Arcade Archives: Radical Radial

Arcade Archives: Radical Radial

released on May 14, 2020

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Arcade Archives: Radical Radial

released on May 14, 2020

A port of Radical Radial

Radical Radial is an action shooting game released by Nichibutsu in 1983. Control a tire-shaped vehicle and head for the goal. Speed through dangerous courses filled with aliens and enemy vehicles, accelerating, decelerating, shooting, and jumping to get through.


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Incredible 1982 high score chaser game with fun jumping over obstacles while shooting mechanics. Simple and addictive. Levels are split in 3 parts, and every level speeds up the enemies and/or introduces new ones. Second section gives you cars and ambulances flying around like they're gmod ragdolls, honestly just a ton of fun. Never been as scared of ambulances in my entire life.

If I have one question, it's that I don't quite understand the difference between Original and High Score mode, considering both seem to have separate rankings but effectively seem the same. Does Original permit multiple coins or savestating and still let you end up on the leaderboard or something? I've mostly been playing in high score mode, but caravan seems neat as well.