Road Runner's Death Valley Rally

• Title — Road Runner's Death Valley Rally • Developer — ICOM Simulations • Publisher — Sunsoft • Artist — Jeff Troutman Brian Babendererde • Producer — David Marsh • Programmer — Mike Garber • Composer — Nu Romantic Productions • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Super NES

Road Runner's Death Valley Rally features side-scrolling platform gameplay. The player controls Road Runner, who must avoid being eaten by Wile E. Coyote. The game consists of five different environments, with each one containing three levels and a boss battle. Coyote has a unique method of ambush for every level, ranging from the Acme Batman outfit to explosives, and for every level there is a cutscene of the contraption failing once the player crosses the finish mark. After every three levels, Road Runner battles against one of Wile E. Coyote's super weapons in a boss fight. Road Runner has a series of control movements useful to beating the game, including jumping and running. Road Runner can also peck his beak to kill enemies, and can eat bird seeds that give him a burst of turbo speed, allowing him to scale walls. However, turbo speed can only be used a limited number of times, as it depletes the bird seeds; additional turbo speed is gained by consuming more bird seeds. The boost also acts as an invincibility, being able to destroy enemies and resist damage from Coyote. The player can also make Road Runner say "meep-meep!" and make him stick out his tongue, although neither serves a gameplay function. Throughout the levels, there are four kinds of flags that players can find and raise. Flags award points and act checkpoints if the player loses a life. Flags worth more points are rare (appearing once or twice per level), while the flags worth the least points are more plentiful (appearing 4-8 times in each level). The levels also include road signs, which can indicate the direction of the level's endpoint, warn of danger, or hint to special items or hidden areas.

A sequel, titled Wile E's Revenge, was in development by Software Creations and was planned as a follow-up to Death Valley Ralley. Unlike the first game, the sequel would allow the user to control Wile E. Coyote as he chases the Road Runner. The game was cancelled because of Sun Corporation of America's bankruptcy in 1995.