5th_Gear_(video_game)

<i>5th Gear</i> (video game)

5th Gear (video game)

1990 video game

5th Gear is a computer game for the Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64, released on the Rack-It budget label.[1][2][3] The original Commodore 64 version was programmed by Jeroen Leijten, with music by Theo and Renier Hongens.[4] It was largely inspired by previous arcade games Steer and Go and Spy Hunter.

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Gameplay

The player controls a white car that travels up (and then down) a tricky landscape filled with water, bumps, trees, and enemy vehicles. Cash is earned by completing levels, with an initial $10,000 available. These funds are spent at garages to buy extra fuel, repair the car's armour, and put add-ons for the car. These include a turbo-jump (allowing the car to get airborne unassisted, rather than relying on jumps) and waterproofing.

Sources

  1. [1]
    Michael Suck (March 1990). "Dien sie wissen nicht, was sie tun". ASM. No. 11.
  2. [2]
    Laurence Scotford (April 1990). "Screentest: 5th Gear". ACE. No. 31.
  3. [3]
    "Fifth Gear (review)". The Games Machine. No. 28. March 1990.
  4. [4]
    "Cheapo Round-up: 5th Gear". Commodore User. No. 61. October 1988.


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