Road Runner's Death Valley Rally
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Road Runner's Death Valley Rally is a video game released for the Super NES
. It is based on the Looney Tunes
characters Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
.
, due to its intense speed and gravity defying properties (such as running up walls).
outfit to explosives, and for every level there is a cutscene
of the contraption failing once the player crosses the finish mark. After completing the three main levels in an episode, the Road Runner has to battle Coyote, who is armed with a more advanced contraption.
. The boost also acts as an invincibility, being able to destroy enemies and resist damage from Coyote. However, this boost quickly depletes the Energy Meter (if empty, the player could no longer use boosts). The next essential move is the A button, which causes Road Runner to continuously peck, whereas he can eat Bird Seed to refill his energy, or simply attack. Although they serve no gameplay use, the L button makes Road Runner say "beep-beep!", and the R button makes him stick out his tongue. Holding Up and the L button simultaneously makes him jump and say "beep-beep!".
of his new mechanism to the screen, displaying how it works, and hints to its weakpoints (labeled with big exclamation marks). It is then the job of the player to disarm and destroy the contraption. After the machine is destroyed, Coyote is pummeled by its destruction and then an Opera Singer walks in, clears her throat and begins to sing. However, Coyote holds up a sign reading "Not Yet". He is then finished off by more destruction. Road Runner then moves onto the next episode.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
. It is based on the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
characters Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese...
.
Gameplay
The gameplay in this game can be attributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog gamesSonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog is the best selling video game series released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character, Sonic the Hedgehog...
, due to its intense speed and gravity defying properties (such as running up walls).
Premise
The player controls Road Runner, who is to be guided across a series of levels to cross the finish mark, while avoiding Coyote and his contraptions. Coyote has a unique method of ambush for every level, ranging from the Acme BatManBatman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
outfit to explosives, and for every level there is a cutscene
Cutscene
A cutscene is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no or only limited control, breaking up the gameplay and used to advance the plot, strengthen the main character's development, introduces enemy characters, and provide background information, atmosphere, dialogue, and clues...
of the contraption failing once the player crosses the finish mark. After completing the three main levels in an episode, the Road Runner has to battle Coyote, who is armed with a more advanced contraption.
Controls
Road Runner has a series of control movements useful to beating the game. As per usual in platform games, Road Runner can jump and run (with the B button and control pad, respectively). The first essential move is boosting (with the Y button), where Road Runner can run much faster as so he can easily scale walls or hills without needing to build up momentumMomentum
In classical mechanics, linear momentum or translational momentum is the product of the mass and velocity of an object...
. The boost also acts as an invincibility, being able to destroy enemies and resist damage from Coyote. However, this boost quickly depletes the Energy Meter (if empty, the player could no longer use boosts). The next essential move is the A button, which causes Road Runner to continuously peck, whereas he can eat Bird Seed to refill his energy, or simply attack. Although they serve no gameplay use, the L button makes Road Runner say "beep-beep!", and the R button makes him stick out his tongue. Holding Up and the L button simultaneously makes him jump and say "beep-beep!".
Items
The game offers the player several items to aid in the game.- 1-Up - Appearing as a bouncing Road Runner head, awards the player an extra life.
- 500-Point icon - Awards the player 500 points upon collection.
- Bird Seed - Used to replenish the Energy meter.
- Clock - Stops time and freezes all enemies in their tracks.
- Flag - Touching a flag awards points and adds to the Flag Bonus at the end of a level; collecting enough flags throughout the game will earn the player a continueContinueContinue may refer to:*Continue , an option to continue a video game after all the player's lives have been lost*Continue , a 2008 Cantopop album by Pakho Chau*Continue , a programming language keyword-See also:...
. Flags are also used as checkpoints: if the player were to lose a life at any point in the level, he could resume at the last flag he touched. The flags come in four colors: yellow, green, red, and purple. - Heart - Restores the Road Runner's health.
- Shield - Makes Road Runner invulnerable to damage for a short period of time.
Scoring
Destroying enemies and touching 500-Point icons is the easiest way to earn points, but the most efficient is touching flags that are peppered in various areas throughout the level. Some flags are in plain sight, others are out of reach and require skill to run and jump to them. At the end of a level, the player earns three bonuses: Flag Bonus (counts every flag touched), Time Bonus (time left on the Timer), and Energy Bonus (how much energy remaining in the Energy Meter). In addition, the player is awarded an extra life for every 50,000 points collected and a Continue for every 100,000 points.Boss Levels
All the boss levels begin with Coyote holding up a blueprintBlueprint
A blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing, documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan....
of his new mechanism to the screen, displaying how it works, and hints to its weakpoints (labeled with big exclamation marks). It is then the job of the player to disarm and destroy the contraption. After the machine is destroyed, Coyote is pummeled by its destruction and then an Opera Singer walks in, clears her throat and begins to sing. However, Coyote holds up a sign reading "Not Yet". He is then finished off by more destruction. Road Runner then moves onto the next episode.
Episodes
The game offers five "episodes" (or worlds), each containing three levels and a boss level, where Coyote is in control of a larger mechanism (described here).- "Zippity Splat" - Takes place in the desert seen in the cartoons. Coyote at first, treat to eat it with forks but fails in the try and falls. Later, he intents with a Roller Machine, In a Balloon sending flying bombs and in a green "Batman" suit. At the end of the stage, withuses a catapult to launch boulders.
- "Rock n' Rivet" - Set on the construction site of Acme Industries. Coyote tries with skates, on the wreckling ball and, on a construction drill. At the end of the stage, Coyote uses a crane and a wrecking ball to crush Road Runner.
- "Train Runnery" - The majority of this episode is set on a fast-moving circus train. Coyote controls a Car with springs, a rocket and an airplane launching bombs. At the end of the stage, the Coyote uses a steam train that shoots bombs onto the Road Runner's train.
- "Hopalong Casualty" - Set in a cave loaded with explosives. The majority of this episode, the Coyote is absent, but there are many explosives, hidden drills and in the second stage he is in a mine cart. At the end of the stage, Coyote is in control of a drill rig.
- "Quantum Beep" - Set on the moon, in a space station. Coyote controls a giant robotic replica of his head, armed with missiles. Marvin the MartianMarvin the MartianMarvin the Martian is a fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons. Marvin's likeness appears in miniature on the Spirit rover on Mars.-Conception and creation:...
can be seen in some parts of the levels.