Powerslide

A great game, with a great selection of cars. Very unique mapping and the Luge track is just a nice release from the racing. Well worth a purchase as just a simplistic but fun to play arcade style racer!

If you want to feel what it is like to drive with low friction, this is the game to play. Endless hours of fun and graphics that were ahead of its time. I haven't tried it on win 7 64bit but I will soon. Highly recommended!

great music... great tracks... sad i dont know of anyone I could play with locally

Powerslide received a lot of critical acclaim back when it was released in 1998 but has gradually been forgotten, which is a real shame because it still holds up incredibly well. Realistic physics, fantastic visuals and excellent force feedback all add to the immersion. Be prepared to put your gaming credentials to the test with this one though because Powerslide is hard. Super hard. While you shouldn't have too much trouble winning the Novice championship once you've got the hang of it, and Advanced gives you a good challenge, the jump in difficulty to Expert and then to Insane is massive. You might need to jump through some hoops to get it running nicely on your Windows 10 PC but it's worth it. I go more in depth with Powerslide as part of my Windows 95/98 Hidden Gem video here: https://youtu.be/QEBPbKODlVg

First up, this game is called called 'Powerslide' for a reason. If you're not into power-sliding around a race-track, and want realism over fun. Then you should probably look else-where. For the rest of us, this game is an absolute hoot. Based in a futuristic wasteland, you get to race on some great tracks in some awesome beasty vehicles. Being an old-fashioned game too, you also have charcters that you select as your driver. Some of which have hilarious names (like Dodgy Dave and Hempgirl, to name a couple). In terms of visuals, this game has held up pretty well over the years, and actually filled my widescreen display and runs at a silky smooth frame-rate. I am yet to test the game with a gamepad, but I find it easy enough to play it with the directional-arrow keys, as that's how I played it back in the day. I feel that this game was so underrated in it's time, and couldn't have been happier to see it appear on gog this week. I will be spending many more hours enjoying this game.