Nissan’s made a brilliant 8-bit videogame set in Tokyo you can play right now for FREE

Nissan has revealed a new videogame called ‘Nismo Electric Racer Tokyo’. It is a videogame where you race an electric racecar in Tokyo and on first impressions it is… brilliant.

Because it is brilliantly retro, transferring OutRun’s glorious 8-bit aesthetic to one of the greatest cities in the world.

And because it is so brilliantly retro, you won’t mind that it’s wrapped up in the shape of Formula E. The game’s been built to mark the upcoming Tokyo round of the all-electric racing series that Nissan’s been campaigning in for years.

Hence why you’re not piloting an old R33 or R34 or 300ZX or Pulsar GTI or 200SX or literally any cool Nissan from the 90s or indeed any cool Nissan from history. No. You’re piloting a Nissan Formula E car, as either of the team’s current drivers (Oli Rowland and Norman Nato).

Still, despite the fact you’re not driving a cool old Nissan but a silent racing one, illustrator Kentaro Yoshida has turned out a bit of a pixelly masterclass here, rendering a Tokyo cityscape with the obligatory cherry blossom trees and Mount Fuji looming in the background. Just need a Yuzo Koshiro soundtrack and, yup, we’re kids again.

Best thing is, it’s free! You can play it right now! And your Formula E racer won’t run out of battery either! Head this way to have a play and post your experiences below.