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Super Cars

Super Cars is a top-view racing game from Gremlin Interactive, who later produced the Lotus series of games. Stylistically, the game is influenced by Super Sprint. There are 9 tracks at each of the 4…

31 December 1990

Super Cars is a racing developed by Magnetic Fields, released 31 December 1990 on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST/STE.

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What Super Cars is

Super Cars is a racing game developed by Magnetic Fields and released in 1990. It was published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Super Cars is a top-view racing game from Gremlin Interactive, who later produced the Lotus series of games. Stylistically, the game is influenced by Super Sprint. There are 9 tracks at each of the 4 difficulty levels, which can be raced in any order (although the last track you race is made harder than usual). In the races you win money, which can be spent on temporary handling and power upgrades, plus armour plating and front/rear shooting missiles that can knock out other racers. The player must finish in the top 3 of each race to progress - initially there are 4 computer opponents, but more are added as you progress through the game. The car can be upgraded throughout the game via the…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Super Cars 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 Super Cars come out?
Super Cars was released on 31 December 1990 for Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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