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Romset and name:
radrad Radical Radial (US)
Short name:
Radical Radial
Manufacturer:
Nichibutsu USA
Year:
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Driving Vertical
Serie:
-
Driver source:
nichibutsu/seicross.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 alternates)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
70 to 80 (Good)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@60.606061 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
NSC8105, Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
4-Bit R-2R DAC, AY-3-8910A PSG, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.35b2 released on jan-24 1999
Last release:
Mame 0.263 released on feb-28 2024
Clone of:
-
Clones:
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Preliminary
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 42 years ago:

    Radical Radial © 1982 Nichibutsu.

    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: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2158&o=2
    Informations provided by © Alexis Bousiges
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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