Club Drive is a polygonal 3D driving simulation video game developed and published by Atari for their Atari Jaguar console in 1994. The game saw an additional rerelease in 2022 as part of the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration collection.
The game is set in the year 2098, where driving has been outlawed for the past 50 years out of safety concerns. This came to an end when Doctor Lawrence Phosphorus developed new vehicles from materials that were mathematically proven to be safe. With the driving ban lifted, a new theme park built for vehicles known as Club Drive was born.
The game has three different play modes, as well as four different environments. In Collect mode, you drive around a confined area with the goal of collecting a designated amount of Energy Balls in as short a time as possible. Race mode challenges the player to drive from one point on the map to another and back for a designated number of laps. Collect and Race can be played as a single player time attack race, or a two player competitive race, while Tag is a two-player exclusive mode where two players compete to be "not it" longer by crashing into their opponent to make them "it".
Club Drive features examples of:
- Classic Cheat Code: By moving to the World Selection screen, then pressing 4 then 2 on the keypad, you can access a secret extra stage known as Planet Todd. The version of the game featured in Atari 50 removes the code, replacing it with a visible option to access the stage with the simple press of a button.
- Company Cross-References: In a nod to Atari's roots, the TV set in Jerome's Pad is playing a neverending game of Pong.
- Easter Egg: By locating a hidden passage in the Old West's Race map, you can find yourself warped to an island featuring a 3D model of Atari's headquarters.
- Gotta Catch 'Em All: The objective of Collect mode is to gather a prerequisite number of Power Balls that spawn in random locations around the map.
- Macro Zone: Jerome's Pad is a giant house where your car is the size of a toy. You can drive around the floor, where you can go on and under the furniture.
- Metropolis Level: One level is set in San Francisco. In addition to being able to drive around the city, there's also a recreation of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Collect variant is set in a parking garage.
- Skate Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Velocity Park's Collect variant is set in a giant half-pipe with a few extra ramps thrown in the middle for good measure.
- The Wild West: One location is the Old West. The Collect version is set in a small Western ghost town, while the Race version includes drives through an orange rocky canyon.
- Time Trial: None of the races feature any CPU opponents, so the only objective is to clear them in as little time as possible.
