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Nitro

Choose your car, grab the wheel and go! Speed through the cities, deserts, forests and wastelands competing in over 30 gruelling races- day and night in a mad dash for the finishing post. Race against the…

31 December 1990

Nitro is an arcade developed by Psygnosis, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

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What Nitro is

Nitro is an arcade game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1990. It is available on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Choose your car, grab the wheel and go! Speed through the cities, deserts, forests and wastelands competing in over 30 gruelling races- day and night in a mad dash for the finishing post. Race against the computer or friends. Pop in the shop to enhance or repair your machine.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Nitro launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

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When did Nitro come out?
Nitro was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

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