S.T.U.N. Runner

You are a S.T.U.N. Runner doing time trials. Shoot or avoid other vehicles that hinder you while driving the optimal path for best speed. The Shockwave will destroy all adversaries on the screen and the Boost…

31 December 1989

Racing Shooter Science fiction

S.T.U.N. Runner is a racing developed by Atari Games, released 31 December 1989 on Atari Lynx, Amiga, Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What S.T.U.N. Runner is

S.T.U.N. Runner is a racing game developed by Atari Games and released in 1989. It is available on Atari Lynx, Amiga, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are a S.T.U.N. Runner doing time trials. Shoot or avoid other vehicles that hinder you while driving the optimal path for best speed. The Shockwave will destroy all adversaries on the screen and the Boost pads give you invulnerability while increasing your speed.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

S.T.U.N. Runner launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.