Road Fighter

November 1, 1984 Konami Konami, Palcom
Racing Arcade
Arcade sg1000 Wii famicom NES MSX
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Road Fighter is a car-based arcade game developed by Konami and released in 1984. It also was the first car racing game from Konami. The goal is to reach the finish line within the stages without running out of time, hitting other cars or running out of fuel (fuel is refilled by hitting a special type of car). The game also spawned two sequels in its time, Midnight Run: Road Fighter 2 in 1995 and Winding Heat in 1996, respectively. A Japan-only rebooted sequel was also released in 2010, 14 years after Winding Heat.
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Release Date November 1, 1984
Developer Konami
Publisher Konami, Palcom
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action