ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Fast Lane! - The Spice Engineering Challenge

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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Stats

3,470

Conversions

Atari ST/E

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Fast Lane! - The Spice Engineering Challenge
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1990
Fast Lane! - The Spice Engineering Challenge
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English
1
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Unlicensed game officially endorsed by the Spice Engineering Ltd, Silverstone.

[2] Jointly-developed by The Attic and Artronic in conjunction with engineers and technicians at Spice Engineering Ltd., Silverstone. Game idea, design & storyboard by Peter Wilkinson; engineering support by Graham Humphries of Spice Engineering. 68K coding by David C. Bowler of The Attic. Graphics by Shaun McClure of The Attic; special effects and digitisation by Chris Tomsett of Artonic Developments.

[3] Game manual provides an overview of Group C Racing and the Spice Engineering & Spice Racing Team, as well as game development and news of .

[4] Game features joystick/keyboard control.


TRIVIA: Game appears to be officially endorsed by Spice Engineering - albeit without the usual requirement of a paid license fee - as permission for use of the company name was granted by then-Chairman of Spice Engineering and former British racing driver, Gordon Spice (see p19 of game manual).

Conversion Notes

Based on 1989 The Attic/Artronic Atari ST release.

Screen info

ECS / OCS
Screenshot ECS no. 3

Screenshot ECS no. 4

Screenshot ECS no. 5

Screenshot ECS no. 6

Screenshot ECS no. 7

Screenshot ECS no. 8

Screenshot ECS no. 9

Screenshot ECS no. 10

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Original Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

Original Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

Budget Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Original Release

Disk scan ECS no. 2

Original Release (alt)

Disk scan ECS no. 3

Budget Release

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

UK Advert [1]

ECS no. 2

UK Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

ECS no. 3

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 7, 2/1990, Page 51)

ECS no. 4

UK Advert [Budget]

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English)

ECS no. 2

Instructions (English) [Budget]

ECS / OCS

Although not stated in the manual, there is an automatic gearbox. Pressing ‘G’ toggles between manual and automatic transmission. During qualification pause the game with ‘F1’ and then unpause with the ‘SPACE BAR’. The qualifying time is now frozen, allowing you to go as slowly as you want while remaining in pole position.

Conversion info

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Joker
Jan 1990
42%
Max Magenauer
1
Datormagazin
No 1 (Jan 1990)
6/10
Erik Engström
1
Génération 4
18 (Jan 1990)
45%
0
Your Amiga
Nov 1990
84%
Adrian Pumphrey
Re-release
1
Zero
12 (Oct 1990)
72%
David Wilson
Re-release
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Format
3 (Oct 1989)
Preview
0

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 56%

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