Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1992 Amiga, C64, DOS, GB, NES, ZX game by Argonaut Software Ltd..
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About the game
Tom Cruise's film brought NASCAR racing to the masses, and Mindscape did the same for games players with this license. If you mentally change the driver names, it can be thought of as a recreation of real NASCAR racing rather than a direct recreation of the film.
You play Cruise's Cole Trickle character (his name, like many of the others, is slightly different to that of a real NASCAR racer of the day) against your rivals on 8 tracks, based on real-life counterparts. The races are all on ovals, although the exact lengths, corner types and gradients are varied. This means that the ideal racing line on one track can put you into the wall on another. Qualifying is incorporated alongside the races themselves.
From time to time you'll have to pull into the pitstop area. When doing so, you control the five members of the pit crew. Losing time in the pitstop will make you lose positions at the race. The other racers, however, never pit.
The NES version has 3rd-Person perspective only.
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Facts
- First released
- 1992
- Developers
- Argonaut Software Ltd.
- Publishers
- Mindscape, Inc.
- Genres
- Racing / Driving, Simulation, 1st-person, Behind view, Top-down, Automobile, Track racing, Vehicle simulator
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 5.8 (41 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Media (GB · Germany)
Screenshots
Title (GB) Pre race options (GB) Practice how fast you can change the tires (GB) Tyre wear indicator (GB) Damage indicator (GB) Stay on the track (GB) Qualifying positions (GB) Starting off the real racing (GB) Other cars can get smashed up (GB) Different colored cars (GB) There gaining on you (GB) Youve crashed (GB) Final positions (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiga | 1990 | — | — |
| C64 | 1990 | — | — |
| DOS | 1990 | — | — |
| NES | 1990 | — | — |
| ZX | 1990 | — | — |
| GB | 1992 | United States | Mindscape, Inc. |
Barcodes
- 0050047105022
Where this comes from
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