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Power Drift (1988)

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, ZX Spectrum

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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 … 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, followed by a PC Engine port published in Japan by Asmik Ace in 1990. It was not released on Sega consoles until the Sega Ages release for the Sega Saturn in 1998. Read more

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Developers
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publishers
Activision, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Genres
Arcade, Racing
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • Aug 01, 1988 (Japan) Arcade
  • 1989 (Europe) Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, Atari ST/STE
  • Apr 13, 1990 (Japan) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
  • 1990 (Europe) DOS
  • Feb 26, 1998 (Japan) Sega Saturn

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