Speed Haste

Speed Haste is a video game in the racing / driving genre developed by NoriaWorks Entertainment and published by Friendware originally released in 1995. It is currently playable on DOS.

Speed Haste is a very simple and buggy shareware arcade racing game that lets you race F1 or Stock cars on a variety of tracks.

The usual arcade options are here: select your car from different models, choose whether you want to use automatic or manual gears, etc. Although the graphics are much better than average, the driving model is extremely unrealistic. For example, your car can slide through most corners flat out if you take the right line. The joystick controls are clunky and unresponsive, and I found the keyboard to be the best way to play. The AI is pretty stupid, if it exists at all: the computer-controlled cars follow their own route without worrying about where you are. This makes for some interesting pinball gameplay: the bouncing of the cars behind you as you try to pass.

What saves the game from mediocrity, fortunately, is the excellent network play mode. Four players can connect and compete on a standard IPX network, and it's a lot of fun. Since people get the hang of the game very quickly, and any slip-up can lose you seconds, close races are the norm. Lousy AI and exceptionally slow DCs make Speed Haste too easy to beat for more experienced racers, but if you have friends to play against, it's a blast.

Recommended for multiplayer, and for anyone who likes easy racing games.

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