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}}}}{{stub}}'''''Rocket Coaster''''' is a [[Sega Mega LD]] [[full motion video]] driving game developed by [[HighTech Lab. Japan]] and published by [[Taito]]. A combined port of the developer's previous [[Taito D3BOS|Taito Super D3BOS]] motion simulator ride films{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20191015075730/https://laseractive.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/laseractive-and-taito-super-d3bos-unlikely-origins/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20140306060411/http://magweasel.com/2011/05/06/did-you-enjoy-your-adventure-full-of-actions/}} featuring driving gameplay and a selection of three tracks, the game was first released in Japan in December 1993, and was later brought to the United States in May 1994. | }}}}{{stub}}'''''Rocket Coaster''''' is a [[Sega Mega LD]] [[full motion video]] driving game developed by [[HighTech Lab. Japan]] and published by [[Taito]]. A combined port of the developer's previous [[Taito D3BOS|Taito Super D3BOS]] motion simulator ride films{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20191015075730/https://laseractive.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/laseractive-and-taito-super-d3bos-unlikely-origins/}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20140306060411/http://magweasel.com/2011/05/06/did-you-enjoy-your-adventure-full-of-actions/}} featuring driving gameplay and a selection of three tracks, the game was first released in Japan in December 1993, and was later brought to the United States in May 1994. | ||
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| + | ''Rocket Coaster'' puts players in the seat of an advanced race car driving across long, suspended strips of raceway through three fantastical levels. The speed of the car dictates how fast the video plays back; when braking, the video slows in accordance with the car. | ||
==Magazine articles== | ==Magazine articles== | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega LD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Taito[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: HighTech Lab. Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Original system(s): Taito Super D3BOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: RSS[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Game[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rocket Coaster is a Sega Mega LD full motion video driving game developed by HighTech Lab. Japan and published by Taito. A combined port of the developer's previous Taito Super D3BOS motion simulator ride films[3][4] featuring driving gameplay and a selection of three tracks, the game was first released in Japan in December 1993, and was later brought to the United States in May 1994.
Gameplay
Rocket Coaster puts players in the seat of an advanced race car driving across long, suspended strips of raceway through three fantastical levels. The speed of the car dictates how fast the video plays back; when braking, the video slows in accordance with the car.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rocket Coaster/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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| Mega LD, JP (Demonstration Disc) |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/HighTech_Lab._Japan
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LA Express, "Vol. 14" (JP; 1996-02), page 4
- ↑ https://laseractive.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/laseractive-and-taito-super-d3bos-unlikely-origins/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-15 07:57)
- ↑ http://magweasel.com/2011/05/06/did-you-enjoy-your-adventure-full-of-actions/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-03-06 06:04)