Well, unfortunately, I'82 ultimately fails at that as well, becoming more of a frustrating torture than an entertaining game. The biggest problem with I'82 is its poor playability. The framerates were horrible on all of the systems I played it on, even on a high-end PIII system, and the game pauses intermittently as a new bit of scenery is loaded into memory. Go ahead and stretch your legs a bit. You knew they could go back in time, but I bet you've never seen a Delorean with a turret-mounted laser.
Car control is poor as well, and bear no resemblance to real physics whatsoever.
The cars are too floaty and reach top speed almost immediately. This combined with choppy performance make playing I'82 an annoying experience to say the least. Visually, it's hard to believe that I '82 actually requires a 3D accelerator. For the most part, I'82 looks extremely dated, and graphically the title is best described as inconsistent. Well, at least the mouths move now.