Road Runner is an arcade developed by Atari Games, released 1 July 1986 on Arcade.
What Road Runner is
Road Runner is an arcade game developed by Atari Games and released in 1986. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player takes on the role of the Road Runner - from the much-loved Warner Bros. cartoon series - and must outrun and outsmart the villainous Wile E. Coyote, in this abstract sideways-scrolling racing game from Atari. A variety of traps and pitfalls await the Road runner (such as a cannon, land mines, cliff-top drop etc.) which must be carefully avoided. It is possible, however, to lure Wile E. Coyote into these traps to put some valuable distance between the Road Runner and his pursuer. Road Runner must also eat the piles of seed that appear at various points throughout the stages, as missing five bird seeds will cause Road Runner to faint and result in the player losing a life. Road…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and 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 third of 94 entries we hold in the Looney Tunes series. It arrived 2 years after Taz. The next entry was Road Runner in 1987.
What it launched against
Road Runner launched on 1 July 1986, within three weeks of Bubble Bobble and Salamander.
Released around the same time: Bubble Bobble, Salamander.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Road Runner — frequently asked questions
When did Road Runner come out?
If you like this
