Power Drift (1988) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
Game data
- Released
- 1988-01-01
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- PC, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, SEGA Saturn
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Game details · IGDB
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Power Drift is a kart racing game released in arcades by Sega in 1988. More technologically advanced than Sega's earlier 2.5D racing games, like Hang-On (1985) and Out Run (1986), in Power Drift the entire world and track consist of sprites. The upgraded hardware of the Sega Y Board allows individual sprites and the background to be rotated–even while being scaled–making the visuals more dynamic. Designed and directed by Yu Suzuki, the game was a critical and commercial success upon release in arcades. It was subsequently ported to various home computers in Europe by Activision in 1989, fo…
- Released
- 1988
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, Amstrad CPC, MSX
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Activision, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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- publication date
- 1988-01-01
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Asmik Ace Entertainment
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Guinness World Records
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Q47604
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Q122741
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Q184198
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Categories
1988 video gamesAmiga gamesAmstrad CPC gamesArcade video gamesAtari ST gamesCancelled Sega 32X gamesCancelled Sega CD gamesCancelled Sega Genesis gamesCommodore 64 gamesDOS gamesKart racing video gamesKLOV game ID same as WikidataMSX gamesRacing video gamesSega-AM2 gamesSega arcade gamesSingle-player video gamesTurboGrafx-16 gamesVideo game articles needing translation from Japanese WikipediaVideo games designed by Yu SuzukiVideo games developed in JapanVideo games featuring female protagonistsVideo games scored by Alberto Jose GonzálezVideo games scored by David Lowe