Games-db / Arcade /

Radical Radial

 
Arcade
Arcade
Platform:

Radical Radial

| 1982
Genre:
Style:
Theme:
Description:


Notes:
Release type:
Developer: Nichibutsu USA
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
Rating:
Creator:
More Creator:
More Coder/Software:
Publisher:
Manufacturer:
:
License from/Copyright:
Graphics/Artwork:
Music:
SoundFX:
System/ConversionClass:
SoundMix: Mono
Coder/Software:
More Graphics/Artwork:
More Music/Sound:
Acting Talent involved:
:
:
More Machine Details:
More System Details:
Game Awards Nominations:
Game Awards Won:
Title a.k.a.:
Slogans:
Avg. Playtime:
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]


WIP:

- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.

- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.

- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.

- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.

- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.

- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.

- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.

- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.


LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* JFF

* Raine


Recommended Games (Star Force):

Catacomb

Vega

Espial

Night Star (DECO Cassette)

Nova 2001

Star Jacker

Stunt Air

Zodiack

Star Force

Alpha Mission / ASO

Alpha Mission II / ASO II

Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)

Mission 660

Rafflesia

S.R.D. Mission

Truxton / Tatsujin

Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)

Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh

Blast Off

Blazing Lazers

GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)

The Next Space

Omega Fighter

Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)

Lethal Thunder

Pollux

Strike Gunner S.T.G

Vimana

Explosive Breaker

Final Star Force

Galmedes

Gunlock

GunNail

Nebulas Ray

Super-X

Gekirindan

Viper Phase 1

Fever SOS

Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting


Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Radical Radial (c) 1982 Nichibutsu USA Corp.

This is an interesting take on the shooter genre, with three unique sections in each stage. You control a tire with the ability to jump and shoot. When you jump, you can only be hit by the enemies in the first stage.

In the first level, you need to dodge or jump over rocks as bat-like enemies rush down the screen, weaving across it. Occasionally a string of enemies will appear that give a bonus of 1000 if you hit them all. You can also pick up bonus items worth 300 points each.

In the second level, you are driving down a busy road. You need to doge cars as they erratically move across the screen. Occasionally an ambulance will drive up the screen, and if it hits a vehicle it will go flying across the screen. Watch out for the blue trucks in this section. Midway through this part, a green truck appears which drops stars. They are worth 500 each. There are broken down vehicles on the road, along with oil slicks. The pickups worth 300 points make a return.

The third level is a bonus round. You continue driving down the road, but now there are only oil slicks. You need to collect as many point pickups as possible. If you die in this section, it jumps to the next level, and you do not lose a life. You get a bonus if you get every pickup. You are then given a bonus based on your time for the last stage.

There is a difficulty spike at the third stage. The extra life is at 50000. You only get one extra life during the course of the game. The game is infinite.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), NSC8105 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.536 Mhz), DAC

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in September 1982.

The jingle played in the second zone of every stage is a cover of 'I was Made for Lovin' You' by KISS.

A very rare bootleg version called "Namenayo" has been discovered in Japan.

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2158&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
20800000 1805 000000C9 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20810000 191A 000000C3 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/3) 1st = Wall / Rock, 2nd = Oil
20810000 1DE5 000000E7 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (3/3) Enemy
00000000 78BB 00000099 FFFFFFFF Infinite Bonus Time
00000000 7A06 00000000 FFFFFFFF Rapid Fire
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 7820 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00000000 7865 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
Advert

Submit Data
You are a game nerd?
You are interested in
sharing your knowledge?
Submit your data here:
email

Top contributors