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Super Hang-On

General info

Not Amiga Original

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2023-11-30

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Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Apple Macintosh (Classic)
Arcade
Atari ST/E
Commodore C64/128
Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One)
Nintendo eShop (Wii U/3DS/Switch)
Nintendo Virtual Console (Wii/Wii U/3DS)
PC (DOS)
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sharp X68000
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) (PS3/PS4/PS Vita/PSP)

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Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Hard Disk Installer

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Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1988
Super Hang-On
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
English, French, German, Italian
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1988
Super Hang-On
Commercial
Full Price
USA
English
English, French, German, Italian
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1991
Super Hang-On
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Sequel to 1985 Sega coin-op HANG-ON, which never saw a conversion on the Amiga or any other 16-bit platform.

[2] Game supports joystick/mouse control.

[3] Distributed in Germany by Ariolasoft.


TRIVIA: Coder ZZKJ was part of the original team contracted by Electric Dreams/Activision in 1987 to produce the Z80 conversions (Spectrum, Amstrad) of SUPER HANG-ON. For his efforts upon their completion, he was commissioned as the sole coder to undertake the Atari ST conversion. Although not asked to code an Amiga conversion, he reportedly took it upon himself to produce one anyway as a means to hone his 68K coding skills on the increasingly popular 16-bit machine.

The results were impressive, to say the least! After seeing ZZKJ's Amiga conversion in action, Software Studios – the in-house development team and product testing division of Electric Dreams/Activision UK – agreed to commission better graphics and sound for the purposes of releasing an optimised Amiga conversion of SUPER HANG-ON. The Amiga would belatedly see a coin-op conversion that played to the strengths of the up-and-coming 16-bit platform instead of another hackneyed run-of-the-mill Atari ST port, which all-too-frequently before had been propagated on expectant Amiga gaming enthusiasts.

The bold, gutsy initiative shown by coder ZZKJ and the rare forward-thinking demonstrated by Software Studios/Activision (UK) together proved to be a master stroke and, unequivocally, culminated in the most impressive conversion of SUPER HANG-ON to grace any platform at that time. [Source: Antic's Amiga Plus, Vol. 1 No. 5 (Dec 89/Jan 90), p41; courtesy of the Internet Archive]

Conversion Notes

Based on 1987 SEGA-AM2 Co./Sega coin-op.

N.B. Released on Xbox Live Arcade and for PS3 in 2012 as part of the Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. compilation.

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Scan info

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Advert Flyer (front) [incl. with game]

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Team Pepsi Suzuki (front)

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Team Pepsi Suzuki (back)

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UK Advert (Commodore User 1/1988, Pages 72 & 73)

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UK Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

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German Advert (PowerPlay 1/1988, Page 91)

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German Advert (ASM 2/1988, Page 2)

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UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 19, 2/1991, Page 68) [Budget]

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UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 20, 3/1991, Page 53) [Budget]

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Catalogue Entry [Source: Atari Mania]

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Instructions (English) [Budget, Hit Squad]

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Beat the highest score for a continent and enter “750J” for your name on the high score table. Hold down the ‘CTRL’, ‘LEFT ALT’, ‘Z’, and ‘T’ as the credits change. Let go of the the keys to activate the cheat. Press the ‘AMIGA KEY’ to activate the machine guns. Enter new coefficiants for the road turns using the keypad. The initial settings are 60 and 45.

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

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Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Arcade
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Atari ST/E
Conversion Atari ST/E

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Commodore C64/128
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Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One)
No conversion screens found.
Nintendo eShop (Wii U/3DS/Switch)
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Nintendo Virtual Console (Wii/Wii U/3DS)
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
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Sharp X68000
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) (PS3/PS4/PS Vita/PSP)
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
880 Gamer
6 (May 2015)
78%
Mark Stanner
2
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
ACE 18 (Mar 1989)
910/1000
1
Amiga Action
16 (Jan 1991)
80%
Doug Johns
Re-release
1
Amiga Computing
Vol 1 No 9 (Feb 1989)
89%
Simon Rockman
1
Amiga Joker
Dec 1992
Joachim Nettelbeck
Michael Labiner
Re-release
1
Amiga Resource
Vol 2 No 2 (Apr 1990)
13/20
Jim Fuchs
0
Amiga User International
Vol 3 No 4 (Apr 1989)
10/10
Tony Horgan
2
Amiga User International
Vol 5 No 5 (May 1991)
95%
Tony Horgan
Re-release
1
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 6 No 6 (Jun 1989)
Andrew Farrell
0
CU Amiga
Jan 1989
89%
Mark Patterson
2
CU Amiga
Apr 1991
Roundup
1
Oberoende Computer
No 5 (Apr 1989)
0
The Games Machine
17 (Apr 1989)
88%
1
The One
4 (Jan 1989)
85%
1
Your Amiga
Jul 1989
73%
Kevin Crosby
1
Zzap
48 (Apr 1989)
89%
Gordon Houghton
Maff Evans
0

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