Hard Drivin'

Hard Drivin'
Developer(s)Atari Games
Ports
Tengen
Domark
Sterling Silver Software
NuFX
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Rick Moncrief
Programmer(s)Stephanie Mott
Max Behensky
Artist(s)Sam Comstock
Kris Moser
Deborah Short
Composer(s)Don Diekneite
Platform(s)Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Lynx, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: February 12, 1989
  • EU: February 1989
  • JP: June 1989
  • HK: November 1989
Amiga, CPC, ST, C64
1989
MS-DOS, Spectrum
1990
Genesis
  • JP: December 21, 1990
  • NA: 1990
  • EU: 1991
Lynx
  • WW: 1991
Genre(s)Driving simulation
Mode(s)2 players (alternating)
Arcade systemAtari Hard Drivin'

Hard Drivin' is a sim racing arcade video game developed by Atari Games in 1989. Players test drive a sports car on courses that emphasize stunts and speed. It features one of the first 3D polygon driving environments via a simulator cabinet with a haptic vibrating steering wheel and a custom rendering architecture.