Hard Drivin'

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

















Number of players: 1
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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

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
52 №111, p81
75
60 №2, p37
72 №13, p126
32 №5, p92
50 №21, p65
50 №2, p38/39[1]
51 №4, p58-60[2]
69 №18, p68
86 №5, p78[3]
40 №23, p53
81 №3, p54[4]
86 №18, p66
81 №1, p72/73[5]
Sega Mega Drive
63
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[6]
Æskan (IS)
91
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[8]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[9]
Console XS (UK) PAL
86
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
52
[11]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
35
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
84
[14]
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
[26]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
65
[27]
Mean Machines (UK) NTSC-J
51
[2]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
51
[28]
Player One (FR)
69
[29]
Power Play (DE)
61
[30]
Raze (UK) NTSC
86
[3]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
25
[31]
Sega Pro (UK)
79
[32]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
81
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
86
[34]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
81
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[36]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[37]
Video Games (DE)
57
[38]
Sega Mega Drive
66
Based on
35 reviews

Hard Drivin'

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Mega Drive, AU

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  9. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-08), page 36
  10. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 130
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  14. GamePro, "January 1991" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 105
  15. The Games Machine, "Febbraio 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 34
  16. Génération 4, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 90
  17. Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 37
  18. Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 43
  19. Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 140
  20. Joystick, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 126
  21. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  22. Mega Drive Fan, "March 1991" (JP; 1991-02-08), page 99
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  24. Mega Force, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1992-01-15), page 94
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  38. Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 88