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You fishtail around neon-lit curves, clipping guardrails as the announcer screams about your terrible driving—somehow you still finish first. Pure arcade chaos where perfect drifts matter less than slamming nitrous at the worst possible moment.

Developer: Speedy Studios

Genre: Racing

Released: 1998

File size: 3.46 MB

Game Overview

Racing Beat is that old-school arcade racer you didn’t know you missed—until you grip the wheel and feel the screen shake as you barely scrape past a rival at 200mph. The handling’s surprisingly tight for an arcade game, letting you actually drift around hairpins instead of just mashing the gas. And the tracks? All neon-lit tunnels and cliffside drops that make you lean in your seat.

First race in, I wiped out twice trying to take corners like it was Gran Turismo. Then I remembered: this is pure arcade chaos. Slammed the nitrous, clipped a guardrail, and somehow still podiumed. That’s when it clicked—this isn’t about realism, it’s about that dumb grin when you barely win by half a bumper.

Also, the announcer yells things like “UNBELIEVABLE SPEED!” when you hit a boost pad, which is objectively ridiculous and completely perfect. If you’ve ever fed quarters into an OutRun cabinet, this’ll feel like coming home.