5th Gear (video game)
5th Gear | |
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Commodore 64 cover art | |
Developer(s) | Fantastic Four |
Publisher(s) | Hewson Consultants |
Designer(s) | Jeroen Leijten |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 |
Release date(s) |
Amiga
Atari ST
Commodore 64 |
Genre(s) | Driving game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
5th Gear is a computer game for the Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64, released on the Rack-It budget label.[1][2][3] The original Commodore 64 version was programmed by Jeroen Leijten, with music by Theo and Renier Hongens.[4][5] It was largely inspired by previous arcade games Steer and Go and Spy Hunter.
Game play
The player controls a white car that travels up (and then down) a tricky landscape filled with water, bumps, trees, and enemy vehicles. Cash is earned by completing levels, with an initial $10,000 available. These funds are spent at garages to buy extra fuel, repair the car's armour, and put add-ons for the car. These include a turbo-jump (allowing the car to get airborne unassisted, rather than relying on jumps) and waterproofing.
Sources
- ↑ Michael Suck (March 1990). "Dien sie wissen nicht, was sie tun". ASM (11).
- ↑ Laurence Scotford (April 1990). "Screentest: 5th Gear". ACE (31).
- ↑ "Fifth Gear (review)". The Games Machine (28). March 1990.
- ↑ "5th Gear credits (Commodore 64)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ "Cheapo Round-up: 5th Gear". Commodore User (61). October 1988.