Race Drivin': The Infamous 3 FPS Arcade Port! (Amiga) Review. Amigos 554
From Amigos Retro Gaming Network - Amigos: Everything Amiga / ARG Presents / Sprite Castle / Pixel Gaiden by Amigos Retro Gaming
June 12, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 555
About this episode
The episode reviews the Amiga port of Race Drivin', discussing its features and comparisons to the arcade version.
On this week's Amigos, we review Race Drivin' on the Amiga, the technically daring sequel to Hard Drivin' that brings authentic polygon-based stunt tracks and realistic driving physics to the 16-bit home computer.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcastAmigos: Everything Amiga is a weekly, wacky exploration of the Amiga scene, current news, and a look at the games we all remember--even those we'd like to forget!0:00 New host!1:30 When is the sequel superior?3:20 Arcade Release3:40 Sales figures4:15 Arcade features6:28 The appeal of Hard Drivin'10:18 Arcade chart performance11:50 Ports to other systems12:48 Amiga port history19:48 Brent's take on the Amiga version29:49 Test Drive vs. Race Drivin'30:11 Amiga vs. Arcade side by side comparison31:32 Magazine Review Scores32:39 Listener Reviews36:20 Coming up next week!#Amiga #Retrocomputing
People in this episode
Host: Amigos Retro Gaming
Topics covered
- Amiga games
- arcade ports
- driving simulation
- video game reviews
- retro gaming
Keywords
- Race Drivin'
- Amiga
- arcade
- video game review
- polygon-based stunt tracks
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Race Drivin', Hard Drivin'
Books & works: Amiga
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