Unlike other console races centered on pure speed, "Gas Hog" focuses on carefully managing fuel consumption, an idea that resonated with the energy crisis still weighing on recent American memory in the early '80s. The structure follows the usual driving mold with a side or top-down view, resolved with the simple graphics typical of the console's early catalog.
It's not one of the 2600's most fondly remembered driving titles, but its premise — saving fuel as the game's objective — sets it apart within an offering dominated by unlimited speed.
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