Hard Drivin'

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Hard Drivin'

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Atari Games,

Sterling Silver Software

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Hard Drivin' (ハードドライビン) is a 1988 arcade driving game developed by Atari Games and later ported to numerous consoles and computers including the Sega Mega Drive. The aim is to race around a course as fast as possible without crashing.

Hard Drivin' is notable for its use of 3D polygon graphics, which was considered too processor-intensive to be plausible on the systems of the day. Though less impressive than the Commodore 64 or Amstrad CPC versions, Hard Drivin' on the Mega Drive still stands out as being one of the few games on the console to attempt 3D.

One of Hard Drivin''s sequels, Race Drivin' also made it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992.

Promotional Material

HardDrivin MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert
SegaTengenDomark MD SMS UK PrintAd.jpg

UK print advert
SegaTengenDomark MD SMS UK PrintAd 2.jpg

UK print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[8]

Æskan (IS)

91

^[9]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

67

^[10]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[11]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

86

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

52

^[1]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

35

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[2]

The Games Machine (IT)

90

^[15]

Génération 4 (FR)

88

^[16]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

60

^[17]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[18]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

72

^[19]

Joystick (FR)

72

^[20]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

32

^[21]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

71

^[22]

Mega (UK)

50

^[23]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

50

^[24]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[25]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

50

^[3]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

65

^[26]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC-J

51

^[4]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

51

^[27]

Player One (FR)

69

^[28]

Power Play (DE)

61

^[29]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

86

^[5]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

25

^[30]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[6]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

86

^[32]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

81

^[7]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[33]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

68

^[34]

Video Games (DE)

57

^[35]

	66
Based on 35 reviews

Hard Drivin'

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Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU

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↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf, page 72 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 01.pdf_p72" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Æskan, "" (IS; 1993-03-01), page 1
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 116
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
↑ The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 140
↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 94
↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
↑ Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 68
↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 84
↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 88

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[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94

[9] Æskan, "" (IS; 1993-03-01), page 1

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-03.pdf_p116-10] Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 116

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-01.pdf_p36-11] Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p130-12] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p57-13] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57

[14] Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_028.pdf_p34-15] The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p90-16] Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:GameZone_UK_02.pdf_p37-17] Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37

[18] Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_013.pdf_p140-19] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 140

[:File:Joystick_FR_013.pdf_p126-20] Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p92-21] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-03.pdf_p99-22] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99

[:File:Mega_UK_21.pdf_p65-23] Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65

[:File:MegaForce_FR_04.pdf_p94-24] Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 94

[:File:MegaPlay_US_02.pdf_p44-25] Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:Micromania2_ES_055.pdf_p43-26] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-27] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p68-28] Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 68

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-04.pdf_p136-29] Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-30] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p47-31] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-32] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-33] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[34] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 84

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p88-35] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 88

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Hard Drivin'

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Promotional Material

Physical Scans