Europe by Activision in 1989, followed by a PC Engine port published in Japan by Asmik Ace in 1990. It was not released on Sega consoles until the Sega Ages release for the Sega Saturn in 1998.

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publisher: Activision, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Genres: Racing, Arcade
Themes: Action
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
IGDB rating: 71 / 100 (9 ratings)

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Amiga	1989
Amstrad CPC	1989
Arcade	Aug 1, 1988
Atari ST/STE	1989
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1989
DOS	1990
MSX	1989
Sega Saturn	Feb 26, 1998
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine	Apr 13, 1990
ZX Spectrum	1989