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Name: Hard Drivin' series (2 titles)
Hard Drivin'
Race Drivin'
Author/Vendor: Polygames/Atari/Tengen
Released: various
Type: Racing (auto)
Language: English
Premise: The first of the polygon-rendered racing sims, the original coin-up took the arcades by storm. Just about every trick used in today's sophisticated 3D racers can be seen here with the notable exception of texture mapping.
Impressions: It may look and play rather laughable now, and the Genesis version isn't the best of the various ports, but at least everything's here that I remember from the arcades. Give it a look, if only to see just how far we've come since then.
Variations: Hard Drivin' (1990, original game)
Race Drivin' (1993, sequel adds a track editor and a few more driving challenges)
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