Power Drift (1989)

Power Drift was released in 1989 by Activision. The development team included coder John Mullins, in-game graphic artist Clive Paul, loading screen artist Mr Pixels, and sound designer David Lowe.

This arcade race 'n' chase game is a licensed conversion of the original Sega coin-op. It supports a single player, utilizes AY sound, and offers flexible control options including Kempston joystick, Interface 2, and redefineable keys.

The game was sold on cassette for £9.99. It was also ported to the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, Amiga, and Atari ST platforms.

Critics awarded the title an average score of 80.71%. Your Sinclair magazine designated it a Megagame in their 72nd issue.

The game became a major hit in Russia, spawning nine different TR-DOS versions by groups such as Softstar and Michael Patlis. Cracked cassette versions by hackers like DOC were also common. Magazines such as Optron and On-Line featured tips and cheat codes for invincibility.