JonnyBritish Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 What do you think is the best top down racer for Atari. Electraglide was interesting but looking for a super sprint style game. All the posts about Monaco GP has got me trying to find a decent top down racer for the Atari XL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Rally Speedway's gotta be the most fun and Grand Prix Simulator is also worth a play. Have tried to get into Junkyard Racing but paddle control is difficult as over-sensitive to the turns, think there is a joystick version somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Well Pole Position was my first ever Atari game, and the first computer game I played with color and sound. I know it's not great, but I still love to play it even now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 there are not many but I had fun with - Great American Cross Country Road Race - Pole Position - Rally Speedway - Grand Prix Simulator - Racing Destruction Set (really... ) Elektra Glide was nice from coding point of view but as game I don't know... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 there are not many but I had fun with - Great American Cross Country Road Race - Pole Position - Rally Speedway - Grand Prix Simulator - Racing Destruction Set (really... ) Elektra Glide was nice from coding point of view but as game I don't know... +1 for Great American Cross Country Road Race. I used to play that for hours! I never got on with Electra Glide, I wanted to like it but it seemed too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny_boy Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm not crazy about it, but Speed Up (& Gold Edition) exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhod Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Rally Speedway / 2 players, nice game, fast and very fun. and Great American Cross Country Road Race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Definately thumbs up for Great American Cross Country Road Race! Another racer I liked was On-Track by Gamestar, nice! Also have fond memories of playing Speedway Blast by IDSI on my 400 in '83...happy days! Edited February 16, 2010 by beamer320i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 "Atari Formula 1"..... when I finish programming it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 "Atari Formula 1"..... when I finish programming it!! Hours ago I wanted to write that but I didn't remember the name of your game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Well, besides Pole Position, I like Pitstop very much, whereas Pitstop 2 is just okay (better gfx, but lame game). Maybe one day, someone will enhance Pitstop into a multi-player and realtime racing game (via multilink/gamelink network or in another way)... And err, if you like Grand Prix Sim. you may want to give the german PD games "Hot Wheels" and "Go-Kart" a short look. Attached them here (Games174.ATR from the Homesoft collection contains Hot Wheels as a single XEX-file)... -Andreas Koch. Edited February 16, 2010 by CharlieChaplin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Codemasters' BMX Simulator was fun - but I can't recall ever beating the last stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Hours ago I wanted to write that but I didn't remember the name of your game... That may be a blessing in disguise if I rename it later! The name sounds a little like an Atari produced game, if anyone has any other good ideas, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 What do you think is the best top down racer for Atari. Electraglide was interesting but looking for a super sprint style game. All the posts about Monaco GP has got me trying to find a decent top down racer for the Atari XL Rally Speedway is the best / most fun top-down racer for my money. On-Track from Gamestar is a pretty good "Super-Sprint" clone -- although it punishes you too much for going off the road in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Baja Buggies is very fun. Infuriating until you learn to get a 'push' from the car behind and then you begin to enjoy the game Edited November 11, 2014 by a8isa1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlacey Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 +1 for Great American Cross Country Road Race One of my favourite games on the 8-bits, granted you're not really racing in the truest sense with the AI, but saving your scores out and trying to beat them is great fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Quick and dirty fun, its Rally Speedway.... If you have 5-10 minutes (more, if you really get into it) to spend, Great American Cross Country Road Race is the BEST 8-bit racer, bar NONE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4ngerM4n Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Great American Cross Country Road Race is my #1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmercer Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Slightly related, what was that popular arcade one? I remember Aladain's Castle and Showbiz both had it when I was a kid... it was an Indy-style car if I remember correctly. Then there was a similar sit-down arcade one that the Putt-Putt places around me had where your car had guns and there were semis... Did these ever have 8-bit atari ports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Slightly related, what was that popular arcade one? I remember Aladain's Castle and Showbiz both had it when I was a kid... it was an Indy-style car if I remember correctly. Turbo? Then there was a similar sit-down arcade one that the Putt-Putt places around me had where your car had guns and there were semis... That would be Spy Hunter... they made a very good port for the 8-bits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmercer Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Turbo? That would be Spy Hunter... they made a very good port for the 8-bits. Yes and yes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicardoMosse Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Great American Cross is the best in my opinion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I was never that big into racing games, but I do remember going through a spell in college playing Great American Cross Country Road Racefor hours on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Multiplayer (including online): 8-bit Slicks https://8bit-slicks.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) Let's add E-Type and above all Stunt Car Racer to the list! (Though the latter requires a 130XE or any Atari machine expanded to 128KB or more.) https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7249 https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7541 Edited December 17, 2023 by pseudografx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.