Did the twitchy hyperactivity of Neon White feel a little lethargic to you? Were you just wishing Pizza Tower were a bit faster?
Enter Mad Panic Coaster - one of the twitchiest most hyperactive games of all time. You play as a pair of kids holding on for dear life on fifteen relentless roller coasters, filled with bizarre monsters, track hazards, and hairpin turns. The controls are simple, one button to jump and two buttons to throw a bomb thing (one short and one long), you move left and right to balance on these twitchy breakneck speed tracks and avoid obstacles. The simplicity of the controls work great for the speed of this thing, it ends up feeling very arcade-like - you have five pips of health and if you run out you have to start the track from the beginning.
Backing all of this is a great frenetic blend of instrumental thrash metal, punk, and ska. I loved the vibe it brought, between the intense soundtrack and some fantastic 2D - 3D sprite work. Like look at these sprites, they're so aggressive, weird, and punk rock.
What a mysterious, cool game. It was never released in the US but all the menus are in english making it an easy import to play. Obviously physical version prices will be steep but worth a try on an emulator if you're a speed freak looking for a brief one hour, arcadey distraction.
Enter Mad Panic Coaster - one of the twitchiest most hyperactive games of all time. You play as a pair of kids holding on for dear life on fifteen relentless roller coasters, filled with bizarre monsters, track hazards, and hairpin turns. The controls are simple, one button to jump and two buttons to throw a bomb thing (one short and one long), you move left and right to balance on these twitchy breakneck speed tracks and avoid obstacles. The simplicity of the controls work great for the speed of this thing, it ends up feeling very arcade-like - you have five pips of health and if you run out you have to start the track from the beginning.
Backing all of this is a great frenetic blend of instrumental thrash metal, punk, and ska. I loved the vibe it brought, between the intense soundtrack and some fantastic 2D - 3D sprite work. Like look at these sprites, they're so aggressive, weird, and punk rock.
What a mysterious, cool game. It was never released in the US but all the menus are in english making it an easy import to play. Obviously physical version prices will be steep but worth a try on an emulator if you're a speed freak looking for a brief one hour, arcadey distraction.