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Game Overview

Space Racer is one of those MS-DOS games that just gets it—no fluff, no tutorials, just you and your ship against the void. The first time I booted it up, I barely had time to admire the chunky pixel stars before an asteroid nearly took me out. That’s when it clicks: this is all about reflexes and that sweet, sweet adrenaline rush.

Enemy ships swarm in from all sides, bullets fly, and somehow the controls feel perfect even with those old-school keyboard binds. You’ll die a lot, but it never feels cheap—just the right kind of "I could’ve dodged that" frustration. And the soundtrack? Pure bleep-bloop magic that somehow makes blowing up pixel aliens feel epic.

If you’ve got a soft spot for games that don’t overthink things, this is your jam. It’s like digging up a time capsule from when games were about high scores and sore thumbs. Still holds up, too—just don’t blame me when you lose track of an entire afternoon.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".