“Shibata said, ‘Racing is good, but let’s have more action like Sonic the Hedgehog!'”.
In the rare event that you’ve ever found yourself wondering what a cross between F-Zero, pinball, and Sonic the Hedgehog might look like, you needn’t look much further than the psychedelic racer Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Go!
Released in early 1994 for the Super Famicom, Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Go! is a Japanese-exclusive game from the developer KAZe Co. Ltd and the music publisher Meldac that features Mode-7-style visuals, anime-inspired character designs, and high-speed action-packed racing. It originally came to our attention earlier this year thanks to being one of the first titles that the future Sonic Jam artist and Samba De Amigo designer Satoshi Okano worked on prior to joining Sega and is the type of game that you’d probably suspect to have a large cult following due to its cool, retrofuturistic aesthetic and familiar gameplay.
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“Shibata said, ‘Racing is good, but let’s have more action like Sonic the Hedgehog!'”.
In the rare event that you’ve ever found yourself wondering what a cross between F-Zero, pinball, and Sonic the Hedgehog might look like, you needn’t look much further than the psychedelic racer Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Go!
Released in early 1994 for the Super Famicom, Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Go! is a Japanese-exclusive game from the developer KAZe Co. Ltd and the music publisher Meldac that features Mode-7-style visuals, anime-inspired character designs, and high-speed action-packed racing. It originally came to our attention earlier this year thanks to being one of the first titles that the future Sonic Jam artist and Samba De Amigo designer Satoshi Okano worked on prior to joining Sega and is the type of game that you’d probably suspect to have a large cult following due to its cool, retrofuturistic aesthetic and familiar gameplay.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
