was among the thirteen highest-grossing arcade games of 1983. Legacy In 1996, Next Generation listed it as number 65 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time", lauding the innovative jumping and bumping mechanics, the variety of cars, and the strong sensation of speed and tension. The arcade version was made available on the PlayStation Portable in North America by G1M2 with its original title. The game also appears on the Data East Arcade Classics compilation with its original name. Two clones were released for the Commodore 64. Burnin' Rubber in 1983 uses the chorale parts of Johann Sebastian Bach's Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben cantata for the soundtrack. Bumping Buggies was produced in 1984. High scores On 25 December 2011, Charlie Wehner of Missouri beat the arcade version's world record with a score of 3,175,880. On 14 September 2013, John McNeill of Brisbane, Australia claimed the world record with a score of 5,869,264 but due to ownership issues with Twin Galaxies at the time, the score was not officially recognised until 5 January 2015. The world record using MAME was achieved by John McNeill of Brisbane, Australia on 2 March 2012 with a score of 2,531,168. See also Spy Hunter References External links 1982 video games Arcade video games Atari 2600 games ColecoVision games Data East arcade games Hamster Corporation games Intellivision games Midway video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Top-down racing video games Vehicular combat games Vic Tokai games Vertically-oriented video games Video games developed in Japan