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+ | ===Tracklist and Sides=== | ||
+ | ====Mega-CD version==== | ||
+ | {{tracklist| | ||
+ | {{track|data}} | ||
+ | {{track|Intro|composer=Motoi Sakuraba|time=0:15}} | ||
+ | {{track|Game Over|composer=Motoi Sakuraba|time=0:12}} | ||
+ | {{track|The End|composer=Motoi Sakuraba|time=1:16}} | ||
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+ | ====Mega LD version==== | ||
+ | {{tracklist| | ||
+ | {{track|Road Blaster}} | ||
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Revision as of 00:39, 16 January 2022
- Not to be confused with Tengen's Mega Drive game RoadBlasters.
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Publisher: Renovation Products (US) Sega (EU) Wolf Team (JP) Data East[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Wolf Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade Boards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Data East, Toei Animation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Road Blaster FX (ロードブラスターFX), known in the United States as Road Avenger, is a Sega Mega-CD full-motion video driving game developed by Wolf Team. First published in Japan by Wolf Team in December 1992, the game is a port of the titular 1985 Data East arcade game Road Blaster, an interactive movie produced by Japanese animation studio Toei Animation.
Wolf Team later developed and published a 1995 Sega Mega LD port titled Road Blaster, known in the United States as Road Prosecutor.
Contents
Gameplay
Road Blaster sees players drive through 9 levels, represented in full-motion video. When presented with certain situations, players are prompted to either turn left or right, accelerate, or brake. Failing to do so results in crashing the car, and having to begin that segment of gameplay again.
History
The original arcade game runs on LaserDisc-based hardware and is a full-motion video based game consisting of quick-time events. At the time, no home systems could run Road Blaster without external hardware; while Sharp X1 and MSX ports arrived in Japan in 1986, they required an external VHD player to function. Soon, the newly-invented compact disc began to integrate itself further into home electronics, and with the advent of CD-based video game systems like the Sega Mega-CD, Road Blaster was able to be brought to the mass market.
Road Blaster's arcade release employs an analog stick which measures turning speed. In the home versions, this feature is removed due to the digital nature of D-pads.
Legacy
Road Blaster FX was bundled with Cobra Command in the Sega Saturn game Thunder Storm & Road Blaster, and later saw an Apple iOS port developed by gmode, the company which bought Data East's intellectual property following its bankruptcy.
Versions
Mega-CD version
The Sega Mega-CD version features an exclusive introductory theme song composed and performed by Japanese band J-Walk. Originally recorded in Japanese, the band later performed the entire song in English for the game's Western release.
Mega LD version
The Sega Mega LD version features the original arcade soundtrack encoded in Roland Corporation's RSS spatial audio technology.
Localised names
Mega-CD version
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Road Avenger | Road Avenger |
English (US) | Road Avenger | Road Avenger |
Japanese | ロードブラスターFX | Road Blaster FX |
Mega LD version
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English (US) | Road Prosecutor | Road Prosecutor |
Japanese | ロードブラスター | Road Blaster |
Production credits
Mega-CD version
- Producer: J.Asanuma, M.Uno
- Director: K.Yokoh
- Planner: T.Kohno
- Main Programmer: S.Hirachi
- Mega‑CD Programmer: C.Tokuhiro
- Visual Programmer: N.Taira
- Scan System Programmer: S.Kawabata
- Visual Director: N.Kanuma, K.Tajima, M.Matsushita
- Visual Supervisor: T.Hamada
- Graphics Supporter: M.Baba, T.Dohmoto, K.Furukawa, H.Kamiya, T.Koura, K.Machizaki, S.Baba, T.Endoh, H.Kaizuka, A.Koiwa, H.Matsuo, S.Naitoh
- Graphics Supporter: M.Nemoto, K.Saitoh, K.Shinoda, M.Takeishi, H.Tsukamoto, T.Uematsu, T.Wada, R.Ohsuga, H.Shindoh, H.Takahashi, K.Tanaka, M.Tsuruno, T.Wabiko, Y.Yamanaka
- Opening Theme: J-Walk
- BGM Composer: M.Sakuraba
- Composition: N.Nakamura
- Co.all&Play: H.Mizuno
- Manipulator: H.Shimahara
- Musician Coordinate: T.Satoh
- Recording Engineer: S.Yoshii
- Assistant Engineer: Y.Oshima
- Recording Director: H.Yamaguchi
- Recording Studio: West Side
- Narration by: S.Herman
- MA Engineer: T.Uemura
- MA Assistant Engineer: M.Otsubo
- MA Director: N.Matsumoto
- 3D Engineer: F.Tsutsumi
- 3D Director: T. Kobayashi
- 3D Producer: T.Shigeta
- MA Studio: Avaco Creative Studio
- Sound Producer: K.Senzaki
- Sound Effect: S.Tamura, R.Furuya
- Public Relations: E.Kobayashi, A.Shiratori, T.Murakami
- Thanks: K.Goto, Y.Arai, T.Ikeda, I.Kadowaki, T.Tezuka, H.Hashimoto, N.Watabe, H.Nina
- Approval Support: BOSE, Sonatec
- Special Thanks: K.Fukushima
- Executive Producer: M.Akishino
- Licensed by: Data East Corp.
- All Produced by: Wolf Team
Magazine articles
- Main article: Road Avenger/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
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Physical scans
Mega-CD version
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Mega LD version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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336,251,328 | CD (EU) | 4603 | ||||||||||
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336,241,920 | CD (JP) | T-32124 | ||||||||||
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336,253,680 | CD (US) | T-6207 |
Tracklist and Sides
Mega-CD version
1. Data track |
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2. Intro (0:15) |
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Composed by: Motoi Sakuraba |
3. Game Over (0:12) |
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Composed by: Motoi Sakuraba |
4. The End (1:16) |
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Composed by: Motoi Sakuraba |
Mega LD version
1. Road Blaster |
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References
- ↑ https://laseractive.wordpress.com/laseractive-release-database/
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 4
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/oat-Sqf845w/m/5FVu6_NKLywJ
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 57
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 29
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 53
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 29
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 51
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 2
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 24
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 24
- ↑ File:RoadAvenger_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ ', "March 1993" (; 1993-xx-xx), page 149
- ↑ ', "March 1993" (; 1993-xx-xx), page 215
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 190
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 109
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 62
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 84
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 123
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 1
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 11
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 56
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 73
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 6
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 84
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 108
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 79
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 50
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 59
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 40
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 41
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 57
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 24
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 32
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 30
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 74
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 52
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 68
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 125
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 10
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 22
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
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