Thrill Drive 3

Thrill Drive 3
Developer(s) Polygon Magic
Publisher(s) Konami
Designer(s) Konami
Engine Konami Viper
Platform(s) Arcade only
Release date(s) 2005
Genre(s) Racing sim
Cabinet Sit-down, steering wheel, attachable seatbelts
Arcade system Konami Viper
CPU Motorola PowerPC XPC8240, 3DFX
Sound YMZ280B
Display Raster (512x384)

Thrill Drive 3 is a street racing sim arcade game released by Konami in 2005. It is the sequel to Thrill Drive and Thrill Drive 2, released in 2001.

Like the previous titles, the game still lets you choose from an assortment of vehicles including a bus and an oil rig, and lets you race around the United States, Japan, or Europe, but also lets you race under certain situations such as fog or night. Also, the object--like the previous titles--is to cross the finish line first without hitting any obstacles, running into any police cars or causing any accidents. As always, when the player crashes his or her car, he or she still receives the "cracked windshield" sequence, but this time there are different camera angles of the crash. New notable features in this game include a new seatbelt function, as you are required in this game to wear one to feel the impact of the crash, and driving your car to several shops, which include, but are not limited to the following (you have to drive to a certain station on the course):

Like the previous titles, when you finish a race, the computer will tally your driving technique in six areas, how many obstacles you hit, and how much dollars in damage you caused--and, as always, hitting too many obstacles will cause the rank to suffer.