SLIPSTREAM 5000
While many futuristic racers tie you to roads, Gremlin’s PC racer puts you in an aircraft, giving you an extra dimension to worry about – and that’s on top of the fact that your rivals are out to blast you with lasers. There are plenty of editions of this game to choose from. Early big box releases come in CD-ROM or 3.5-inch floppy disk versions and are designed for DOS, with certain American packs including a free two-track Skid Row sampler CD. The game made plenty of budget label appearances too, under labels like Sold Out, Zoo Classics, Uwish Games, and Grab It, and these advertise compatibility up to Windows XP. For this reason, it’s considerably easier to get CD-ROM versions. Of course, if you’re worried about compatibility issues, there are always the digital releases on Steam and GOG – but you can’t put those on a shelf to look pretty, can you?