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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Zippy Race

John B. Marine | 9:47 PM | |
So you're a motorcyclist who thinks cars are overrated? Well, do I have a game for you! Zippy Race! Get ready to travel across the United States in an intense cross-country race in this game. I will use my time here to share some thoughts on this old racing game. Welcome to "John's Race Space!"






Zippy Race


Let's talk Zippy Race!

Zippy Race game Irem
^ from: (YouTube) - Zippy Race- one motorcyclist vs. 89 cars.

Zippy Race is a game from 1983 and 1985 from Irem, a developer most people know of for the legendary R-Type shoot 'em ups (SHMUPS). The premise of "Zippy Race" is to compete in a cross-country race around the United States on your motorcycle. Along the way are cars willing to impede your progress. You start off in Los Angeles and try to ride your way into New York City. You will arrive in a few different cities as checkpoints (including my hometown of Houston!). This is an actual race you are competing in. When you pass a car, you move up in position. Can you go from 90th Place to 1st Place?

For you to complete your task, you jump onto your motorcycle passing all the cars in your way. You have a limited amount of fuel for your motorcycle to complete each stage. You will lose fuel if you fail to pick up fuel items or if you crash out too many times. Therefore, it is of great importance to try to stay on your motorcycle and not make as many mistakes. You are not going to go from last to first in just one stage. Instead, this is the proverbial "marathon, not a sprint." Kind of think of Zippy Race as a racing event like "SEGA Rally Championship" or "SEGA Touring Car Championship" in the sense that you aren't going to be the race winner after just one event. This is all about climbing your way through the pack.

Not to spoil the game, but once the game is completed, you run in loops. So you're back to Los Angeles once you clear the run from Los Angeles to New York. Most games back in the day were about having the highest score rather than complete some kind of story. Though, there were games about beating the high score and not having to do loops.




What If There Was a Modern "Zippy Race?


A concept like "Zippy Race" sounds like something some independent (or indie) developer would come up with. Could you see a modern interpretation of this game somewhere? Here's a little extra section to discuss that possibility.

If there hasn't been a modern interpretation of Zippy Race attempted by some developer(s), it is very much possible to see a concept like this resurface or be revisited. This could easily be made by any sort of independent devloper to have a motorcycle compete against cars in a cross-country race. Someone would probably try to add actual manufacturers just to add some extra appeal. Since the game has on-road and off-road sections, it probably wouldn't be smart having a sport bike be used in this setting. The motorcycle would probably have to be some sort of sport tourer to be realistic and to follow logic.


Final Thoughts are next!




Zippy Race: Final Thoughts


While not entirely obscure, "Zippy Race" is a racing game with a pretty fun concept. It is very cool for the most part. Anyone playing this game will need to learn to pass without crashing. Navigating the scenery is also a critical consideration for this game. Put it all together, and you got yourself a fairly cool classic racing game in "Zippy Race."





I hope you enjoyed this blog post. I couldn't find a brief video to show this game in action, so I had to rely mostly on a picture to show you what this game is all about. Still, I'm glad you could be here. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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