No Second Prize

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Description

There is indeed no second prize in this race between 6 of the world’s toughest riders. First prize is the one remaining model of the greatest motorbike the world has ever seen, incidentally.

The graphics are polygon based, with lots of roadside detail, and leaning into corners to maximise turn-in leads to the graphics to tilt appropriately. The control is mouse-based, allowing for slight adjustments to be made and ensuring that the controls are realistic but not impossible. As well as your five rivals, there are lots of Sunday riders on the roads, distinguished by having brown bikes, so make sure to avoid these.

This was one of the first games to feature video-style replays, allowing you to find the exact moment you want to replay, from any part of the race, and view it at normal speed, double-speed, or freeze-frame. The camera angles on offer here include one that follows the bike, one that views the track from the side, and a TV-style chase view.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Setting: Country - France
• Top Shots / Topshots releases

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Critic Reviews

ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Nov, 1992	11 out of 12	92
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Jan, 1993	90 out of 100	90
CU Amiga	Amiga	Dec, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Games	Amiga	Nov, 1992	88 out of 100	88
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Jun, 1994	87 out of 100	87
Play Time	Amiga	Dec, 1992	86 out of 100	86
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1992	81 out of 100	81
Gambler	Amiga	Jan, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	Amiga	Dec, 1992	72 out of 100	72
The Good Old Days (Staff Reviews only)	Amiga	Oct 02, 2020	4 out of 6	67

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Music

As Jochen Hippel had left Thalion at the time of the release of No Second Prize, Matthias Steinwachs created the musical score for the game. But Hippel had worked on the music for the game. On his 1990 studio album "Give it a try", which featured remixes of his work for Thalion, a song called "Glory" is included, which is marked as No Second Prize title music.

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