{"id":112072,"date":"2020-04-26T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/04\/retro-inspired_racer_80s_overdrive_speeds_onto_the_switch_eshop_early_next_month"},"modified":"2020-04-26T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T12:45:00","slug":"retro-inspired-racer-80s-overdrive-speeds-onto-the-switch-eshop-early-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/26\/retro-inspired-racer-80s-overdrive-speeds-onto-the-switch-eshop-early-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro-Inspired Racer 80&#8217;s Overdrive Speeds Onto The Switch eShop Early Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80a9e44f7f936\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80a9e44f7f936\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resize\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QFxpETNv-I4?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/03\/80s_overdrive_is_speeding_onto_switch_if_this_cheeky_tease_is_to_be_believed\">cheeky tease<\/a> in March, it&#8217;s now official \u2013 on 7th May, the retro racer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds-eshop\/80s_overdrive\">80&#8217;s Overdrive<\/a><\/strong> pulls up on the Switch eShop in North America, Europe, and multiple other locations. There&#8217;s currently no word on the price.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy classic racing games like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sega_ages_out_run\">Out Run<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>Top Gear<\/strong> or have played more recent releases like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/horizon_chase_turbo\">Horizon Chase Turbo<\/a><\/strong>, Insane Code&#8217;s upcoming title should be your kind of racer. And if the name sounds familiar, that&#8217;s because it was previously released on the 3DS eShop in 2017. Here&#8217;s the official Twitter announcement:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\" readability=\"2.4426229508197\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"1.1692307692308\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nintendo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nintendo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Switch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Switch<\/a> version of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/80sOVERDRIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#80sOVERDRIVE<\/a> will be live on 07.05.2020 in Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and America! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nindies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nindies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/indiedev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#indiedev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Made with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/monogame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#monogame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ZPpMnZc5b\">pic.twitter.com\/1ZPpMnZc5b<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 80&#8217;s OVERDRIVE (@80soverdrive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/80soverdrive\/status\/1253705027035762689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>According to the game&#8217;s website, this 2D pixel art racer is designed to transport you back in time when 8-bit and 16-bit console and arcade games were in their prime.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll compete against opponents in a career mode, get chased by police, unlock new races, buy new cars, and upgrade them to improve the speed, acceleration, handling, and braking. There are even police radars and nitro to install. In addition to this is a time-attack mode and you can create your own tracks in the editor. This is all backed by &#8220;18 synth \/ retrowave&#8221; music scores.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"80's Overdrive\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9e36cbe681b84\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9e36cbe681b84\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\" alt=\"80's Overdrive\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"80's Overdrive\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1a22610632c18\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1a22610632c18\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\" alt=\"80's Overdrive\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"80's Overdrive\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f1a7e0a85258\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/0f1a7e0a85258\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\" alt=\"80's Overdrive\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"80's Overdrive\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c09231ea70c8e\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c09231ea70c8e\/80s-overdrive.original.jpg\" alt=\"80's Overdrive\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about 80&#8217;s Overdrive, be sure to view our original <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/3ds-eshop\/80s_overdrive\">3DS review<\/a> \u2013 we awarded it eight out of ten stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] After a cheeky tease in March, it&#8217;s now official \u2013 on 7th May, the retro racer 80&#8217;s Overdrive pulls up on the Switch eShop in North America, Europe, and multiple other locations. There&#8217;s currently no word on the price. 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