I played this game in the early to mid 1990's on a 486 or pentium, with a souped up diamond viper video card. To put this in the sci-fi genre, it involved a space race with fancy antigravity hovercrafts flying through a variety of alien landscapes. Each vehicle had distinct differences in terms of capabilities and looks. Some were heavier and harder to maneuver, but they could push others around easier, some were smaller, but more nimble. If I recall correctly, there was some sort of scifi backstory and setting. Their were different themed tracks, some desert, ice canyon, maybe even over water. The racing field was pretty crowded, maybe 10 or more competitors (only one human controlled, the others were AI).
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2Hovercraft (as in hovers on a bed of air) or anti-gravity sled (like WipeOut?)– ValorumCommented Jul 1, 2020 at 14:05
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1Great question. I believe it was antigravity and will adjust my question accordingly. It wasn't Wipeout, but it was similar. I remember a track in an ice canyon and I also remember a more crowded racing field than Wipeout - but that's definitely the right genre.– decuserCommented Jul 2, 2020 at 6:03
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Valorum's comment nudged me to do some digging on antigravity games (originally, I was thinking it was hovercraft and my searching was fruitless). I looked at Wipeout and the game mechanics were similar, but it wasn't the exact game. Next, I found Hi-Octane and I remembered playing it, but still not quite right. Finally, I found it! It was Slipstream 5000:
The game was released for PC in 1995. The vehicles are configurable. It can be played as a racing game or as a shootem' up. It has different tracks with canyon. The differences I found between memory and reality were that the vehicles are called aircraft and the field isn't that crowded, although there are about 10 vehicles in a race. The aircraft moniker is misleading as they operate more like antigravs than flightsims (not sure you can crash them and the physics is much more forgiving. More about the game here at wikipedia
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My first impulse, given the timeframe, would be MegaRace, released in 1993.
MegaRace takes place in the distant future, where the player is a contestant on a game show, called "MegaRace". MegaRace is on the VWBT (Virtual World Broadcast Television) television channel where contestants compete in a live-or-die race match against Hells Angels-like speed gangs. MegaRace's host is the eccentric Lance Boyle (played by Christian Erickson). He guides the player throughout the game, introducing new levels and enemies, frequently discouraging the player.
Game playthrough
The non-matching part is that the cars had wheels, although they maneuvered a lot like hovercraft due to how the game pasted the car onto live-action footage of the track.
answered Jul 1, 2020 at 14:12
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Great answer, but it isn't the game I'm thinking of. No wheels.– decuserCommented Jul 2, 2020 at 6:00
Hy i think the HI Octane is the game you looking for.
