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Super Sprint (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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1989
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✪ Reviewed on February 10, 2024
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The NES port of the famous Atari arcade keeps the top-down view and three-car sprint races. Handling remains decent, but simplified graphics and the lack of the three-pad cabinet drain much of the experience.

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Category
Racing 1 player 3+
Description
Port of Atari's top-down arcade racer. Published by Tengen, released in 1989 in Japan. Twisty circuits, pickups, arcade handling and multitap support depending on the build. Japanese Famicom edition.

Super Sprint review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,04 MB 📅01/11/1989
Published by Tengen

Super Sprint (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $25 Q6 complete
 $150 Q10 new
 $480 !
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Collector interest

Port of the Atari arcade cabinet released by Tengen in Japan in 1989, when Tengen was producing unlicensed Famicom carts outside Nintendo's lockout. That dissident third-party context, paired with a limited Japanese run for a pure arcade title, props up its value. The collecting angle is chiefly the Tengen Japanese cartridge itself, a relic of the Tengen versus Nintendo standoff.

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