Art of Rally is an upcoming retro-inspired top-down racer from the makers of Absolute Drift. Art of Rally will be a more predictable and forgiving experience than its predecessor, however, don’t get too comfortable as you will not be afforded the luxury of a co-driver. Instead, you’ll have to react to the ever-changing road conditions which […]
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As a person who loves the stylised visuals of flat shaded polygons, and a fan of racing games in general, I was fascinated the first time I saw a screenshot of Sega’s Virtua Racing arcade game. So my first experience of Virtua Racing was Virtua Racing Deluxe on Sega’s 32X add-on for the Mega Drive. […]
NewsWhen we think of racing games, we mostly think of a first or third person view. Mostly. Back in the dim and distant past though, there was another kind of racing game… and it was, to be honest, somewhat limited. But we were young, and video games were new, so we didn't really know any […]
NewsArguments in the schoolyard like "My C64 is better than your Spectrum!" or "My PS4 is better than your XBone!" have been a thing for as long as there have been things to argue about. One such disagreement, back in the early 80s, was over Atari's Pole Position and Activision's Enduro, both on the Atari […]
NewsOldschool! No, seriously… really, really oldschool! Well… as much as a game crammed into around 4k (and before developers had really got to grips with the hardware) could impress. Played with the Atari paddle controller, this game has a look and feel all of its own that's simple unmistakable.
NewsMotoGP is a sport I have a passing interest in, so I looked forward to playing the game, and found myself somewhat surprised by it's steep learning curve. It's by no means a bad game, but for someone like myself who's looking for instant gratification, it doesn't quite hit the spot. be fun in a video game. I […]
NewsMotoGP… a popular motorcycle racing sport, and a popular video game series that's been around on many platforms for quite a few years. Hang on (no, not Hang-On)… I've said all of this already. MotoGP 14 is much closer to what I was expecting, and then a little more besides. "Motorsport Simulation" That's a phrase I […]
NewsMotoGP… a popular motorcycle racing sport, and a popular video game series that's been around on many platforms for quite a few years. Not always. Oh! It's fun, but it's not MotoGP.
NewsSometimes it's a struggle to know what game to record a video of, especially when getting back into the swing of things after the Christmas break. The Game Boy Color is not a system I have spent a lot of time playing, and am unfamiliar with its selection of racing games, but it's safe to say that […]
News3D Grand Prix, published in 1985 by Amsoft is a game that, if you've never played it before, can come as quite a surprise. However, having many years of gaming experience on many systems, I thought I knew what to expect from a racing game on an 8 bit home computer. While the technique used to draw […]
NewsThe legend that was Ayrton Senna… immortalised in 16 bit video game form. Pity about that "master of understeer" technique I was employing.
NewsExciting track design! Stunning scenery! Amazing performance cars! Being an old git, I remember when racing games looked like this, and we were thankful for them.
NewsVideo Speedway: The Ultimate Racing Experience on Philips CD-i. Video Speedway: The Ultimate Mediocrity Simulator would be a better name for it. The full-motion video would have made players go "Ooh!" the first time they saw it, but the novelty would soon have worn off, and it adds nothing at all to the most important aspect of any […]
NewsBefore your Gran Turismos and Forzas, before your XBones, PS4s, PS3s, PS2, and even PS1s, there were racing simulations. Some of them were even quite good. Sadly, some of those that were very good were barely This is one of those games. Powerband, written by Gordon J. Key and published by The Fourth Dimension in 1990 on the […]
NewsThis is the JXD S7800b Android tablet, as sold by funstock. (Get a 5% discount using this code "TEAMVVV" ) A very nice gaming system, and a wonderful piece of kit for emulation, allowing you to play all those old (and not so old) racing games that you loved "back in the day". So far I have emulators […]
NewsI couldn't claim to be a fan of Codemasters' Micro Machines back in the day, and on trying them again in recent years, found that my opinion hadn't changed. Watch, and see whether my pre-conceptions borne out.
NewsI'm a fan of Ridge Racer… the original… the first in the series. I played it in the arcades and was blown away. Up till that point, the most impressive racing games I'd seen were Radmobile and Super Monaco Grand Prix. Then I tried it on an N64, and something was not right. The physics was off somehow. […]
NewsAnother obscure racing game, though one with a big name involved. Chicane: Jenson Button Street Racing was developed for the Gizmondo, with much messing about and legal action, and then never released (as far as I can tell). However, through the magic of the interwebs, I can share a little taste of it with you […]
NewsSometimes you think you know what a handheld console is capable of and what typical games on it look like. That's where I was with the Game Boy Advance, expecting a steady supply of platformers and Mode 7 style racing games like Mario Kart Super Circuit. And then I saw V Rally 3, and my […]
NewsThere are blockbuster hits on mainstream systems that everyone has heard of. Then there are "What the hell is this? The Memotech whatnow?" This is 3D Turbo (also appears to be known as Turbo Run) by Continental Software, for the Memotech MTX512 computer, released in 1984.
NewsWhile I'm not the greatest fan of rally games, and the N-Gage has the reputation of being a fairly poor handheld gaming platform, Colin McRae Rally 2005 on N-Gage turns out to be a breath of fresh air. So while it's by no means perfect, it does demonstrate that the strange little taco shaped phone was capable of […]
NewsSo, there are retro games that everyone remembers, and there are obscure retro games on obscure consoles that (almost) no-one's ever heard of. This may be one of those… unless it was available on other systems. Who knows?! Worth a play, if you have a 3DO.
NewsBefore I start, I believe an introduction is in order. I'm Steve Benway, owner of Retro Gaming Collector website, and SteveBenway – Retro Gaming Collector youtube channel. So, as you might have guessed, I collect retro video game hardware, while accumulating a lot of games to go with it, and I make videos of them. […]
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