Mach Rider

Mach Rider is a futuristic driving video game created by Nintendo. It was first released on October 18, 1985 for the NES, as one of the 18 initial launch games. A month later, on November 21, the title was released in Japan for the Famicom. It was adapted for use in the arcades as part of the Nintendo Vs. Series. Vs. Mach Rider was essentially a modified version of the Endurance Course from the original game. It included a brief scene that for the first time revealed clearly what Mach Rider looked like. It will be made available on the Wii's Virtual Console.

Story
The year is 2112, and the Earth has been invaded by evil forces known as Quadrunners. You play as Mach Rider, a motorcycle-riding vigilante who travels from sector to sector searching for survivors and destroying the enemy vehicles who stand in your way.

Controls

 * & : Press left or right to steer the Mach Rider's motorcycle throughout the course.
 * & : Press up or down to change gears. Mach Rider's bike has four gears and travels at an immense speed in top gear.
 * : Press the A button to accelerate Mach Rider's motorcycle.
 * : Press the B button to fire Mach Rider's machine gun which can be used to destroy enemies and obstacles on the road.
 * : Press Start to pause the game.
 * : Not used during gameplay.

Modes

 * Fighting Course: The player controls Mach Rider as he travels across ten different sectors, and tries to avoid being destroyed by obstacles such as Oil Drums and his enemies, the Quadrunners. If he is destroyed, he will separate into fragments and then reform, as long as he has energy remaining. On each sector in Fighting mode, the player is given the choice to ride to the next sector on either Track A or Track B. The two tracks are different from one another and with each new sector there are new tracks. There is no ending sequence. Once the tenth sector is completed, the story starts anew, with a second quest of ten entirely new sectors.


 * Endurance Course: The player must race a certain number of kilometers within a time limit while enemies and obstacles get in the way and slow down the progress. Lives and energy are not a factor in Endurance, but being destroyed looses precious time.


 * Solo Course: This is the same as Endurance Course, but with no enemies.


 * Design Mode: This is where the player may design their own sector and then race on it using one any of the three other modes of play. However, like Excitebike, the game required the Famicom Data Recorder in order to save the tracks, and the device was never released outside Japan.