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− | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an arcade racing simulation game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for the [[Sega System 32]]. The first game released for the hardware in February 1991, it is also notable for its cameo inclusion of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], technically making it the character's first ever appearance in a video game. | + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ラッドモビール) is an arcade racing simulation game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for the [[Sega System 32]]. The first game released for the hardware in February 1991, it is also notable for its cameo inclusion of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], technically making it the character's first ever appearance in a video game. |
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Genre: Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rad Mobile (ラッドモビール) is an arcade racing simulation game developed by Sega AM3 for the Sega System 32. The first game released for the hardware in February 1991, it is also notable for its cameo inclusion of Sonic the Hedgehog, technically making it the character's first ever appearance in a video game.
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Gameplay
Rad Mobile deviates slightly from the style of Sega's previous arcade racers; it aims to provide more elements of simulation, using a first-person perspective instead of third. Recurring traffic, police, and primitive weather effects act as obstacles, the latter of which are negated with the use of in-game windscreen wipers and headlights. 14 CPU cars also race as opponents, with players receiving different ending scenarios depending on their rank at the end of the game.
Regardless of its sim-like features, a time limit and only two selectable gears are still used in Rad Mobile, grounding it in the arcade subgenre of racing games. Like OutRun, stages take place across the USA, with the goal being to reach the final destination, New York, before the time limit runs out. This is achieved by avoiding collisions with oncoming obstacles and reaching stage checkpoints, which provide time extensions.
Stages
- Stage 1: Los Angeles - Day
- Stage 2: Mojave Desert - Day
- Stage 3: Las Vegas - Night
- Stage 4: Provo - Rain
- Stage 5: Salt Lake City - Day
- Stage 6: Rocky Mountains - Day
- Stage 7: Cheyenne -Thunder Storm
- Stage 8: Lincoln - Night
- Stage 9: Omaha - Day
- Stage 10: Kansas City - Fog
- Stage 11: St. Louis - Night
- Stage 12: Springfield - Rain
- Stage 13: Chicago - Day
- Stage 14: Indianapolis - Night
- Stage 15: Cincinnati - Day
- Stage 16: Columbus - Dusk
- Stage 17: Pittsburgh - Night
- Stage 18: Washington, D.C. - Fog
- Stage 19: Philadelphia - Day
- Stage 20: New York - Day
Some stages, such as Springfield, have multiple routes.
History
Release
Initially released to the world in the upright and Taikan cabinets typical of a release of its type by that point in February 1991, Rad Mobile would receive two new versions in the following months; Rad Rally, a revised edition that implements stage selection and multiplayer link features, and a limited release for adapted R360 units in Japan.
Legacy
Rad Mobile was later updated and released as Gale Racer for the Sega Saturn in December 1994. This version makes a few changes, and was not released outside of Japan.
Production credits
- Cabinet Design by: Asata Hirai
- Mechanic Design by: Masao Yoshimoto, Noriaki Ueda
- Cabinet Product by: Masaki Matsuno, Futoshi Itoh
- Electric Design by: Masayuki Osada, Nobuyuki Kadoi
- Hardware Design by: Masayuki Osada
- Motor Controller Program by: Masayuki Osada
- Game Program by: AM R&D 3rd
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rad Mobile/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Photo gallery
Physical scans
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