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Safari Race

Safari Race is a racing game for the SG-1000, developed and published by Sega in 1984. The player must drive through various "sections", avoiding wildlife and other cars while making sure not to run out of…

1 March 1984

Safari Race is a racing developed by Sega, released 1 March 1984 on SG-1000.

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What Safari Race is

Safari Race is a racing game developed by Sega and released in 1984. It is available on SG-1000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Safari Race is a racing game for the SG-1000, developed and published by Sega in 1984. The player must drive through various "sections", avoiding wildlife and other cars while making sure not to run out of fuel. The game is notable for using licensed cars, potentially the first video game to do so. The player controls a Lancia Stratos HF, and according to the box art, some of the rival cars are Audi Quattros. The Lancia Stratos would receive greater video game recognition in Sega's later creation Sega Rally Championship.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Safari Race come out?
Safari Race was released on 1 March 1984 for SG-1000.

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