Compatible emulators

Synopsis

Overdrive is practically two games in one. First, you have the arcade game, where you have to compete against a succession of drivers, each better than the last, until you reach the final challenge and achieve victory. The second game is a time trial challenge, where you must race a variety of vehicles on a number of courses against the clock. It's slightly easier than the arcade version and gives you the opportunity to practice.
You have four different cars to control in Overdrive, ranging from a GP to a super sports car. As you might expect, they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. The controls are very responsive, and needless to say, it's incredibly playable. What makes it so difficult is the speed. Everything happens at such a pace that it's often difficult to anticipate turns, and you end up careering through the entire store. Overdrive allows you to connect two machines via null modem cable.
Of course, everything can't be good, otherwise it would have gotten a 100% grade. The biggest problem is the horrible loading times. As the levels vary greatly, the game must load full graphics for each race, which can take much longer than the race itself in some cases!

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