About
Super Cars and Super Cars II are top-down racing games from Magnetic Fields/Gremlin, originally released for the Amiga and Atari ST in the early 1990s, with Super Cars II later reissued for MS-DOS as Super Cars International. Supercars III is a Java remake by JOTD combining Super Cars and Super Cars II, with high-resolution rendered graphics, enhanced sound, a 2-player mode, all 21 Super Cars II circuits plus all 10 Super Cars circuits, and a circuit editor for building custom tracks. It runs on Windows XP/7 and macOS, and has a dedicated Pandora port.
How it differs from the original
It enhances the originals with high-resolution and rendered graphics, multicolored cars, custom circuit support via a built-in editor, and optional remixed title and menu music, while trying to keep the "Supercars II spirit."
Getting started
On Windows, run the Supercars3.bat file; on Linux, run Supercars3.sh — both located in the bin subdirectory. It requires Java Runtime 1.5 or higher. Arrows plus Space (or a joypad) control player 1, and the numeric pad plus 0 controls player 2.
History
The author started the project in December 2004 and had to pause development for roughly a year due to other projects, a move, and job changes before continuing.
Known limitations
- audio: Music is available but players should note that some original SC1 music is unavailable in mod format.
- compatibility: GFX problems with JRE 1.6 in full-screen mode; cars not displayed properly under tunnels, but works in windowed mode.
- ai: AI can become stuck going backwards against walls in some situations.
Media
Additional notes
- Credits
- A 3D model of the original Super Cars II cars was provided by Tim Wilson, and music credits include original Amiga modules by Barry Leitch alongside remixed tracks by Fabrice Deshayes and Teippi.