Wacky Races
You take on the role of Dastardly and Mutley from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series in this action title with superficial racing overtones. Your aim is to complete each course in a particular position, which is…
Wacky Races is a platform, released 31 December 1991 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Wacky Races is
Wacky Races was released in 1991. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You take on the role of Dastardly and Mutley from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series in this action title with superficial racing overtones. Your aim is to complete each course in a particular position, which is achieved either by waiting for them to suffer enough damage to drop out of the race, or by inflicting that damage yourself. Your car is armed with a forward-shooting arrow to impale the opposition cars, and deal with the many hazards the races throw at you, including boulders and rabbits, which can be taken out for points.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Wacky Races series
Wacky Races is the second of 8 entries we hold in the Wacky Races series. The next entry was Chiki Chiki Machine Mou Race in 1992.
What it launched against
Wacky Races launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
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