The Last V8 cover

The Last V8

Main Game
Racing Science fiction

The Last V8 is a Racing game released on December 1, 1985 for Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amstrad CPC. Seven years have passed since world war III, and only now dare you leave your shelter in order to investigate what has become of the surface world. You drive out in your specially-equipped vehicle, th…

December 1, 1985
Released 14821 days ago
Atari 8-bit Commodore C64/128/MAX Amstrad CPC

About

Seven years have passed since world war III, and only now dare you leave your shelter in order to investigate what has become of the surface world. You drive out in your specially-equipped vehicle, the Last V8, only to discover that the outside world is more hostile than you would have expected. Your task is now (as commended by a digitised voice at the beginning of each level) simply to get back to the base in as short time as possible.

The Last V8 is an over-head driving game where you must drive through narrow roads without crashing into anything, and with a strict deadline for your arrival at the base. This is somewhat complicated by the fact that you have only a narrow stripe of screen space to see where you're driving; two thirds of the screen is dedicated to instruments (speed readout, radiation level and mission objectives). The steering method is not the usual Sprint one; instead you simply pull the joystick in whichever direction you want to go, pulling it in the opposite direction in case you need to decelerate.

Release Dates by Platform

Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 1, 1985
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Atari 8-bit Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986

Game Info

Developer
Worlds & Pictures Limited
Publisher
M.A.D.
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Racing
Themes
Science fiction

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