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A Commodore 64 top-down arcade racer, inspired by the spirit of classic racing game Lemans.

Lemans 2 V1.3c - A new full-screen cover. Gameplay remains unchanged.

Start at the lights, build up speed and weave through traffic. Reach the next checkpoint before the clock runs out, collect overtaking bonuses and push for a new high score. Every collision costs precious time, and every second counts.

Features

  • Remixed routes for each race, with bends, chicanes and narrow sections.
  • Rival cars with different speeds and driving lines.
  • Changing environments: green countryside, lakeside roads, slippery snow, night and fog.
  • Headlights and limited visibility that make the darker sections a different challenge.
  • Checkpoints that add time, with a maximum reserve of 60 seconds.
  • A 1,000-point bonus for every ten cars overtaken.
  • Gradual acceleration and deceleration, sliding on snow and collisions that force you to slow down and recover.
  • Trackside trees, grandstands, advertising boards and an overhead bridge.
  • SID engine, overtaking and skidding sound effects.
  • Joystick and Commodore paddle support, plus an in-game pause function.
  • Set a qualifying score and enter your three-character initials! High scores are automatically saved and loaded at startup.

Paddle supported!

Controls

  • Joystick port 2: move left or right to steer.
  • Commodore paddle port 1: turn the paddle to steer.
  • Fire: advance through the title screens and start the race. Hold Fire during the race to accelerate; release it to slow down.
  • P: pause or resume the race.

The game is supplied as a PRG and D64 for C64 emulators, original Commodore 64 hardware and Ultimate 64. Load the game using your preferred emulator or compatible hardware setup. In an emulator, configure the controller for the corresponding C64 port. PAL is the recommended video standard.

For persistent records, use a writable disk or D64 image on device 8. If you launch the standalone PRG, a writable disk must still be available for saving. Keep your existing disk image to retain your records!

Updated 16 days ago
Published 21 days ago
StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorZeroG Labs
GenreRacing
Tags8-Bit, Arcade, Commodore 64, Driving, Homebrew, Pixel Art, Procedural Generation, Retro, Time Attack, Top-Down
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Joystick
AI DisclosureAI Assisted

Purchase

Buy Now$1.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $1.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

lemans2-V1.3c.d64 170 kB
lemans2-V1.3c.prg 50 kB

Development log

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Awesome and extremely fast-paced racing game featuring smooth scrolling and an excellent sense of speed. It also offers great effects and beautifully designed sprites. Definitely one of the best C64 racing games of the year! Our German-language review can be found at 01:06:02. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂

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thank you!

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What a great racer! I enjoy this is much as I enjoy Turbo Arcade on the Atari 2600 or the arcade version of Pit Stop & that's high praise! The engine sounds are fantastic, the title screen is beautiful, and the presentation of night and rain is excellent. You even took the time to add paddle support! Bravo!! My only tiny gripe is that the binary is too large at 50K. Mostly people probably use "warpe mode" in their emulator so they don't notice, but on real hardware there is no warp mode :(. You could use Exomizer to pack the binary. E.g. `exomizer sfx systrim -o leman2-packed.prg lemans2.prg` produces a 17K binary which loads much faster :)

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Thanks! In the next releases I will optimise code and speed in uploads as well as introduce other very interesting things.

Sorry for the delay, had sooo many games to write up this week 

https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/10/lemans-2-arcade-racer-inspired-by.html Lemans 2 - An arcade racer, inspired by Lemans for the C64 by ZeroG Labs :)

Thanks! One of my favorite sites! I check it every day! Amazing

A good car game. I included it in a video alongside other games released in September.

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print “I love it!”

Awesome!

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print “Thank you!”

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Hello, please activate paying with card option. I want to buy your game but Paypal is not available in my country. 

done :)

Just bought the game, big thanks!

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Thanx a lot! Have fun

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Funny enough, the original game was actually a clone of the old Sega arcade game, Monaco GP (which came before Super Monaco GP)

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Nice game, only seen gameplay video's so far. I do miss the burning car when hit? Then it goes to the side lane (pit?) Just like in the original.

That would have been too original :). It could be done, though. Try it

Thanks, bought the game! Very nice. I noticed that if you stick to the right side of the track you have a minimum change of getting hit by cars (maybe also outer left?) because they leave a gap.

Congratulations—a very enjoyable update to Le Mans that doesn't alter the essence of the original game, with a smooth scrolling. Great fun!

This is my best score after 2 runs: 218202

Nice score!!! thank you for playing

Very nice game!

Thanx a lot!!!

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Makes fun to be honest. Do you have the talent to make such games in 3D and with much more tracks like in Super Cycle and with the graphics of Pitstop 2?

You mentioned two of my favorite Commodore 64 games! Let's improve this game first, and then who knows! I'd love to create a pseudo-3D game for the Commodore 64.

Improve this one? It's already quite good and reminds me of Super Monaco Grand Prix from the Arcades. Well, imagine approximately 40 years ago, there have been quite good 3d like games already on the C64 and super smooth as well. I played Pitstop 2, Super Cycle and then there was The Great American Cross Country Road Race. Really cool games on the C64 for that time. Good luck with your projects!

A heartfelt thank you, but there are still plenty of new things in the works for Lemans 2! Stay tuned.

Awesome!