Racing Hero is a 1989 racing arcade game from Sega.
The game ran on the Sega X Board arcade system.
Gameplay
The gameplay is like a cross between Super Hang-On and OutRun.[3]
Like Super Hang-On, the player must move on a motion-controlled motorbike cabinet to move the bike on the screen.[3]
Like OutRun, the gameplay involves the player riding through a traffic-filled road and reaching the next checkpoint before the time limit runs out.[3]
Also like OutRun, there are forked roads along the way, giving the player a choice between two paths, leading up to four different ending points.[3]
For its tracks, the game includes different international locations with their own themes. In England, for example, cottages, red buses and the Houses of Parliament can be seen. In Egypt, deserts and pyramids can be seen.[3]
Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| Sega Retro | 92%[4] |
In the August 1990 issue of Computer & Video Games magazine, Julian Rignall gave the game a positive review. He gave it scores of 94% for graphics, 91% for sound, 90% for value, and 95% for playability, concluding with an overall 92% score.[3]
References
- ↑ http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/segaxbd.c.html
- ↑ Sega's 16-bit arcade color palette: 15-bit RGB high color depth (32,768 colors) and 1-bit shadow & highlight that triples up to 98,304 colors. [1] [2] [3]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-105/CVG105_Aug_1990#page/n75/mode/2up
- ↑ http://segaretro.org/Racing_Hero