Super Hang-On

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Description

In Super Hang-On you race a motorcycle around the world, completing each section of track within a time limit. There are other bikes on the road, but beating this is not important, so they can be thought of as moving obstacles. Each continent is a different difficulty level: Africa is beginner, Asia is junior, the Americas are senior, and Europe is expert.

This is a very simple and straightforward game, viewed from behind the bike in 2D (so the screen does not tilt with the bike). The right/left controls are steering, and up/down are gear changes. Your cycle is always moving, and your speed strictly depends on the gear you are in, although contact or running off the road slows the bike down.

The Sega Genesis version features "Original mode" in which the player participates in racing tournaments, hires mechanics, upgrades his bike. This mode uses passwords allowing players to continue a previously played game.

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Alternate Titles

• "3D Super Hang-On" -- Nintendo 3DS title
• "スーパーハングオン" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Hang-On series
• SEGA Vintage Collection series
• Setting: African

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Genesis

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Critic Reviews

Joystick (French)	Genesis	May, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Mean Machines	Genesis	Oct, 1990	86 out of 100	86
ST Action	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	84 out of 100	84
Amiga Action	Amiga	Jan, 1991	80 out of 100	80
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1988	8 out of 10	80
Retrogaming History	Genesis	May 09, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Nintendo-Online.de	Nintendo 3DS	Jan 14, 2014	7 out of 10	70
Compute's Amiga Resource	Amiga	Apr, 1990	13 out of 20	65
Power Play	Atari ST	Oct, 1988	63 out of 100	63
VideoGame	Genesis	Apr, 1991		60

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Arcade version of Super Hang-On appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Compilations

A version of Super Hang-On is included in Sega Smash Pack 2.

Awards

• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #41 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"

Related Web Sites

• Home Of The Underdogs - Super Hang-On (A site that offers information and downloads.)