Route 16 (arcade game)
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| Route 16 | |
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 U.S. Route 16 arcade flyer. |
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| Developer(s) | Tehkan/Sun Electronics |
| Publisher(s) | Centuri |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES, Arcadia 2001 |
| Release date | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Two players alternating turns |
| Input methods | 4-way joystick, 1 buttons |
| Cabinet | Upright, Cocktail |
| CPU | (2x) Z80 (@ 2.5 Mhz) |
| Sound | AY8910 (@ 1.25 Mhz) |
| Display | Raster, 256 x 256 pixels (Vertical), 8 colors |
Route 16 (ルート16?) is an arcade game released by Tehkan and Sun Electronics in 1981. The game was licensed to Centuri for distribution in the United States. It was also ported to the Emerson Arcadia 2001.
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[edit] Plot
A racing game where the main character is the greed. Several cars battle each other on maze-like rooms trying to get the money bags and avoiding the dangers. In this game, everybody cares just about the money, showing that the money is the route of all evil.
[edit] Gameplay
The player controls a car which must explore a maze divided into sixteen rooms. He or she must get all the money bags while avoiding the opposite cars and trying not to run out of fuel. Every time the player goes out of a room, a map is showed, indicating the position of every car and all the money bags. There are also flags that can be driven over to invert the roles, so the player can crash the opposite cars and stop them for a few seconds, while getting bonus points.
| Route-16 Turbo | |
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| Developer(s) | Sunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Sunsoft |
| Platform(s) | Family Computer |
| Release date | JPN October 4, 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Action game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Media | cartridge |
| Input methods | standard controller |
[edit] Route 16 Turbo
Route 16 Turbo (ルート16ターボ?) is an improved version of Route 16. It is also the Famicom port, which was developed and published on October 4, 1985 by Sunsoft only in Japan. This game features a swastika in one of the rooms. This reflects that in Japan this symbol does not have the same degree of negative connotations it has in the West.
These are the improvements on Route 16 Turbo over the original arcade version:
- Adjustable difficulty via the title screen (easy, medium and difficult)
- Improved graphics
- Improved music
