RoadBlasters

December 31, 1987 Atari Games, Atari Games Tengen, Mindscape, Inc., U.S. Gold, Atari Games
Shooter Racing Arcade
Arcade C64 ZXS Lynx Genesis/MegaDrive Atari-ST Amiga ACPC NES
About

The objective of the game is to complete all 50 rallies without running out of fuel. There is no limit to how many vehicles a player can receive to complete a rally, as long as they have fuel. However, the destruction of the vehicle will subtract a small amount from the player's fuel tank. In the arcade, Genesis and Lynx versions, players could start the game at a higher rally, with additional opportunities to jump several levels from time to time. Players can continue their game from where they left off; however, the player has only one chance to complete the 50th and final rally. For completing the final rally the player gets one million points as a bonus. Players can get fuel in four ways: green globes, red globes, a checkpoint, and the rally point.
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Release Date December 31, 1987
Developer Atari Games, Atari Games
Publisher Tengen, Mindscape, Inc., U.S. Gold, Atari Games
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Science fiction