QUByte Interactivehas announcedthat their upcoming collection of theTop Racerseries has been pushed back from its January 11 release date, to the new target of March 7. In the meantime, a demo that includes three tracks will be available on Steam starting January 11.
An update on the Top Racer Collection release date:#TopRacerCollectionpic.twitter.com/nmym8Pw4Ez
I knew these games asTop Gear. It was hard not to look at it as a kid since the cover features a car (possibly) drivingaway from an explosion. It was similar toRace Drivin’in terms of itseye-catching cover, but unlikeRace Drivin’,Top Gearis actually a decent series.
Created by Gremlin Games Studios, the series started out on 16-bit consoles as racing games that use a raster effect to depict a 3D-like road. It distinguishes itself from games likeOut Runby having tracks that actually circle back on themselves, which was uncommon for the particular sub-genre. It also had more of a tournament racing feel with pitstops and ongoing rankings. It also had split-screen multi-player, kind of likeOutrunnerson Genesis, but not as terrible.
ThoughTop Gear 2was ported to other platforms, the series stayed faithful to Nintendo platforms for a long time. After three games on the SNES, the series shifted to N64, with Boss Studios and Midway handlingTop Gear Rally.
Top RacerCollectionassemblesTop Racer (Gear),Top Racer 2, andTop Racer 3000into one package. On top of that, they’re includingTop Racer Crossroads, which is a new title that features four new cars, including one that is plainly the Ferrari Testarossa featured inOut Run. I can dig it.
Top Racer Collectionlaunches July 05, 2025 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
