I must confess, until now, Id never realised Enduro Racer was essentially Hang-On off-road. Itd not been bought in any of my local arcades as a child and so the only version I ever played was the rather cut down Master System version. Nevertheless, that version was all about straight lines, baby. Forget analogue sticks and precision cornering: Enduro Racer was simply, "Don't mangle your body on a variety of off-track obstacles" and hit all of those wooden jumps for added fun. The d-pad was integral to the experience. Tap it just the right number of times and it became something akin to Morse code. Left, left, right a touch. Now left again. Major left and hold it. Tap right. Right again. Shit! Crash. I never made it past that ancient Greek ruins strewn everywhere stage but I didn't mind dying trying.
Bryan Langley’s first console was the Super Nintendo and he hasn’t stopped using his opposable thumbs since. He is based in Bristol, UK and is still searchin' for them glory days he never had.
