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Road Runner

Road Runner

Console: Arcade
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Atari Games
Publisher(s): Atari Games
Release Date: 1985-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: Not Rated
Type: Platform
Road Runner screenshot

The player takes on the role of the Road Runner - from the much-loved Warner Bros. cartoon series - and must outrun and outsmart the villainous Wile E. Coyote, in this side-scrolling game from Atari. A variety of traps and pitfalls await the Road runner (such as a cannon, land mines, cliff-top drop etc.) which must be carefully avoided. It is possible, however, to lure Wile E. Coyote into these traps to put some valuable distance between the Road Runner and his pursuer. Road Runner must also eat the piles of seed that appear at various points throughout the stages, as missing five bird seeds will cause Road Runner to faint and result in the player losing a life.