80's Overdrive is an arcade developed by Insane Code, released 3 December 2017 on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What 80's Overdrive is
80's Overdrive is an arcade game developed by Insane Code and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on MonoGame.
The premise, in the publisher's words
80'S OVERDRIVE is a 2D pixel art racing game, designed to take you back in time to when 8 and 16 bit consoles and arcade games ruled the world. Compete against opponents in career mode to unlock new races, buy new cars, and upgrade them with state-of-the-art technologies! Try your skill in time attack mode and see how far you can get in this race against the clock! Create your own tracks with built-in track generator and easily share them with your friends!
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
80's Overdrive launched on 3 December 2017, within three weeks of Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition. It arrived 4 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →
Screenshots
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