Taito‘s Chase HQ is an intense arcade driving game where you chase down criminals and have to bash them into submission with your vehicle.

It first came out in arcades in 1988 and I remember playing it quite a bit at the time.

The arcade cabinet had a steering wheel and a hi-low gear stick.

Playing Chase HQ in an emulator now is just as much fun as playing the real thing back then, and it makes getting screen grabs so much easier. 🙂

More: Chase HQ on Wikipedia

Stage 1 intro – explains what you’ve got to do.

The enemy car is on fire but hasn’t stopped yet!

Zooming past the tall buildings is hugely exhilarating!

Tunnels often distinguish the different levels.

Caught the first bad guy. He’s lucky they don’t just shoot him!

Helicopter overhead and a choice of fork coming up!

Thank God for big arrows that point at the bad guys!