This simple flash racing game is just that: Simple. You have a car that’s slightly faster than all other cars, and you must pass the rest of the field in three laps to win. Reaching and staying at top speed is easy in this free flash game, since the concept of “hitting the wall” is totally absent. Turns and obstacles on the track are little more than decorative elements, as the car “turns” for you whenever you approach a sharp change in track direction. Sound silly? Well, it kind of is.

The real game, then, is about passing other racers. They’ll try to block you, and the only type of collision you can have with other cars is a strange example of simplified positive feedback: the car that is behind (even if it’s mostly a side-to-side collision) gets shoved back, and the car that is in front gets pushed forward. Thus, passing can turn into a really, really frustrating endeavor against an unrealistic physics model.

If you’d like to play Oldskool Racer, just try it out below: