Hot Rod (video game)

Hot Rod
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Activision (ports)
Composer(s)Arcade
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
N.Y
Commodore 64
Jeroen Tel
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
ReleaseJP December 1988 (arcade)
WW April 1989 (arcade)
1990 (ports)
Genre(s)Racing game
Mode(s)3–4 players
Arcade systemSega System 24

Hot Rod is a top-down arcade racing game developed by Sega. Released for arcades in 1988 in Japan and released worldwide in 1989, the game was available in a four-player cocktail-style arcade cabinet, as well as a three-player upright cabinet. Home computer ports were published by Activision in 1990 for the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and Atari ST.