SEGA arcade racing fans, rejoice. Repixel8 is currently working on a lowpoly retro arcade racing game, Formula Retro Racing. This indie racer looks very similar to SEGA’s Virtua Racing, and you can find its first gameplay footage below.
Very much a work in progress, but here's a quick teaser of some early development gameplay footage from our upcoming #lowpoly retro arcade racer "Formula Retro Racing". #indiedev #gamedev #RETROGAMING #madewithunity #indiegamedev https://t.co/jshxxLxiL6 pic.twitter.com/A9lZTy35Y0
— Repixel8 (@Repixel8) January 29, 2020
As Repixel8 noted, the game is still in development. As such, this gameplay footage does not represent the quality of the final product. Still, it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.
Formula Retro Racing looks like a HD remake of Virtua Racing. The game retains that iconic blue-ish arcade visual style, and looks retro-amazing.
To be honest, this video reminded me of another SEGA-influenced racer, the 90s Arcade Racer. 90s Arcade Racer aimed to recreate the feeling of SEGA’s arcade racing games, like Scud Race and Daytona USA. Unfortunately, and despite a successful Kickstarter campaign, this racing game never got released. As such, I seriously hope that Formula Retro Racing will not meet 90s Arcade Racer’s fate.
Last but not least, Repixel8 aims to release the game on Steam in Q2 2020.
Enjoy the gameplay footage and stay tuned for more!
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Amazing!!!
Splitscreen is a must
slow news day eh
slow brain day, eh?
Keep w4nking off to retro remakes you pathetic catfish
TIME BONAH!
Looks great! If it doesn’t happen then at least we still have the options for emulating the original arcade game and its various console ports including the recently released Sega Ages iteration via Yuzu.
Back when life was simple and games were FUN! Little things used to give so much excitement, nothing is the same anymore!
Maybe you should try playing some fun games? There’s tons of them.
Great! Good idea
I can see myself getting into this, but then i can see myself not getting into this too.. Weird times
I hear you.
Sometimes, I have fun playing Virtua Racing on Mame with a good CRT shader.
But I really don’t play more than 10 minutes. This game has aged a lot.
But still one of the most nostalgic games to me.
Haven’t heard the name “90s Arcade Racer” in a long a*s time. I was looking forward to that game.