hard drivin' a megadrive game we shall not forget

[Neil Koch]

I really liked the Genesis version back in day, but that was mostly for going into the practice mode, trying to do crazy crashes, and then watching the replays. I tried it on MAT2, played one race, and haven't tried it since. It really hasn't aged very well at all, but I find that is the case for a lot of driving/racing games, especially early 3D ones.

[Leo_A]

I bought a Xbox for Midway Arcade Treasures 2 so I could play this game, so I guess there's at least one fan of the original arcade game here.

I also love Race Drivin'.

[diskoboy]

I corrected the spelling of the game in the subject so that future searches on this game will reveal this enlightening review.

And the game hasn't AGED badly, it was PROGRAMMED badly. Sorry, but even back then, the game was known around here as Hardly Drivin'.

Agreed.


The only place to play the "XXXX Drivin'" series was in the arcade.

Even the Lynx version (with scaling and rotation in the hardware) sucked hardcore.

[cyberfluxor]

this game was such a POS, a neighbor of mine had it back in the day and i tried it, for exactly 15 minutes, until i saw a dust bunny down the hall and decided to go play with that instead.

Golden.

[Ed Oscuro]

Awesome, you start out as the HARD DRIVIN' CHAMPION.

That goes nicely with the "no competition" part.

EDIT: What, I have been LIED to. There ARE INDEED other cars.

this looks

TOTALLY AWESOME!!!11$@# okay, back to waiting for Cruis'n on the Wii (seriously, I don't get the anger directed at that game)

Edit #2: C64 version after a few hard ciders! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itieolBgV70

[davepesc]

This is my all-time favorite Genesis Hard Drivin' review. Kinda stupid but I always laugh when he does the "Boogide! Boogide! Boogide!" thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCmUpLLdtLw

God, that sucked.

HD was cool back then, though.

[scooterb23]

Man, I still like playing Hard Drivin'. It's not a great game, but I enjoy it quite a bit.

[Poofta!]

Man, I still like playing Hard Drivin'. It's not a great game, but I enjoy it quite a bit.

i enjoy picking up shards of broken glass with my anus...

[spoon]

I gotta go with the anal glass play lovers here.

I like the game. I remember playing the shit out of the arcade cab after I figured out how to start and shift the game . Then my cousin got it for his pc. Played the shit out. Picked it up for the genesis. Played it some more.

The games graphics don't look so hot today and there are some crazy physics and bugs abound. It is still fun to crash cars or send them flying off the loop de loop. I could do it today for a couple of hours no problem and love it! The accidents are top notch awesomeness!

[u02nb5]

Well, i never the belief..no idea that there was anyone else that indeed strapped them-selves in and felt the hardcore G's placed by this game and it unique approach of cow in a shopping trolley driving. It was mega-cool and by default so was I !!!

It does matter what anyone says whether opinion or techy 2 things lacked from that game.....1) side line bit babes and 2) a game