Radikal Bikers (version 2.02) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 26 years ago:

Radikal Bikers © 1998 Gaelco.

Radikal Bikers is an abstract racing game set in the Mediterranean, in which players take on the role of a pizza delivery driver. The goal is to deliver pizza before the rival delivery driver and before the timer expires. Each player-character rides an Italian scooter as they navigate through heavy traffic and tight, twisting roads.

The game has three selectable locations and difficulty levels, appropriately represented as increasingly spicy pizzas: Margherita (easy, set in Milan), Capricciosa (medium, set in Rome) and Diabola (hard, set in Naples). Each location features four races and if players beat four races in a level, they will progress to the next stage for free. The urban setting allows for interaction with many different elements: cars, vans, windows, fences, people, etc.

Each circuit has many shortcuts and alternate routes, and to further aid the players, numerous power-ups can be picked up:
• Power Kick - Indicated by the bomb, allows players to blow up cars by kicking them for bonus points.
• Turbo - Indicated by the letter T, gives a temporary speed boost (incompatible with Power Kick).
• Extra Points - Indicated by the $, awards a bonus of 3000 points.
• Extra Time - Indicated by an hourglass, award 1 extra second of time.
• The Joker - Indicated by the ? gives a random power-up or extra points.

The four selectable player-characters are:
• Carlo - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza".
• Gino - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza".
• Nina - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza".
• Sofia - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza".

TECHNICAL
Main CPU: Motorola 68EC020 (@ 25 Mhz), TMS32031 (@ 50 Mhz)
Sound CPU: ADSP2115 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips: (4x) DMA-driven (@ 16 Mhz)

Players: 1

TRIVIA
Released in March 1998.

Licensed to SNK for Japanese sales.

The main characters use a scooter from 'Italjet', a very famous Italian manufacturer now defunct (in 2001), which is also very well known in Spain. The model used in the game is similar to the 'Dragster' model.

STAFF
Product Manager: Josep Quingles
Game Designer: Xavi Arrebola G.
Scenary: Toni Lopez, Francesc Fradera
Character: Toni Rodríguez
Animation: Manuel Matamoros
Program: Enric Vives, Diego Campos
Music: Joan Sanmarti
Artistic Adviser: Elisa Anechina

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

[EU] Sony PlayStation (1999) "Radikal Bikers [Model SLES-01943]"

• HANDHELDS:

[EU] Nintendo Game Boy Color: Release cancelled, only a prototype cartridge exists.

CONTRIBUTE
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