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Super Cars
Super Cars player must finish in the top 3 of each race to progress
- initially there are 4 computer opponents, but more are
added as you progress through the game
The car can be upgraded throughout the game via the
shop section. The player is given an initial price, but al-
so a number of options of things to say to the salesman -
with the right combination, the price will drop.
An unusual easter egg was featured in the game,
whereby typing in a certain swear word in the name
screen will reset the game.
Developer(s) Magnetic Fields
Cars
Publisher(s) Gremlin Graphics
Three cars are available for purchase during the game,
Platform(s) Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore the Taraco Neoroder Turbo, the Vaug Interceptor Turbo
64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum and the Retron Parsec Turbo. Each appears to be based on
Release 1990 a real car of the time with the Retron Parsec Turbo be-
date(s) ing based on the Cizeta-Moroder V16T, the Vaug Inter-
ceptor based on the Honda NSX and the Taraco Neoroder
Genre(s) Sport
based on the Alfa Romeo SZ but with some slight changes.
Mode(s) Single Player This is in slight contrast to the box art, where the blue
"starter" car (Taraco) instead more closely resembles a
Super Cars is a top-view racing game from Gremlin In- contemporary european Ford Fiesta or Escort Cosworth
teractive, who later produced the Lotus series of games. convertible.
Stylistically, the game is influenced by Super Sprint
There are 9 tracks at each of the 4 difficulty levels,
which can be raced in any order (although the last track
you race is made harder than usual). In the races you
External links
win money, which can be spent on temporary handling • Super Cars at World of Spectrum
and power upgrades, plus armour plating and front/rear • Super Cars at MobyGames
shooting missiles that can knock out other racers. The
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Categories:
• 1990 video games
• Racing video games
• Amiga games
• Atari ST games
• Amstrad CPC games
• Commodore 64 games
• Gremlin Interactive games
• MSX games
• Nintendo Entertainment System games
• ZX Spectrum games
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