Let's Compare Hard Drivin'

TrekMD · July 31, 2014, 00:00:08 AM

Hard Drivin' is a driving arcade game that invites players to test drive a high-powered sports car on stunt and speed courses. The game was released in 1989, when arcade driving games were implemented with scaled 2D sprites and when filled-polygon 3D graphics of any kind were rare in games.Â Hard Drivin' featured one of the first 3D polygon driving environment via a simulator cabinet.Â Hard Drivin' was ported to various home systems, including computers, consoles, and handhelds.Â So, how do those compare?Â Let's check them out:

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Shadowrunner · July 31, 2014, 05:05:43 AM

I'll be honest here, I enjoyed the ad at the beginning of the video more so than ever playing this game! That said, the arcade game looks good for the time. Of the home versions I think the Amiga and Genesis/MD versions look the best.

TrekMD · July 31, 2014, 13:45:08 PM

I never played this in the arcade but I do remember seeing the cabinets.Â

guest5158 · August 02, 2014, 15:11:49 PM

Never played it, but the arcade, MS-DOS and PS2/Xbox/Gamecube releases look the best...spectrum definitely looked the worst

zapiy · August 04, 2014, 20:11:02 PM

I think the Amiga version is the best but i personally loved playing the Lynx version..Â :113:

onthinice · August 12, 2014, 03:07:23 AM

Never knew there were so many versions. One of the first games I bought for my Genesis. Along with Golden Axe, Shinobi, Super Hang-On, and Columns.

sloan · August 13, 2014, 00:28:58 AM

The game just always struck me as slow and clunky. Maybe I came upon it too late in its life.

TrekMD · August 13, 2014, 00:37:19 AM

Quote from: "sloan"The game just always struck me as slow and clunky. Maybe I came upon it too late in its life.

Hey sloan, good to have you back!

sloan · August 13, 2014, 00:38:29 AM

Good to be back. Thanks. Took a long sabbatical.

TrekMD · August 13, 2014, 00:39:38 AM

Quote from: "sloan"Good to be back. Thanks. Took a long sabbatical.

You and Ice both did, so I'm glad you both have returned.Â

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onthinice · August 13, 2014, 17:01:08 PM

Quote from: "TrekMD"
Quote from: "sloan"Good to be back. Thanks. Took a long sabbatical.
You and Ice both did, so I'm glad you both have returned.Â :21: Memories

TrekMD · August 13, 2014, 20:44:00 PM

Quote from: "onthinice"We spent hours hitting the cow and seeing who could crash the best. Never thought to record those crashes.Â :113:

Hmm, so for you the game was Hard Cowin'?Â :21:

onthinice · August 14, 2014, 04:22:55 AM

Yeah. We all wanted to try Cow Tipping but to chicken to go. So we stuck with video games.

Let's Compare Hard Drivin'

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