Days of Thunder
- Days of Thunder (1990 on Dedicated handheld)
- Days of Thunder (2011 on PSP, PlayStation 3)
Description official descriptions
Tom Cruise's film brought NASCAR racing to the masses, and Mindscape did the same for games players with this license. If you mentally change the driver names, it can be thought of as a recreation of real NASCAR racing rather than a direct recreation of the film.
You play Cruise's Cole Trickle character (his name, like many of the others, is slightly different to that of a real NASCAR racer of the day) against your rivals on 8 tracks, based on real-life counterparts. The races are all on ovals, although the exact lengths, corner types and gradients are varied. This means that the ideal racing line on one track can put you into the wall on another. Qualifying is incorporated alongside the races themselves.
From times to times you'll have to pull into the pit stop area. When doing so, you control the five members of the pit crew. Loosing time on pit will make you lose positions at the race. The other racers, however, never pit.
The NES version has 3rd-Person perspective only.
Groups +
Screenshots
Promos
Credits (DOS version)
9 People
Game Programming | |
Argonaut PC 3D System | |
Sprite Routines | |
Graphic Design | |
Artwork | |
Music | |
SFX |
Reviews
Critics
Average score: 54% (based on 25 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 37 ratings with 0 reviews)
Be the first to review this game!
Trivia
Knowledge Dynamics Corp
The string "Copyright(C) 1989 Knowledge Dynamics Corp." appears in the program executable, but it's unknown what role this company played in the creation of this game.
Sound
If the Adlib or Roland detection isn't working, simply copy the ADLIB.BIN or ROLAND.BIN file over the PCSND.BIN file to force sound for your card.
Identifiers +
- MobyGames ID: 1432
- Wikipedia (en)
Contribute
Are you familiar with this game? Help document and preserve this entry in video game history!
Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Macintrash.
ZX Spectrum added by Kabushi. Game Boy, NES, Commodore 64 added by totalgridlock. Atari ST, Amiga added by Martin Smith.
Additional contributors: Trixter, Martin Smith, Patrick Bregger.
Game added May 13th, 2000. Last modified October 26th, 2023.