SNES

Super Off Road

High-octane top-down racer featuring customizable trucks on treacherous dirt tracks. Known for its turbo-boost mechanics, split-screen multiplayer, and upgrade system between races. The SNES port enhanced the arcade original with new tracks and visual effects.

Release Date
January 1, 1991
Players
1
Region
US

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Gameplay Systems

In the game, up to three players (four in the NES version through use of either the NES Satellite or NES Four Score ) compete against each other or the computer in racing around several top-view indoor off-road truck tracks of increasing difficulty. There are eight different tracks (twelve in the SMS version and sixteen in the SNES version) and 99 races altogether on most versions (the SNES version loops through 64 races without ending ). All races are raced more than once. First place results earn the player points to continue in the championship and money with which to upgrade their truck or buy more nitro.

The goal is to reach the end of the season with the most money earned. Continues are available but whereas players can get extra money in the arcade version, in the home versions, the player's money is reset to zero. This is one of the first games where the player could upgrade their vehicle by earning points or money, an idea conceived by John Morgan (although in Atari Games ' Sprint series, the player could upgrade their racer using wrenches), a system that is used in many racing games today. The Spectrum version of the game was voted number 47 in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time .

The game was ranked the 35th best game of all time by Amiga Power .

Media Reviews

Electronic Gaming Monthly
7/10

About Super Off Road

Super Off Road is a classic video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on January 1, 1991. This title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.

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