Road Blasters

Released in 1987

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(1 total votes)

Manufacturer: Atari

Developer: Atari

Distributor: Atari

Mame ROM Info

roadblst, Road Blasters

Display Raster	Orientation Horizontal
Resolution 336 x 240	Colors 1024, Color
Genre Driving / Racing	Attributes Shooting
Controls Steering / Pedal(s)
Size/Weight of System 1 Cabinet 70.0000 " x 25.2500" x 34.5000" , 327.00lb. Size/Weight of Cockpit 53.2500 " x 29.5000" x 84.0000"

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Game Summary

Finish each course and shoot enemies en route before running out of fuel.

Hardware Info

MC68010 cpu @ 7.15916 Mhz
M6502 cpu @ 1.78979 Mhz
YM-2151 audio @ 3.57958 Mhz
Pokey audio @ 1.78979 Mhz
TMS5520 audio @ 0.650826 Mhz

Hardware Platform: Atari System 1

Game Details

Simple goal of getting to end of each of fifty levels and destroying enemies along the way (actually, some easier levels could be warped over for bonus points). Extra fuel added to your tank at end of each course, with amount based on points scored. Consecutive hits gave scoring multipliers. In addition to standard gun, ships drop bonus weapons/items such as cannons, cruise missiles, electroshields, and nitro boosters. In addition to cars, dangers included turrets, mines, motorcycles, buggies, and at later levels, trees in the middle of the road. You had infinite lives, but fuel would continue to drop as your penalty while waiting for a new car to appear.

Puddles on the road could let you make controlled spins.

Versions of this game appeared for the Sega Genesis, Atari Lynx, and (rumored) the PC. Also found in a Playstation CD collection.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by jpartridge. Comment: "I remembered this game when I found a dead one online for $33.50. After replacing the slapstic chip (bank switch error) I was on the road again having fun. The game has stereo sound, fast action, and is challenging no matter how long you play. I planned on selling it to make money as I do other games, but my wife played it once and insisted I keep it. She is not one to play video games, but she loves this game and I do too. The only thing I don't like about it is that the steering is very sensitive. I would recommend it to anyone." (2003-01-11 22:04:51Z)

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Knowledge Base

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1987 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAINS 2-JAN-1987 10:27:26.19 To: @sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Computer Health Note #3 VAX-edrin Headache #3 You've been poking around somewhere in another directory (something like SYS$USERDISK:[FRED.STUFF.MORESTUFF.EVENMORESTUFF]) and now you have found something you want to get back to or reference with out so much directory name baggage. Sure, it doesn't
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt - 271 K - Updated 2004.09.13

Early Atari documentation list
Submitted by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@bnr.ca) Here is a pretty complete list of documentation for Atari's early arcade video games. Note that "TM" stands for "Technical Manual" and "DP" stands for "Drawing Package [supplement]" which was later renamed to "SP" which stands for "Supplement Package". I am not sure what "CO" stands for but the "C" could be for "Correction" because most of the CO documents were errata or addendums to the manuals. In addition, most Atari games had "ST" documents which w
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/earlyataridocs.html - 6 K - Updated 2000.01.20

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This game page was created 08/03/1998 04:00:00 and last updated 06/27/2000 00:50:41