Hard Drivin'

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Hard Drivin'
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥5,9005,900 T-48013
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9554.95[1] 301017-0150
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		301017-0170
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR

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.

Gameplay

As an arcade game, Hard Drivin' emphasised the use of 3D polygon graphics and (realtively) realistic physics largely unseen in video games at the time, as opposed to longevity. There is only one course which is divided into two tracks; a "race" track which emphasises speed and a "stunt" track which has the player negotiate jumps and loops. The race is timed, with players having to reach checkpoints to keep play going, and the game ends when the counter reaches zero.

The player can crash into objects and opponent cars, which in turn leads to a loss of time. Likewise if the player strays off road for too long, this is registered as a crash. Crashes are followed by third-person replay, again novel for the time. Completing the stunt track within a certain time allows the user to race against an opponent car, the "Phantom Photon".

The Mega Drive version adds nothing to the experience, instead aiming to be a direct port of the arcade version. While reasonably accurate, fewer polygons are used in-game and the frame rate is much lower (albeit not as low as seen in some other ports of the game). The draw distance is also shorter, and the move to the Mega Drive's D-Pad sees a loss of the analogue steering seen in the arcade version.

History

Legacy

One of Hard Drivin''s sequels, Race Drivin' also made it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992. Race Drivin' includes all the content seen in Hard Drivin', but adds extra courses and vehicles.

Hard Drivin' stands as the first Mega Drive game to feature a full 3D world built with polygons.

Magazine articles

Main article: Hard Drivin'/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • SegaTengenDomark MD SMS UK PrintAd.jpg

    UK print advert

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    UK print advert

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #18: "January 1991" (199x-xx-xx)
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SegaVisions US 06.pdf¦page#12-13¦US print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)

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Mega Drive print advert in Consoles + (FR) #17: "Février 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
52 №111, p81[3]
75
84 №18, p87[1]
60 №2, p37
72 №13, p126
32 №5, p92
50 №21, p65
50 №2, p38/39[4]
51 №4, p58-60[5]
69 №18, p68
86 №5, p78[6]
40 №23, p53
81 №3, p54[7]
86 №18, p66
81 №1, p72/73[8]
Sega Mega Drive
 65
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[9]
Æskan (IS)
91
[10]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[12]
Console XS (UK) PAL
86
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
52
[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
35
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[1]
The Games Machine (IT)
90
[16]
Génération 4 (FR)
88
[17]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
60
[18]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
72
[20]
Joystick (FR)
72
[21]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
32
[22]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
71
[23]
Mega (UK)
50
[24]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
50
[25]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
58
[26]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
50
[4]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
65
[27]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
51
[5]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
51
[28]
Player One (FR)
69
[29]
Power Play (DE)
61
[30]
Raze (UK) NTSC
86
[6]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
25
[31]
Sega Pro (UK)
79
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
86
[33]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
81
[8]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[34]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[35]
Video Games (DE)
57
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 66
Based on
35 reviews

Hard Drivin'

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, JP
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Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 3225baaf
MD5 2c1cd69c1c3ff24d5f4cb617fc0d5309
SHA-1 e15a3e704900b9736bc274bcb49d4421f4a3605b
256kB 1990-08 Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 018.pdf, page 105 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 018.pdf_p105" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 111.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 111.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 02.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 04.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:Raze UK 05.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 05.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 03.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
  9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
  10. ↑ Æskan, "" (IS; 1993-03-01), page 1
  11. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1991" (DE; 1991-02-22), page 116
  12. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36
  13. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57
  15. ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 199x-xx-xx), page 1
  16. ↑ The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
  17. ↑ Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 90
  18. ↑ Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37
  19. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43
  20. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 140
  21. ↑ Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
  22. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  23. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
  24. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
  25. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 94
  26. ↑ Mega Play, "February 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 44
  27. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 43
  28. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139
  29. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 68
  30. ↑ Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136
  31. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47
  33. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  34. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  35. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 84
  36. ↑ Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 88
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