The Game Boy and Game Gear versions had a top over view of four trucks racing on outdoor obstacle courses with mud, jumps and cars. Trucks have to navigate through checkpoints for three laps, missing a checkpoint can cause you to fall behind in a race. You have to qualify for each race, running the first race with one truck, and the main four. Crushing cars at a certain time would allow for nitro boost or money incentives, allowing you to upgrade trucks. The Game Gear version had color to help differentiate the trucks. Vehicles can take damage during a race, with too much resulting in the race ending. Taurus was the fastest truck, but was susceptible to heavy damage early. Invader was the strongest however the slowest until modified. Grave Digger and Equalizer were fast but suspension caused them to bounce more. The most consistent trucks to pick were Carolina Crusher and Predator.