Rad Mobile

Rad Mobile

released on May 26, 1991

Rad Mobile

released on May 26, 1991

Rad Mobile is a first person perspective racer and had the player engage into a non-stop road race across the USA while avoiding traffic and police cars under the time limit. The only player controlled car is a Ferrari 330 P4 type prototype racing against computer controlled opponents driving generic cars. The player would race with fifteen other rivals across the track, all attempting to prevent the player from winning. During some of the courses the player would have the opportunity to activate different controls, which include headlights for night driving and windshield wipers during rainstorms. If the player does not activate these controls when prompted, effects such as a restricted view of the road or a wet windshield will occur.


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This is a more advanced OutRun which equates to a very good thing. I always get tripped up on the 2nd track when cars start coming straight at you and the 4th or 5th track is just too dark to see. I had the lights on and still couldn't make anything out. Headlights and wipers buttons were a nice touch though. Maybe the monitor on the sit down cabinet I was on wasn't calibrated right or something I dunno. The unit had the hydraulics so you get moved around in the turns and that's always fun. After losing on that dark track I just started over and kept going so I guess that speaks well for it. I played this at Galloping Ghost arcade in Chicago.

getting into horrible twisted car wrecks was my favorite part

the missing link between Outrun and Daytona USA

a relatively obscure hidden gem

Definitely one of Sega's cooler racers, the driving's fun and the tilting car adds a ton of tactile appeal