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|publisher=[[Konami]] | |publisher=[[Konami]] | ||
|year=1984 | |year=1984 | ||
|systems= | |systems=[[Arcade]], [[MSX]], [[NES|Famicom]] | ||
|genre=[[:Category:Racing|Racing]] | |||
|genre=[[Racing]] | |||
|players=1 | |players=1 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]] | |modes=[[Single player]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{marquee|Road Fighter marquee.png}} | {{marquee|Road Fighter marquee.png}} | ||
'''Road Fighter''' is a very simple overhead perspective racing game. The race course is presented continuously upwards. The player begins in 40th place, and must make their way to 1st place across 6 different sections of the course. Along the way the player must maneuver their car between innocent bystanding cars, as well as opponent racers. | '''Road Fighter''' is a very simple overhead perspective racing game. The race course is presented continuously upwards. The player begins in 40th place, and must make their way to 1st place across 6 different sections of the course. Along the way the player must maneuver their car between innocent bystanding cars, as well as opponent racers. | ||
One particular feature that makes Road Fighter stand out is the fact that when the car crashes, it doesn't necessarily explode on the spot as in many other racing games of the time. Rather, the car begins to slide in the direction it was bumped. At that point, the player has the opportunity to correct the slide by pushing the joystick into the direction of the slide, righting the orientation of the car. If the player fails to do this in time, the car will spin out of control and will crash on the side of the road. | One particular feature that makes Road Fighter stand out is the fact that when the car crashes, it doesn't necessarily explode on the spot as in many other racing games of the time. Rather, the car begins to slide in the direction it was bumped. At that point, the player has the opportunity to correct the slide by pushing the joystick into the direction of the slide, righting the orientation of the car. If the player fails to do this in time, the car will spin out of control and will crash on the side of the road. | ||
Interestingly, for a [[Konami]] game, Road Fighter wasn't outstandingly popular, and as a result made very few appearances outside of Japan. The game was ported to the [[MSX]] home computer and the [[Famicom]], two systems that Konami greatly supported. The game technically did arrive for the [[NES]] after a time, but only in Europe, and never in the United States. The home console versions also removed the competition aspect from the game and made it strictly a survival racing game. There is also no lap ranking on the home console versions and the NES version of the game only contains 5 stages. | Interestingly, for a [[Konami]] game, Road Fighter wasn't outstandingly popular, and as a result made very few appearances outside of Japan. The game was ported to the [[MSX]] home computer and the [[NES|Famicom]], two systems that Konami greatly supported. The game technically did arrive for the [[NES]] after a time, but only in Europe, and never in the United States. The home console versions also removed the competition aspect from the game and made it strictly a survival racing game. There is also no lap ranking on the home console versions and the NES version of the game only contains 5 stages. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Road Fighter title.png|Title screen | File:Road Fighter title.png|Title screen | ||
File:Road Fighter Lap Ranking.png|Lap Ranking screen | File:Road Fighter Lap Ranking.png|Lap Ranking screen | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==How to Play== | ||
===Controls=== | ===Controls=== | ||
* '''Joystick''': Press left or right to navigate laterally across the road. | * '''Joystick''': Press left or right to navigate laterally across the road. | ||
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''Note: The MSX version uses only one button for the gas.'' | ''Note: The MSX version uses only one button for the gas.'' | ||
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===Sharing the road=== | ===Sharing the road=== | ||
====You and your opponents==== | ====You and your opponents==== | ||
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====Everyone else==== | ====Everyone else==== | ||
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!Cars | !Cars | ||
|[[File:Road Fighter Car1.png]] | |[[File:Road Fighter Car1.png]] | ||
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|} | |} | ||
The remaining cars on the road are simply joy riders who happen to be occupying your course. They vary in behavior, ranging from the yellow cars on the left who never change lanes and just move with the road, to the white car on the right who moves very erratically and often gets in your way while changing lanes. | The remaining cars on the road are simply joy riders who happen to be occupying your course. They vary in behavior, ranging from the yellow cars on the left who never change lanes and just move with the road, to the white car on the right who moves very erratically and often gets in your way while changing lanes. | ||
====Trucks==== | ====Trucks==== | ||
[[File:Road Fighter Tanker.png|left]][[File:Road Fighter Trailer.png|right]] | [[File:Road Fighter Tanker.png|left]][[File:Road Fighter Trailer.png|right]] | ||
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''Note: This is the very first appearance of the Konami Man character in any Konami game. Konami Man would appear in a few games as a bonus until he got his own game (along with Konami Girl) in Konami's [[Konami Wai Wai World]] for the [[NES|Famicom]].'' | ''Note: This is the very first appearance of the Konami Man character in any Konami game. Konami Man would appear in a few games as a bonus until he got his own game (along with Konami Girl) in Konami's [[Konami Wai Wai World]] for the [[NES|Famicom]].'' | ||
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===Strategy=== | ===Strategy=== | ||
[[File:Road Fighter screen.png|right]] | [[File:Road Fighter screen.png|right]] | ||
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* When entering a narrow stretch of road, keep your eyes on the top of the road and try to be proactive about dodging the various cars. If it looks like you can't squeeze through a series of cars, let off the gas and allow the cars to remain ahead of you until an opening appears. | * When entering a narrow stretch of road, keep your eyes on the top of the road and try to be proactive about dodging the various cars. If it looks like you can't squeeze through a series of cars, let off the gas and allow the cars to remain ahead of you until an opening appears. | ||
* Never risk a safe position on the road to get a fuel car unless your fuel is severely depleted. If you are in desperate need of fuel, don't drive across the road just to catch a fuel car. Stay safe and let off the gas to prevent the fuel car from disappearing and only cross over when it is safe to do so. | * Never risk a safe position on the road to get a fuel car unless your fuel is severely depleted. If you are in desperate need of fuel, don't drive across the road just to catch a fuel car. Stay safe and let off the gas to prevent the fuel car from disappearing and only cross over when it is safe to do so. | ||
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== | ==Box artwork== | ||
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File:Road Fighter MSX box.jpg|MSX | |||
File:Road Fighter FC box.jpg|Famicom | |||
File:Road Fighter NES PAL box.jpg|NES European box | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Konami]] | [[Category:Konami]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Arcade]] | ||
[[Category:MSX]] | |||
[[Category:NES]] | |||
[[Category:Racing]] | [[Category:Racing]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | [[Category:MAME]] |