Despite the premise of racing on Alcatraz, I don’t think the real island has many loop-the-loops or insane jump locations. The compilation then skips forward to 1997 with San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition.
The emulation isn’t perfect, though, with some slowdown when the road becomes crowded. It’s certainly far too simplistic for modern tastes and wouldn’t be considered as much more than a mini-game today, but it’s fun nonetheless.
A pretty basic game at heart, you had no control over your speed, with your involvement limited to dodging and blasting traffic. Runner shares the basic visuals of Race Drivin’, but its high-speed blasting action is considerably more enjoyable. However, this cabinet experience has obviously been lost, making the game somewhat dull. The arcade cabinet helped enhance the experience, too, with a steering wheel, pedals, and even an ignition. It certainly looks basic by today’s standards, but back then this was cutting-edge stuff. Race Drivin’ attempted to give you an authentic racing experience, which in 1990 meant flat shaded polygons. Runner are two very early polygonal racing titles, but each offer a rather different experience. They’re pretty short lived, though, with the appeal of using the steering wheel from the arcade cabinet sadly being lost when played at home. Both play surprisingly well, and anyone familiar with 16-bit Micro Machines titles will feel a strong resemblance. Both are played from a fixed overhead viewpoint, giving you a full view of the track and all the other cars on it. Both games are simple 2D affairs, with Badlands giving players the use of vehicle mounted weapons. Starting with the oldest, we have Super Off-Road and Badlands. If you have no interest in racing games, you can stop reading now. The full roster contains eight arcade racing titles from 1989 to 2001, giving a nice mix of real retro racing action and semi-modern stuff. Unlike the previous two games in the ‘Treasures’ series, number 3 features a few games that your average ten-year old wouldn’t look at in disgust. Seeing as I have no idea what you’re gaming history is, every game in Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is getting a grilling. On one hand you’ve got the ruthless side of your brain demanding every game in the collection to be judged by modern standards, while the nicer side wants to get all nostalgic and remember the good old days. Classic collections or ‘Treasures’ are incredibly hard to look at objectively.
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