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Slot Car Racer

Overview

Scalextric is a brand of slot cars and Hornby slot care racing system sets which first appeared in the late 1950s. This game brought that to life in first person for the fans of the brand, though this was good enough that it was also released as Gran Prix later in Europe.

European version / Radio Elettronica & Computer 1987/12 (Anno XVI Numero 10) / a.k.a. "Grand Prix". Released in North America as Slot Car Racer.

The game is a simple two car, split screen racing game. Cars cannot come off the track but they do lose speed when driving along the track edge or when skidding in the chicanes.

Cars can crash, a crash is when one car hits another from behind at a speed that's in excess of 20 mph. In a crash such as this the car that's behind automatically loses the race. However if the cars are level the race does allow one driver to move sideways to push the other player out of the way, either to make passing easier or to distract the other player.

Each race can be for one or two players and when racing against the computer the player an select one of three difficulty levels to play against. Races can be from 1 to 99 laps long and the player has a choice of racing on one of the 2 supplied circuits or they can design their own.

The C64 version of the game was released as Slot Car Racers in North America.

Developers
Andrew Bradley
Platform
Commodore 64
Genre
Racing
Alternate Names
  • Gran Prix (Scalextric)ItalyFlag of Italy region
  • Scalextric: The Computer EditionEuropeFlag of Europe region
  • ScalextricEuropeFlag of Europe region

Media

Advertisement Flyer - Front

Slot Car Racer - Advertisement Flyer - Front (Europe) - 845x1181
Europe -  845 x 1181

Box - 3D

Slot Car Racer - Box - 3D (Europe) - 928x1466
Europe -  928 x 1466
Slot Car Racer - Box - 3D (Europe) - 820x1244
Europe -  820 x 1244

Box - Back

Slot Car Racer - Box - Back (Europe) - 700x692
Europe -  700 x 692

Box - Front

Slot Car Racer - Box - Front (Europe) - 470x664
Europe -  470 x 664
Slot Car Racer - Box - Front (North America) - 750x711
North America -  750 x 711
Slot Car Racer - Box - Front (Europe) - 700x699
Europe -  700 x 699
Slot Car Racer - Box - Front (North America) - 525x800
North America -  525 x 800

Box - Front - Reconstructed

Slot Car Racer - Box - Front - Reconstructed (North America) - 1758x2677
North America -  1758 x 2677

Cart - Front

Slot Car Racer - Cart - Front (Europe) - 1174x753
Europe -  1174 x 753

Clear Logo

Slot Car Racer - Clear Logo (Europe) - 482x186
Europe -  482 x 186
Slot Car Racer - Clear Logo (North America) - 400x175
North America -  400 x 175

Disc

Slot Car Racer - Disc (North America) - 320x316
North America -  320 x 316

Screenshot - Game Title

Slot Car Racer - Screenshot - Game Title (Europe) - 320x200
Europe -  320 x 200
Slot Car Racer - Screenshot - Game Title (North America) - 320x200
North America -  320 x 200

Screenshot - Gameplay

Slot Car Racer - Screenshot - Gameplay (Europe) - 320x200
Europe -  320 x 200
Slot Car Racer - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 320x200
North America -  320 x 200