Turbo ST is an arcade developed by Capital S Software, released 31 December 1987 on Atari ST/STE.
What Turbo ST is
Turbo ST is an arcade game developed by Capital S Software and released in 1987. It was published by Prism Leisure Corporation Plc. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Turbo ST is a racing game, which does not rely on hundreds of racing tracks, but directly booting into a track editor. You can change the two predefined tracks or create new ones. These can be loaded and saved as normal files, so are exchangeable easily. The track elements contain 45- and 90-degree curves, vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. There are three themes to assign to the tracks, which alter the graphical representation in game: Rising Sun, High Noon and Alps. The graphic comes with occasionally zooming sprites beside the bitmap road, with the background picture scrolling left and right. There are no AI drivers, so playing the game alone you can only race against the high…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Turbo ST launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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