is a video game for the PC-Engine

TurboGrafx-16

TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....

 based on the hit 1980s television series Knight Rider. It was produced by and published by Pack-In Video Co. LTD. on December 16, 1994 in Japan only. The game features sound bytes by KITT's

KITT

KITT is the short name of two fictional characters from the adventure TV series Knight Rider. While having the same acronym, the KITTs are two different entities: one known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand, which appeared in the original TV series Knight Rider, and the other as the Knight...

 seiyu Akio Nojima straight from the show's Japanese dub.

Gameplay

Unlike the NES

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...

 version, Special's game play is featured in third person perspective akin to even the most basic driving games like Rad Racer

Rad Racer

Rad Racer, known in Japan as , is a racing game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. It was programmed by Nasir Gebelli, designed and supervised by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and featured music by Nobuo Uematsu, all of whom later contributed to Final Fantasy in...

and Out Run

Out Run

is an arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was designed by Yu Suzuki and Sega-AM2. The game was a critical and commercial success. It is notable for its innovative hardware , pioneering graphics and music, a choice in both soundtrack and route, and its strong theme of luxury and relaxation...

. The action is very similar to that of Chase H.Q.

Chase H.Q.

is an arcade racing game, released in 1988 by Taito. The player assumes the role of a police officer named Tony Gibson, member of the "Chase Special Investigation Department." Along with his partner, Raymond Broady, he must stop fleeing criminals in high-speed pursuits.The game was well received in...

which also features a third person driving perspective. Players will have to navigate KITT through and around various cars, big rig trucks, and other obstacles in order to reach their destination and face each level's boss. However many of the cars on the open road are armed with rear guns and will try and fire at KITT. Jet fighters or propeller planes will also fly by and try fire machine guns or drop missiles on KITT.

Area Checkpoints

Like many other driving games checkpoints or "areas" as they are called, are very important as one of the player's biggest enemies throughout the game is the clock. Players are given 60 seconds to get from area to area.

Weapons

KITT will only be armed with a pair machine guns and have turbo boost function. Unlike the show and other Knight Rider games, turbo boosts can keep KITT airborne for long periods of time. Over the course of the game players will be able to earn upgrades to strengthen KITT's abilities and defenses.

Music

The game features the show's opening theme by composer Stu Phillips

Stu Phillips

Stu Phillips is an American composer of film scores and television-series theme music, conductor and record producer.-Career:...

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