title: Nitro Racers
text: # Nitro Racers
  
  Nitro Racers is a video game developed by the Derry-based game studio Torc Interactive and published in Europe by Studio 3DO for the PC. The game was set for release in June 1997, but no contemporary release happened. A demo for the game appeared on Gambler CD #9. In October 2022, the game was released on GOG.com and Steam by Ziggurat interactive.
  
  ## Gameplay
  
  Nitro Racers is a top-down perspective racing game. The game has three difficulties and three viewing modes. It allows for up to three human players, as well as network play over IPX.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated: "With its nearly flawless control, multiplayer options, and track editor, Nitro Racers would be one worth picking up – if 3DO releases it over here."
  
  ## Reviews
  
  * PC Zone 53
  * Computer Games Strategy Plus - Issue 74 January 1997
  