Rad Racer
The first stage theme of this game has been quite surprisingly enough brought back to life through the web-cartoon Homestar Runner. Stinko Man's (anime version of the popular Strong Bad character) theme song is in fact the first stage theme from this game with "neo-Japanese" lyrics.
Game play
The idea of the game is to race around a course, and make it to check points before the fuel (gas) runs out. If you hit another vehicle, road sign or tree at a high speed, the car crashes. Crashes take time and make it more difficult for the player to reach the check point. There are eight different levels of requiring increasing skill.
- Stage 1 – Sunset Coastline
- Stage 2 – San Francisco Highway
- Stage 3 – Grand Canyon
- Stage 4 – Ruins of Athens
- Stage 5 – Los Angeles Night Way
- Stage 6 – Snow White Line (a course through the Rocky Mountains)
- Stage 7 – Seaway in Typhoon (presumably in Japan)
- Stage 8 – Last Seaside Running (perhaps New Jersey/New York)
The cars
At the car selection screen, you can pick one of two cars: a Ferrari 328 or an F1 racing machine. The computer-controlled cars are as follows:
- Stage 1 – Volkswagen Beetle
- Stage 2 – Chevrolet Corvette
- Stage 3 – Citroën
- Stage 4 – Mercedes-Benz
- Stage 5 – Lamborghini
- Stage 6 – Lotus Esprit
- Stage 7 – Porsche 911
- Stage 8 – Ferrari Testarossa
Up – Turbo Acceleration Down – Change Music Left/Right – Steer A – Accelerate B – Brake Start – Pause Select – 3D glasses mode
Screenshots and cartridge
Categories: 1987 computer and video games | NES games