Eliminator Boat Duel
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Eliminator Boat Duel is a hydroplane racing video game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System
by Sculptured Software
and Radioactive Software. It was published by Electro Brain
in 1991.
, setting track records, rescuing stranded people, and collecting cash bonuses. With these winnings they can repair or upgrade various components of the hydroplane to improve racing performance and remain competitive in the increasingly-difficult races.
Eliminator Boat Duel offers three difficulty level
s: Easy, Normal, and Expert. Completing a race at a lower difficulty level advances the player
to the next higher one. At each difficulty level, the player's hydroplane can be damaged from impact with animals, the opponent's hydroplane, and various stationary objects. A false start
is penalized with a $2,000 fine.
For most of a race, players control their hydroplanes from a bird's-eye view
, and the screen scrolls in multiple directions; but in one segment of the race, the graphical perspective
changes to a third-person tracking mode.
In a single-player game, the player competes first with Seasick Sidney (in Easy mode), with Aquarius Rex (in Normal mode), or with Surfer Bob (in Expert mode). The player then competes against Vicious Vicky, Weird Willy, Mangler Mike, Veronica Alabaster, and Disaster Don (the reigning World Champion), respectively. To win, the player must defeat each opponent one-against-one on three unique race courses. Eliminator Boat Duel has 24 unique race courses.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
by Sculptured Software
Sculptured Software
Sculptured Software Inc. was a late twentieth century video game developer in the Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area. They specialized in porting games to different platforms, especially from arcade games to home console games.-History:...
and Radioactive Software. It was published by Electro Brain
Electro Brain
Electro Brain was a gaming company. They brought over Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth for the Nintendo 64, as well as developed and published games like Go! Go! Tank, Super Cars for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Jim Power: Lost Dimension in 3D for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and...
in 1991.
Gameplay
Drivers earn thousands of dollars by competing in hydroplane racesHydroplane racing
Hydroplane racing is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries.-International Professional Outboard Hydroplane Racing:...
, setting track records, rescuing stranded people, and collecting cash bonuses. With these winnings they can repair or upgrade various components of the hydroplane to improve racing performance and remain competitive in the increasingly-difficult races.
Eliminator Boat Duel offers three difficulty level
Difficulty level
In general usage, difficulty level refers to the relative difficulty of completing a task or objective.In computer and video games, the term specifically delineates the ease or difficulty with which an average user may complete a game or a part of a game. Arcade games as well as many early console...
s: Easy, Normal, and Expert. Completing a race at a lower difficulty level advances the player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
to the next higher one. At each difficulty level, the player's hydroplane can be damaged from impact with animals, the opponent's hydroplane, and various stationary objects. A false start
False start
In sports, a false start is a movement by a participant before being signaled or otherwise permitted by the rules to start...
is penalized with a $2,000 fine.
For most of a race, players control their hydroplanes from a bird's-eye view
Bird's-eye view
A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object from above, with a perspective as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps.It can be an aerial photograph, but also a drawing...
, and the screen scrolls in multiple directions; but in one segment of the race, the graphical perspective
Perspective (graphical)
Perspective in the graphic arts, such as drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat surface , of an image as it is seen by the eye...
changes to a third-person tracking mode.
In a single-player game, the player competes first with Seasick Sidney (in Easy mode), with Aquarius Rex (in Normal mode), or with Surfer Bob (in Expert mode). The player then competes against Vicious Vicky, Weird Willy, Mangler Mike, Veronica Alabaster, and Disaster Don (the reigning World Champion), respectively. To win, the player must defeat each opponent one-against-one on three unique race courses. Eliminator Boat Duel has 24 unique race courses.
See also
- R.C. Pro-AmR.C. Pro-AmR.C. Pro-Am is a racing video game developed by United Kingdom-based company Rare. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Nintendo at North America in February 1988, and then in Europe on April 15 that year. Presented in an overhead isometric perspective, a single player...
(1988) - Snake Rattle 'n' RollSnake Rattle 'n' RollSnake Rattle 'n' Roll is a platforming video game developed by Rare. It was published by Nintendo and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in July 1990 and in Europe on March 27, 1991. It was ported to the Mega Drive and released by Sega in June 1993...
(1990) - List of Nintendo Entertainment System games