Super Sprint is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. The player drives a Formula 1-like car on a circuit that is viewed from above.
Gameplay
Super Sprint is a simple racing game. Up to three players drive simultaneously on a circuit against opponents controlled by the computer. The circuits are viewed from above and always fit on the screen, so the game never scrolls. After three rounds the winner advances to the next circuit. There are 8 circuits in total, but the game never ends—the circuits just repeat. As the player goes to higher levels, more and more obstacles appear on the track, like oil puddles and tiny moving tornadoes. If the car touches them, the player loses control over the car for a short time while it is sliding and spinning. Driving into a wall with high speed or falling from one of the bridges destroys the car, but a helicopter will appear to replace it.
The car can be customized by collecting wrenches that lie on the track. The player can exchange three of them for improved traction, better acceleration or higher top speed.
Legacy
The game is a successor to the Sprint series which were black-and-white games with very primitive graphics from the 1970s. Later in 1986 Championship Sprint was released which is almost identical, but with different tracks.
Because Super Sprint was so simple and this type of game is relatively easy to create, it inspired many similar games, mostly from hobbyists.
Ports
Super Sprint has been ported to the following home computers and video game consoles:
Super Sprint was also released on the arcade collection game, Midway Arcade Treasures, for the Nintendo GameCube, the Sony PlayStation 2, and the Microsoft Xbox systems plus for the PC. Its sequel game, Championship Sprint , was also released for the same systems on Midway Arcade Treasures 2.
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