Underplayed Gems

Power Racer (1991)

Power Racer cover
Developer
Graphic Research Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Tecmo
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
Racing, Arcade

How it feels

A top-down arcade racer where you collect dots along a circuit while avoiding obstacles and rivals.

racingarcade-stylecasualretroscore-chasingtop-down

About

Power Racer is a conversion of the arcade game Head On to the Game Boy that includes an extra special mode with multiplayer. Viewed from a top down perspective, the player has to race around a circuit consisting of five lanes and collect all the dots that lies scattered around. This mode features ten difficulty levels. The special mode has items and obstacles to face. You can also play in the special mode against a second human player.

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