Slipstream 5000

Good game for those looking a more unique racing experience and not bothered by primitive 3D graphics. Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic flight and combat racing game by Gremlin Interactive. This game is a child of the 90s, from times when future was not all apocalypse and racing games dared to have other vehicles than automobiles. The sounds of the planes, the craft and course design, radio chatter between...

30 found this helpful, 2016-01-02

OMG. A 3D racing game released in 1995. Incrediable. Pros - Intensive acro background music - Intuitive instrutions - Friendly TTS ( Text To Speech ) - Clear road indicator ( Nowadays this is the standard for all racing games ) - It runs in DOS-Box, which is a nice solution for modern PC - AI racers is rock-solid in the game even though it was made in 1995. Cons - Mouse doesn't control too many things besides it...

36 found this helpful, 2017-05-03

It’s difficult to rate the gameplay, graphics and concept of a game that’s been released in 1995. It really is. Slipstream 5000 was the kind of games I’d find myself playing 19+ years ago, with no complaints. This was the best that the video game industry had to offer back then. As one of the grandfathers of Retro Racing games of Steam, Slipstream 5000 has all the basic controls nailed down and made clear in the...

20 found this helpful, 2019-06-07

My Playtime: 3.4h (100% achievement, finished both Single Player and Tournament) Intro Slipstream 5000 is a retro racing game where you control an airship in an airborne track. Weapons and turbo are also available to change the race outcome. The game has 2 modes: single-player and tournament. The first one has 10 tracks while the latter one is held in the first 6 tracks. Pros: - 10 tracks with varying difficulty -...

10 found this helpful, 2024-04-27

5/10 let that one slip unless you're seriously into retro games. Slipstream 5000 has it's charms and it's one of those 90ies games that explaines what gamers find so incredibly cool about retro. It was designed for the back then dominant joystick controllers so it's quite hard to control with kb/m and not all modern controllers/pads will work. But if you can get past that, it offers a solid racing game with...

14 found this helpful, 2017-09-22

As a disclaimer, I'm not really a retro gamer, nor do I play many racing games anymore. But I have no doubt in my mind that this is one of the best arcade racing games ever made. The main draw to this title is the vertical component which gives you full 3D control of your ship in specially designed maps. There's also a combat component involving various types of missiles that you can fire at your opponents. It makes...

13 found this helpful, 2016-04-02