Road Runner
The Atari ST port of "Road Runner". Road Runner a racing game based on the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts. It was released by Atari Games in 1985. The player controls Road Runner, who is chased by Wile…
Road Runner is an arcade developed by Atari Games, released 31 December 1987 on Atari ST/STE.
What Road Runner is
Road Runner is an arcade game developed by Atari Games and released in 1987. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on Atari ST/STE only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Atari ST port of "Road Runner". Road Runner a racing game based on the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner shorts. It was released by Atari Games in 1985. The player controls Road Runner, who is chased by Wile E. Coyote. In order to escape, Road Runner runs endlessly to the left. While avoiding Wile E. Coyote, the player must pick up bird seeds on the street, avoid obstacles like cars, and get through mazes. Sometimes Wile E. Coyote will just run after the Road Runner, but he occasionally uses tools like rockets, roller skates, and pogo-sticks.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Looney Tunes series
Road Runner is the fourth of 94 entries we hold in the Looney Tunes series. It arrived 2 years after Road Runner. The next entry was Road Runner in 1987.
What it launched against
Road Runner launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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