Sometimes, old games are just more fun to play than fancy graphics make up for. Whiplash (also know in the UK as Fatal Racing) from 1995 is one of those games.
It featured a CD soundtrack (Redbook audio, remember that?), split-screen multiplayer, and networked multiplayer, which was pretty big for any game in 1995, much less a racing game.
It’s made to run in DOS… that’s right, MS-DOS, i.e. before Windows. Thankfully, through the awesomeness that is DOSBox, one can still play games like this on modern computers.
I’ve always enjoyed racing games, and this one is extremely challenging. It has decent AI competition, and (for the time) good sound effects and music. The physics were obviously not amazing, but it was a good balance between “fun” and “realistically difficult.”
The dreaded “Corkscrew!” The sound effects are awesome, too.
Overall, it’s a fun game, even with very dated graphics. It’s just fun, and has features even new “shiny” games don’t all have.
Pick it up free at MyAbandonware.com and give it a try!