Enduro Racer

Enduro Racer (エンデューロレーサー) is an arcade game from Sega. It was released in 1986 with either a stand up cabinet with handlebars or a full-sized dirt bike on the cabinet itself. Many people see it as essentially the dirt version of Hang-On, as it uses a similar engine and PCB.[1][2]

For the Atari 2600 game, see Enduro (video game).
Enduro Racer
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Yu Suzuki
Composer(s)Hiroshi Kawaguchi
David Whittaker (C64)
Platform(s)Arcade, Master System, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Thomson
ReleaseArcade
1986
Master System
1987
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player
CabinetSit-down, upright
Arcade systemSega Space Harrier
CPU2 × 68000 @ 12.5 MHz
Sound1 × Z80 @ 4 MHz
YM2151 @ 4 MHz
Sega PCM @ 15.625 KHz
DisplayRaster

The game was released for the Master System in 1987, the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 in 1988. and Amstrad CPC and Atari ST in 1989.

Gameplay
Screenshot

The player rides a dirt bike through five stages and must avoid other riders as well rocks and trees. They can also jump over them with assist from the logs. Players could pull up the handlebars on the cabinet to perform a wheelie.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Enduro Racer on their August 15, 1986 issue as being the most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.[3]

The Spectrum version of the game went to number 2 in the UK sales charts, behind BMX Simulator.[4]

Legacy

In 1993, the ZX Spectrum port and was voted number 50 in the Your Sinclair Official Top 100 Games of All Time.[5]

It was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console in North America on December 15, 2008[6] and in Europe on January 9, 2009.

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References
  1. "Enduro Racer". Sega Does. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. "Hardcore Gaming 101: Enduro Racer:". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 290. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1986. p. 21.
  4. "The YS Rock'n'Roll Years - Issue 20:". The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  5. "Top 100 Games of All Time". Your Sinclair. September 1993.
  6. "Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel". Nintendo of America. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
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