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Le Mans

"Le Mans" is a car racing game where you need to drive as far as possible in a certain time. By overtaking other racers (which partially have a bit of an unconventional driving style, which does not make it…

31 December 1982

Le Mans is a puzzle developed by HAL Laboratory, released 31 December 1982 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Le Mans is

Le Mans is a puzzle game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 1982. It was published by Commodore Electronics Ltd.. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"Le Mans" is a car racing game where you need to drive as far as possible in a certain time. By overtaking other racers (which partially have a bit of an unconventional driving style, which does not make it easier) without causing a crash, points are added to your account (1000 points per 10 cars). If you reach more than 20.000 points before the time has run out, you receive further time units and you can go on driving. Next to the normal track you need to master driving on ice, in curves, at night and on motorways. If you crash you need to drive into the mobile garage (PIT), which is at the left roadside, which costs you valuable seconds. Additionally the number of cars overtaken until now…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Le Mans launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Le Mans come out?
Le Mans was released on 31 December 1982 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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