Road Runner (video game)
Road Runner | |
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Arcade flyer of Road Runner. | |
Developer(s) | Atari Games |
Publisher(s) | Atari Games |
Composer(s) | Hal Canon & Earl Vickers (Arcade version), Gavan Anderson & Tania Smith (NES version) |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, NES |
Release date(s) | 1985 |
Genre(s) | Platform game |
Mode(s) | Up to 2 Players |
Arcade system | Atari System 1 |
CPU | 68010 |
Sound |
6502A (main sound) YM2151 (FM stereo sound) |
Display | Raster, 336 x 240, horizontal orientation |
Road Runner is a variant of the platformer genre, based on the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts. It was developed and released by Atari Games in 1985.
Gameplay
The player controls Road Runner, who is chased by Wile E. Coyote. In order to escape, Road Runner runs endlessly to the left. While avoiding the coyote, the player must pick up bird seeds on the street, avoid obstacles like cars, and get through mazes. Sometimes Wile E. Coyote will just run after the Road Runner, but he occasionally uses tools like rockets, roller skates, and pogo-sticks.
Ports
Road Runner was ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and NES. Like other NES games released by Tengen, the NES version of Road Runner was released in an unlicensed cartridge.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #140 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 3 out of 5 stars.[1] The game went to number 2 in the UK sales charts, behind Exolon.[2]
References
- ↑ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (December 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (140): 74–79.
- ↑ http://ysrnry.co.uk/ys23.htm
External links
Arcade
- Road Runner at the Killer List of Videogames
- Road Runner at the Arcade History database
- ArcadeClassics.info
- The Arcade Flyer Archive
Ports
- Road Runner at MobyGames
- The Atari 2600 Port at Atari Guide
- Home Computer ports at The Legacy (German)
- Road Runner at World of Spectrum