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[vdub_bobby]

Ninja killers, put away your swords and hop in your sweet, sweet '80s ride. It's time for Rad Racer!

Post a score and let's get this thing rolling!

Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point.

And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it.

This week's competition ends next Wednesday (January 2) morning at approximately 9:00 am PST.


This week's scores:

33,091 shadow460 (+10 pts)
22,444 theKLT (+8 pts)
20,606 RJ (+6 pts)
16,191 LarcenTyler (+4 pts)


Twin Galaxies High Scores

None!


Overall standings:

1. PressureCooker2600 (99 pts)
2. vdub_bobby (68 pts)
3. LarcenTyler (60 pts)
4. gdement (57 pts)
5. Blackjack (28 pts)
6. Artlover (24 pts)
7. rjchamp3 (18 pts)
8. atari2600land (15 pts)
9. theKLT (10 pts)
10. Roloking (10 pts)
11. Ryanw (4 pts)
12. potatohead (1 pts)


Game Info

Released in 1987 by Nintendo. Developed by Square.

Other platforms: None.

Sequel: Rad Racer II (NES - 1990)


Tips

None yet.


Note: I'm on dial-up, so the full write-up will have to wait. Go ahead and start playing, though.

Edited by vdub_bobby, Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:52 PM.

[LarcenTyler]

16,191

Ran out of time just before the goal of Stage 2.

[RJ]

New to the NES HSC. Been active in 8-bit, 7800, & CV HSCs.

20,606.

[shadow460]

33,091. What a horrid game. I can't believe I'd settle for this much flicker and this kind of collision detection even in the late '80's. I got through most of Stage 4, and, you guessed it, I ran out of time one pixel before the very end according to the in game map.

I was going to post tips, so here they are:

Play Enduro instead.

[theKLT]

22444

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[PressureCooker2600]

shadow460, on Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:15 AM, said:

What a horrid game.

I actually liked Rad Racer.

[shadow460]

PressureCooker2600, on Wed Jan 2, 2008 4:59 PM, said:

shadow460, on Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:15 AM, said:

What a horrid game.

I actually liked Rad Racer.

I did, too, until the drugs wore off.

[vdub_bobby]

Ok! I've been super lazy, but it's time to get back into action - this "week" is closed! Hope you had fun playing Rad Racer!