Road Fighter [Model RC801]

Nintendo Famicom cart. published 39 years ago by Konami Industry Co., Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Info

TECHNICAL

GAME ID: RC801

Players: 1
Controls: 2-way joystick, left and right = steer
Buttons: 2
=> [B] = low gear, [A] = high gear

TRIVIA

Road Fighter for Famicom was released on July 11, 1985 in Japan.

The game was probably supposed to have a double-player mode (just like coin-op original), which is shown on the right panel ('1p' above score), but the game remained single-player.

Due to cartridge rom size, the stages are moderately altered and 2 are removed, ending the loop after course 4. You don't fight for position 1 in this port. Time isn't measured, the distance is shown by a generic progress bar located on the left side of the screen.

SCORING

Overtaken car	50 points.
Konami man	1000 points (doesn't occur at course 2).
Fuel car	1000 points (constant number).
Unused fuel units	30 points per unit (awarded after stage).

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Don't press the [A] button when you're accelerating from 0 km/h. You'll need to wait way more than you'd start with [B] button and then 'shift' at 190 km/h.

* Don't crash at any course (except #2) to encounter Konami man for 1000 point bonus.

* Pick all the bonus fuel cars - you may need them even if you have much fuel. You'll not get a bonus increment though.

SOURCES

Game's ROM.