The objective of the game is to either beat the player's opponent across the screen or to race against the clock for best time, depending on the settings used.

Specific criticism was given to the "clumsy" and "annoying" gameplay mechanics, and the game design was characterized as "ill-suited to the Atari control system".

Rogers said he achieved his time by shifting into second gear as the countdown timer reached zero.

[8] Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel, a speedrunner and creator of tool-assisted speedruns, analyzed the source code of the game, and it was discovered that 5.51 seconds was impossible.

On January 29, 2018, Twin Galaxies removed Todd Rogers' records and banned him from participating in their competitive leaderboards.