Byte Driver

Drive fast and hack even faster at the speed of 1200 baud!

I dig it. It's like if they made a Vectrex in 2019 but kept the scope of the games the same. The whole car hacking/scanning thing is a really clever mechanic and makes this a fun little game.

This really takes me back to 1979 playing in the arcade, in that alternate universe. The sound track is great! The game is fast and has surprising depth!

What a hidden gem! Hard and classic gameplay with retro graphics. Once you got the hang of the controls it becomes really enjoyable. I recommend a controller, it feels way more natural to play. 7 / 10

This game is a great, quick session type of game. Not sure what to play, don't have much time to play, this game will suit ya. It has a high skill ceiling though, so expect to replay levels several times, but what's great here is it's all fast as hell. Not only that, but enemies carry slightly different stuff each round, so how you upgrade your car and which weapons you pick up will vary a bit each time for each level. More importantly, there's a no stress option you can kick in when you just wanna jam and smash enemies, so even if you don't have time to or want to "get gud" they've got ya covered. So if you like games such as, say, Super Hexagon, where the core concept is straightforward and levels are similar but increasingly difficult, Byte Driver is right up your alley...Plus you literally get to hack and blow up cars at increasingly absurd speeds, so what's not to love? Oh, but as the game says, controller is very much the way to play this game. There's keyboard and mouse support, and it works okay, but it's clearly better tuned for controllers. If you're a weirdo like me that prefers Dualshock controllers, just be aware that occasionally the game may forget your settings …

A terrific little pastiche of late 70s/early 80s vector videogames which also manages to be a great little racer and, with the hacking mechanic, an fairly original game in its own right.