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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ロードブラスターズ), alternatively titled '''''Road Blasters''''', is an arcade game developed by [[Atari Games]] which was brought to, among other consoles, the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1991. It was not released in Europe.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ロードブラスターズ), alternatively titled '''''Road Blasters''''', is an arcade game developed by [[Atari Games]]. It was brought to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1991. It was not released in Europe.
  
 
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On the Mega Drive, ''RoadBlasters'' is very similar to its arcade counterpart, however some palettes are different for unknown reasons, and all digitised speech is missing. The graphics were also altered for the lower resolution display of the Mega Drive console (320x224 vs. the arcade's 336x240), however the core gameplay remains in-tact, and is generally considered to be amongst the most accurate home conversions of the game.
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'July' and 'October' builds of the final retail release exist; differences and release information are unknown.
 
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Revision as of 22:57, 9 November 2023

Not to be confused with Data East's Road Blaster.

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RoadBlasters
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tengen
Developer:
Licensor: Atari Games
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Developer(s) of original games: Atari Games
Sound driver: Lisa's Sound Driver[1]
Genre: Racing[2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,800 (7,004)6,800e[3] T-48023
Sega Mega Drive
US 		301032-0150
Non-Sega versions

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RoadBlasters (ロードブラスターズ), alternatively titled Road Blasters, is an arcade game developed by Atari Games. It was brought to the Sega Mega Drive in 1991. It was not released in Europe.

Gameplay

In RoadBlasters, the player drives a car armed with various weapons, and needs to travel across various tracks shooting enemy cars while avoiding obstacles without running out of fuel. Players can crash as often as they like, but this will also lead to a loss of fuel, so it is not recommended. The car automatically accelerates, and A fires.

Versions

On the Mega Drive, RoadBlasters is very similar to its arcade counterpart; however, some palettes are different for unknown reasons, and all digitised speech is missing. The graphics were also altered for the lower resolution display of the Mega Drive console (320x224 versus the arcade's 336x240), but the core gameplay remains intact, and it is generally considered to be amongst the most accurate home conversions of the game.

'July' and 'October' builds of the final retail release exist; differences and release information are unknown.

Production credits

  • Programming: Sterling Silver Software
  • Audio: Earl Vickers
  • Thanks to: Doug Coward, Jim Hernandez, Mike Klug, Bill Hindorff
Special thanks to the original coin-op team at Atari Games.
  • Illustration, Graphic, & Package Design: Louis Saekow Design
Source:
US manual
RoadBlasters MD US manual.pdf
[5]


Magazine articles

Main article: RoadBlasters/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: RoadBlasters/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[6]
ACE (UK) NTSC-U
50
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
65
[8]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
78
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[11]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[12]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
49
[13]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-U
49
[14]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[15]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
57
[16]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
72
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
39
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[19]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
39
[20]
Video Games (DE)
65
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
 56
Based on
16 reviews

RoadBlasters

Mega Drive, JP
RoadBlasters MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
RoadBlasters MD JP CartTop.jpg
RoadBlasters MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
RoadBlasters MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
RoadBlasters MD US Box.jpg
Cover
RoadBlasters MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
RoadBlasters MD US manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)

RoadBlasters MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

Main article: RoadBlasters/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ http://vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=LSD_(GEN_Driver)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 148
  4. ↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42
  5. ↑ File:RoadBlasters MD US manual.pdf, page 5
  6. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 190
  7. ↑ ACE, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-08), page 86
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-08), page 37
  9. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 171
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 22
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-03-06" (JP; 1992-02-21), page 39
  12. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1992" (JP; 1992-02-04), page 82
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 77
  14. ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 128
  15. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "May 1992" (JP; 1992-04-xx), page 115
  16. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
  17. ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 49
  18. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  19. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
  20. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 144
  21. ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 30


RoadBlasters

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