Super Hang-On[a] is a motorcycle racing arcade video game released by Sega as the sequel to Hang-On. It uses a simulated motorcycle arcade cabinet, like the original game. The game was released for the ZX Spectrum in 1987.
In Super Hang-On you race a motorcycle around the world, completing each section of track within a time limit. There are other bikes on the road, but beating this is not important, so they can be thought of as moving obstacles. Each continent is a different difficulty level: Africa is beginner, Asia is junior, the Americas are senior, and Europe is expert.
Super Hang On Spectrum Cassette Game Gameplay
The arcade mode in Super Hang-On is similar to the original Hang-On, but there is a choice of four tracks to race on which are based on continents, each containing a different number of stages. Also, should the player reach the normal maximum speed of 280 km/h (174.2 mph), a turbo mode is enabled. By using this mode allows the player to reach an even higher top speed of 324 km/h (201.4 mph). Each stage is roughly half the length of a stage in the original Hang-On. Africa is the easiest and shortest out of the four courses (six stages). Asia is the second easiest and is similar in length to the course from the original Hang-On at ten stages long. The Americas is the second to toughest course, containing 14 stages and Europe is the hardest course, being 18 stages long. When the player starts a race, they have their choice of four songs that will play during the race, a feature borrowed from Out Run.
Game Reviews
Peter Shaw of Your Sinclair reviewed the arcade game, calling it “brilliant, fast and the most accurate simulation of riding a motorbike” he had played. The ZX Spectrum version scored 10/10 in Sinclair User and received the “SU Classic” accolade. It was rated number 27 in the Your Sinclair Official Top 100 Games of All Time list.
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Super Hang On Spectrum 48/128K/+2/+3 Cassette Game Ocean Software
Super Hang On original cassette
Original inlay instructions
Orginial cassette case
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Rarity: Fairly Common
Typical value: £4.45
Boxed & Mint: £4.99 – £13.00
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