Speed Race
Speed Race[lower-alpha 1] is a 1974 top down racing arcade game developed and published by Taito. It was released as Wheels in North America by distributor Midway Manufacturing. Players use the attached steering wheel to maneuver a car alongside a fast-scrolling road. The objective is to score points by driving past other cars without colliding with them; more points are awarded for driving faster. Players must do this under a 90-second time limit, which ends the game when it runs out.
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
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| Designer(s) | Tomohiro Nishikado |
| Series | Speed Race |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Speed Race is a one or two-player racing video game where players controls a race car along a constantly-scrolling vertical road. The player uses a steering wheel to move the car left or right, and an accelerator to make it move faster. The objective of the game is to drive past other cars that scroll past the players under a 90-second time limit without colliding into them. The time limit and the player's score are displayed on an LCD panel placed above the monitor. Points are earned by driving past cars, with additional points being awarded based on how fast the car is moving. Colliding with a car resets the player's speed and starts them at the beginning of the track. The game ends when the time limit runs out, though the timer can be extended by earning a certain number of points. Two difficulty modes are available that increase the speed of the cars and the number of cars on the track.[1]