Hard Drivin'

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Hard Drivin'

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Tengen

Developer: Sterling Silver Software

Licensor: Atari Games

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Atari Games

Sound driver: Tengen/Lisa Ching

Genre: Racing^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-12-21^[1]	¥5,900 (6,077)5,900e^[2]	T-48013
US	1990-12^[3]	$54.9554.95^[4]	301017-0150
EU	1991-12^[5]		301017-0170
PT	1991
UK	1991-12^[5]	£34.9934.99^[6]^[5]	301017-0170
AU	199x
BR	199x

Non-Sega versions
Amiga Amstrad CPC Arcade Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC Lynx ZX Spectrum

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Hard Drivin' (ハードドライビン) is a 1989 arcade driving game developed by Atari Games, which was later ported to numerous consoles and computers including the Sega Mega Drive.

Gameplay

As an arcade game, Hard Drivin' emphasized the use of three-dimensional polygon graphics and (relatively) 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 emphasizes 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 player 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.

Production credits

Programming & Graphics (Sterling Silver Software): Dennis Koble, Lee Actor
Sounds: Lisa Ching, LX Rudis, Don Diekneite
Illustration, Graphic & Package Design: Louis Saekow Design
Thanks To: Juergen Friedrich, The Tengen Hard Drivers

Source:

US manual^[7]

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

Main article: Hard Drivin'/Promotional material.

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

^[13]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

35

^[14]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[4]

The Games Machine (IT)

90

^[16]

Génération 4 (FR)

88

^[17]

Game Zone (UK)

PAL

60

^[5]

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

^[26]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

65

^[27]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC-J

51

^[28]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

51

^[29]

Player One (FR)

69

^[30]

Power Play (DE)

61

^[31]

Raze (UK)

NTSC

86

^[32]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC

25

^[33]

Sega Pro (UK)

79

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

81

^[35]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

86

^[36]

Sega Force (UK)

PAL

81

^[37]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[38]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

68

^[39]

Video Games (DE)

57

^[40]

	66
Based on 35 reviews

Hard Drivin'

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, US

Cart

Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Colour manual)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU (Black & white manual)
Cover
Cart 50x50px Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	3225baaf
MD5	2c1cd69c1c3ff24d5f4cb617fc0d5309
SHA-1	e15a3e704900b9736bc274bcb49d4421f4a3605b

256kB

1990-08

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 20
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/Z5bU24UZwms/m/Uvxnnn8EmrkJ
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 105
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37
↑ Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 60
↑ File:Hard Drivin' MD US Manual (cardboard).pdf, page 4
↑ 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
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 81
↑ 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
↑ 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
↑ MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 38
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 43
↑ Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 58
↑ 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
↑ Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 78
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47
↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 72
↑ 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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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-07.pdf_p20-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 20

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[:File:GamePro_US_018.pdf_p105-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 105

[:File:GameZone_UK_02.pdf_p37-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_04.pdf_p60-6] Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 60

[:File:Hard_Drivin.27_MD_US_Manual_.28cardboard.29.pdf_p4-7] File:Hard Drivin' MD US Manual (cardboard).pdf, page 4

[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:CVG_UK_111.pdf_p81-13] Computer & Video Games, "February 1991" (UK; 1991-01-16), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p57-14] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57

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

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_028.pdf_p34-16] The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:Generation4_FR_030.pdf_p90-17] Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 90

[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:MegaTech_UK_02.pdf_p38-26] MegaTech, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-20), page 38

[:File:Micromania2_ES_055.pdf_p43-27] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 43

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_04.pdf_p58-28] Mean Machines, "January 1991" (UK; 1991-01-03), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p139-29] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_018.pdf_p68-30] Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 68

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-04.pdf_p136-31] Power Play, "4/91" (DE; 1991-03-15), page 136

[:File:Raze_UK_05.pdf_p78-32] Raze, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-01-31), page 78

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p53-33] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p47-34] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 47

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p54-35] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-36] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SegaForce_UK_01.pdf_p72-37] Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-38] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p88-40] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 88

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Hard Drivin'

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Production credits

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References