This arcade-style roller coaster thrill ride, published in 1997 by Japanese ad agency Hakuhodo for the Playstation, is deliriously dumb in the smartest ways; a stunning landmark in adrenaline and digital speed, a sustained “oh my god” stuffed into the throat. With a viscous difficulty to match its high energy punk and ska soundtrack from genre legend Ken Yokoyama, the game pushes away from realism and fully embraces its own rebelliously silly aesthetic, capturing the thrills and stupid fun of a roller coaster better than anything else I’ve ever seen.

A "play for 10 minutes a day" masterpiece.

More thoughts here!: https://baxtersmono.medium.com/mad-panic-coaster-speed-thrills-and-the-joys-of-anxiety-28ebf25d7329

Reviewed on Apr 27, 2022


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