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Roadster

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Also known as
ロードスター

Race a sports car across varied terrain, manage pit stops, and compete for points against five rivals.

Roadster (ロードスター) is a Game Boy puzzle game developed by Tose and published by Tokyo Shoseki, released in Japan in 1990. It was not released on other platforms, so the original release year is also 1990.


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Released
1990
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
65.03 KB
Rating
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About Roadster

Roadster is a racing game for the Game Boy where players compete in a series of events with a sports car. The objective is to accumulate the highest point total across multiple races to become the champion.

Before a championship, players select from six drivers, each with distinct attributes like weight, guts, and initial ratings for their car's body and tires. The number of races in a series can be set to 5, 10, 15, or 20. During a race against five opponents, managing vehicle condition is important; pit stops allow for repairs to tire wear and body damage sustained on the track.

A separate training mode lets players drive alone on any of the sixteen available tracks. These courses are set in various environments including city, country, mountain, dirt, and gymkhana locations. Occasional power-ups collected during a race can later be used to permanently upgrade the car's body or tire ratings.

Points are awarded based on finishing position, with better placements earning more. The game includes an option to toggle background music on or off.

Roadster Screenshots

12 images
Title screen
Opening cinematic 1
Opening cinematic 2
Mode select
Race with music on or off
Driver select 1
Driver select 2
City Course 2 track layout
Practicing in the training mode
Training results
Race 1
Countdown to race start