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The best racing: unusual vehicles games

The most popular racing games involve driving conventional vehicles like (cars, bikes, etc). There's a different kind of racing game in which the player has to drive unusual vehicles such as war boats, prehistoric bikes, spaceships, penguins... More often than not, these racing games involve shooting or some kind of other non-conventional activity (for a racing game anyway).

Most popular racing: unusual vehicles games

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Micro Machines

DOS1994 Codemasters
Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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Hi-Octane

DOS1995 Bullfrog
Hi-Octane is an abandoned futuristic combat racing game developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1995. Hi-Octane was published for DOS and a few consoles: PlayStation, PSP, PS Vita, SEGA Saturn. It's based on the same code used for Magic Carpet, a well known game also made by Bullfrog.
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Monster Truck Madness

Windows XP/98/951996 Terminal Reality
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Slipstream 5000

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected The Software Refinery
Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-speed, anti-gravity racing in a variety of unique and challenging tracks. One distinctive feature of Slipstream 5000...
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Skyroads

DOS1993freeware Bluemoon Interactive
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SuperKarts

DOS1995 Manic Media Productions
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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

DOS1995 Supersonic Software
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Road Runner

DOS1989 Atari
Road Runner is a video game based on the popular Looney Tunes cartoon series featuring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The game was originally developed by Atari Games and released in arcades in 1985. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, such as the Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS and others. Yo...
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 The Big Red Software Company
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BC Racers

DOS1995freeware Core Design
BC Racers is a DOS unconventional (to say the least) racing game that features a prehistoric theme, designed by Martin Gibbons, developed and published by Core Design in 1955. It's the third game in the Chuck Rock series, the first two being platformers not available for PC.
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Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS1992 Peakstar Software
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Antarctic Adventure

DOS1986 Konami
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S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 Atari
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CyberRace

DOS1993 Cyberdreams
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Thomas the Tank Engine 2

DOS1993 Peakstar Software
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Skyroads: Xmas Special

DOS1994freeware Bluemoon Interactive
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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The Rocketeer

DOS1991 NovaLogic
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