Moto Roader
Moto Roader is a futuristic racing game developed by NCS for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. The game is the first in a series which includes Moto Roader 2 and Moto Roader MC. It is notable for having a possible five players race simultaneously, one more player than most games' maximum number.
Moto Roader
- Date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Hudson Soft
- Genre
- racing video game
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Moto Roader is a futuristic racing game developed by NCS for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. The game is the first in a series which includes Moto Roader 2 and Moto Roader MC. It is notable for having a possible five players race simultaneously, one more player than most games' maximum number.
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• Title — Moto Roader • Developer — NCS • Platforms — PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 • Released — February 23, 1989 • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player
Development and release
Development and release
The game was released on the Wii's Virtual Console worldwide in January 2007. It was released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, 2014, and in North America, Europe, and Australia in October 2017.
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According to Famitsu, Moto Roader sold over 1,379 copies in its first month on the market in Japan. The game received a 21.19/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 233 spot. It also garnered mixed reviews from critics.
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- 11.Whitehead, Dan. Virtual Console Review Roundup: This week's efforts and some from the archive. Two 10s. Yep. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. June 9, 2007.
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- 13.Thomas, Lucas M. Moto Roader (Virtual Console) Review. IGN. IGN Entertainment. January 23, 2007.
- 14.Demoly, Jean-Marc. Consoles: Moto Roader. Joystick. Sipress. 2. 38. February 1990.
- 15.Kadokawa Shoten. 新作ソフトお毒味チャート: モトローダー. 1. 3. 117. March 1989.
- 16.Dillard, Corbie. Moto Roader (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review. Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. January 5, 2007.
- 17.Huyghues-Lacour, Alain. Rolling Softs: Moto Roader. Tilt. 76. March 1990.
- 18.Darnaudet, Jérôme. Tops & Softs Consoles: Moto Roader. Sandyx. 32. 48–49. April 1, 1990.
- 19.Hengst, Michael. Power Videospiele: Moto Roader. Markt & Technik. 17. 60. August 1989.
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- 21.Tokuma Shoten. PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録. PC Engine Fan. 6. 10. 115. October 1, 1993.
- 22.Shogakukan. 発売直前 REVIEW: モトローダー. 1. 3. 127. March 1989.
- 23.Nauert, Donn. TurboPlay Rates the Games. TurboPlay. Larry Flynt Publications. 5. 24–28. February–March 1991.
- 24.Jones, Darran. Retro Rated: Virtual Console. Retro Gamer. Imagine Publishing. 88–90. March 1, 2007.
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