Hyperdrive (video game)

Hyperdrive is a futuristic racing video game made by Midway Games and released in arcades in 1998.^[2]

Hyperdrive
Developer(s)	Midway
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	NA: June 23, 1998[1]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Players race high-tech ships through race tracks stationed in outer space.^[3] The lower the ships hover in relation to the track, the faster they go.^[3] Ships can also pass other racers by flying above or below them.^[4]

There are three tracks to race on and four different ships available.^{[citation needed]}

Development

Hyperdrive uses the same 3Dfx-based board as Midway's earlier game NFL Blitz, but with a faster processor.^[3]

The arcade version of the 1999 game Hydro Thunder utilizes the same basic cabinet as Hyperdrive.