Power Drift (Arcade)

Power Drift
Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega Platform: Arcade (Sega Y Board) Released in JP: August 5, 1988 Released in US: August 1988 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden developer credits. This game has a notes page

One of many, many, SEGA arcade racers during the 1980's. Despite the title, you don't actually drift in this game.

You are one, sharp dude! Go for number one!!!

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Notes

Unused Sounds

To do: Investigate the female voices in the Sound Test. Are these entirely unused (Lucy and Emily at a cursory glance only uses the regular voices)?

91H

Hidden in the Sound Test next to Diversity (90H) is this odd, seemingly unfinished loop. Where this would be used is a mystery.

Easter Egg Messages

To do: Any more messages? Check disassembly... because I'm sure this isn't the entire staff

If you enter the initials "SEX" on the high score screen, the game will show you this amusing message.

Not only that, but entering certain initial combinations while holding down the Brake and Start button will make the game display other messages, including hidden credits for the music and sound programmers! The text is different depending on the position of the shift gear.

Initials	Shift Gear Up	Translation	Shift Gear Down	Translation
SEX	LAKE YOU ? ME TOO !	Do you like it? Me too!	MACHINE T.K.G.!!
KEY	I LOVE MAKIKO.		I LOVE CYNDI.
TKG	I LOVE RAY CHAN.		I LOVE RIE CHAN.
GAK	SAKICHI !! KITARO !!		I LOVE CHISAKI !
OKA	I AM TALLER THAN T.K.G. !		KIM SAN ISSHOU TUITE IKIMASU.	I'm keeping up with Kim-san.
REE	HALLO !! LETS FIND ANOTHER MESSAGES.	Hello!! Let's find other messages.	ARE YOU M2C2 MENBER?	Are you an M2C2 member?
NAK	NIGASITA SAKANA WA DECOI.	The fish that I released was a decoy. [Possible JP Pun]	NIGASITA SAKANA WA DECOI.	The fish that got away was a big one. [Possible JP Pun]
AKI	LUCY IS MINE!		EMILY IS MINE!
MAT	DO YOU KNOW ELEPHANT SMELL??		DO YOU KNOW ELEPHANT SMELL??
SAD	I LOVE KAYURI CHINA		NS400 IS FARSTEST BIKE IN THE WORLD.	The NS400 is the fastest bike in the world.
HIR	MUSIC DESIGN BY HIRO.		SOUND DESIGN BY MY DESHI.	Sound design by my apprentice.

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