Software:Moto Roader

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Short description: 1989 video game
Moto Roader
Developer(s)NCS
Publisher(s)
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Platform(s)PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Release
  • JP: February 23, 1989
  • NA: 1989
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

Gameplay

Development and release

The game was released on the Wii's Virtual Console worldwide in January 2007.[6][8] It was released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, 2014,[4] and in North America, Europe, and Australia in October 2017.[5][6][7]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3.5/5[9]
Eurogamer2/10[10]
Famitsu7/10, 6/10, 7/10, 6/10[11]
IGN6/10[12]
Nintendo Life4/10[15]
Micro News5/5[17]
Power Play74/100[18]

According to Famitsu, Moto Roader sold over 1,379 copies in its first month on the market in Japan.[19] 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.[20] It also garnered mixed reviews from critics.[21][22][23]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wii Virtual Console published worldwide by Hudson Soft.[1][2]
  2. ↑ Wii U Virtual Console published by Konami in Japan and North America and by Extreme in PAL regions.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Moto Roader for Wii" (in en-us). https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-ceniVoDsDcPeP3YOp7vCszDal1GZ5MC. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  2. ↑ Dillard, Corbie (6 January 2007). "Review: Moto Roader (TG-16)". http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/01/moto_roader_virtual_console. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  3. ↑ "ゲームタイトル" (in ja). http://www.masayagames.com/titles. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "モトローダーMC（モトローダーエムシー）" (in ja). https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/products/dl_motoroadermc_pce_c/. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "MOTOROADER for Wii U". https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/motoroader-wii-u. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Motoroader™". https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/Motoroader--278238.html. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wassenaar, Troy (12 October 2017). "Aussie Nintendo Download Updates (13/10) - Ten Again - eShop News from Vooks". https://www.vooks.net/aussie-nintendo-download-updates-1310-ten/. Retrieved 15 October 2017. 
  8. ↑ "Japanese VC Titles Dated". IGN. 15 January 2007. http://wii.ign.com/articles/755/755461p1.html. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 
  9. ↑ Knight, Kyle (1998). "Moto Roader - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2679&tab=review. 
  10. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (June 9, 2007). "Virtual Console Review Roundup: This week's efforts and some from the archive. Two 10s. Yep". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_virtualconsole_080607. 
  11. ↑ "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: モトローダー" (in ja). Famitsu (ASCII Corporation) (69): 13. March 3, 1989. https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0069/page/n12/mode/1up.  (Transcription by Famitsu.com. ).
  12. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (January 23, 2007). "Moto Roader (Virtual Console) Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. http://wii.ign.com/articles/757/757995p1.html. 
  13. ↑ Demoly, Jean-Marc (February 1990). "Consoles: Moto Roader" (in fr). Joystick (Sipress) (2): 38. https://archive.org/details/joystick002/page/n37/mode/1up. 
  14. ↑ "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: モトローダー" (in ja). マル勝PCエンジン (ja) (Kadokawa Shoten) 1 (3): 117. March 1989. https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-3-march-1989/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%203%20-%20March%201989/page/117/mode/1up. 
  15. ↑ Dillard, Corbie (January 5, 2007). "Moto Roader (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/01/moto_roader_virtual_console. 
  16. ↑ Huyghues-Lacour, Alain (March 1990). "Rolling Softs: Moto Roader" (in fr). Tilt (Mondadori France (fr)) (76): 76. https://archive.org/details/Tilt076/page/n75/mode/1up. 
  17. ↑ Darnaudet, Jérôme (April 1, 1990). "Tops & Softs Consoles: Moto Roader" (in fr). Micro News (fr) (Sandyx) (32): 48–49. https://archive.org/details/micro-news-32/page/48/mode/2up. 
  18. ↑ Hengst, Michael (August 1989). "Power Videospiele: Moto Roader" (in de). Power Play (magazine) (de) (Markt & Technik) (17): 60. https://archive.org/details/Power.Play.N17.1989.08-kultpower/Power.Play.N017.1989.08-kultpower/page/74/mode/1up. 
  19. ↑ "Game Search". https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search. 
  20. ↑ "PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録" (in ja). PC Engine Fan (Tokuma Shoten) 6 (10): 115. October 1, 1993. 
  21. ↑ "発売直前 REVIEW: モトローダー" (in ja). Gekkan PC Engine (ja) (Shogakukan) 1 (3): 127. March 1989. https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-6-march-1989/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%206%20-%20March%201989/page/n124/mode/1up. 
  22. ↑ Nauert, Donn (February–March 1991). "TurboPlay Rates the Games". TurboPlay (Larry Flynt Publications) (5): 24–28. https://archive.org/details/turbo-play/05_TurboPlay_1991_February/page/n26/mode/1up. 
  23. ↑ Jones, Darran (March 1, 2007). "Retro Rated: Virtual Console". Retro Gamer (Imagine Publishing): 88–90. 



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