History VideoGame / RoadRunner

* EndlessGame: Averted in the UsefulNotes/Commodore64 port, which ends after Level 16.

* CanisLatinicus: Just like the cartoons, the Road Runner (''Verus Quickus'') and the Wile E. (''[[Creator/ChuckJones C. Jonesus Creatus]]'') are given mock Latin names.[[note]]Additionally, they change every time the game is played. The names shown here are just two examples.[[/note]]

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Road Runner Needs Food Badly]]: Outside of reduced scoring, there's no penalty for missing a single serving of bird seed, but missing five during the same life will case the Road Runner to faint, making him easy pickings for the Coyote.

''Road Runner'', an arcade game based upon the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner cartoons, was released by Creator/{{Atari}} in 1985 and later ported to several other formats. [[NoPlotNoProblem The goal is simple:]] Guide the Road Runner around the New Mexican desert to eat as much bird seed as possible whilst avoiding Wile E. Coyote's tricks and traps.

* CanisLatinicus: Just like the cartoons, the Road Runner (''Verus Quickus'') and the Wile E. (''[[Creator/ChuckJones C. Jonesus Creatus]]'') are given mock Latin names.[[note]]Additionally, they change every time the game is played. The names shown here are just two examples.[[/note]

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: There are only four different stage layouts. Each time a level repeats, more obstacles will be added that have to be avoided.

* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Unlike the cartoons, where the Road Runner seemingly flies over pits and the Coyote's falls into them are delayed, the game completely averts this trope for both of them.

* ScoreMultiplier: Eating consecutive piles of bird seed increases their point values. Missing one results in them resorting to their base value (though the point values can still be increased).

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Much like the cartoons, there are several ways Wile E. [[AmusingInjuries can be hurt]], but all of them are results of either his own traps or environmental hazards. (Finding ways to hurt the Coyote is also encouraged; there's an end-of-level bonus for how many times he gets hit.)

* WarpZone: The first level has a tunnel that might open up for players as a "short cut" that works as a continue feature.

* CanisLatinicus: Just like the cartoons, the Road Runner (''Verus Quickus'') and the Wile E. (''[[Creator/ChuckJones C. Jonesus Creatus]]'') are given mock Latin names.

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The in-game music includes [[Music/GioachinoRossini "The William Tell Overture"]], "Flight of the Bumblebee", [[Music/AramKhachaturian "Sabre Dance"]], and [[Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky "Trepak"]].

* AutoScrollingLevel: Though the game is rather generous in this respect, if the player is spending too much in one spot, the game start moving by itself.

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The in-game music includes [[Music/GioachinoRossini "The William Tell Overturn"]], "Flight of the Bumblebee", [[Music/AramKhachaturian "Sabre Dance"]], and [[Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky "Trepak"]].

* RunDontWalk: The original arcade version features an analog joystick that allowed the Road Runner to run at three different speeds. Naturally, it's much easier to have the Road Runner moving at his fastest speed.

* ScriptedEvent: Wile E. will always ride on a rocket and hop onto a pogo stick on the second map, then he'll strap himself into a jet pack on the fourth. These contraptions will always backfire on him at specific points on both maps.

* WarpZone: The first level has one tunnel that might open up for players as a "short cut" that works as a continue feature.

* AmusingInjuries: Wile E. will occasionally get crushed by rocks, blown up by land mines, and even fall victim to his own contraptions.
* AutoScrollingLevel: Comes into play only if the player is spending too much on he same stretch of road.

* EndlessGame

* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Unlike the cartoons, where the Road Runner seemingly flies over pits and the Coyote's falls into them are delayed, the game completely averts this trope for both.

* LandMineGoesClick: Averted. Land mines automatically detonate upon being stepped on.

* RatchetScrolling: Unlike 99% of side-scrolling games, this game has the Road Runner moving from right to left. However, the trope is played straight since there's little opportunity to pick up any seed that's gone off-screen.

* ScoreMultiplier: Eating consecutive piles of bird seed increases their point values. Missing one results in them resorting to their base value (the point values can still be increased).
* ScriptedEvent: Wile E. will always hop onto a pogo stick on the second map, then onto a jet pack on the fourth. His contraptions will always backfire on him at the same point on both.

* SuperSpeed: Not in this game. The Road Runner's top speed is only about 1.5x the speed that the Coyote runs on foot--nor cant he Road Runner outpace the Coyote's rocket-powered skates.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The Coyote's introductory music sounds very much like the theme music to ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Much like the cartoons, there are several ways Wile E. [[AmusingInjuries can be hurt]], but all of them are results of either his own traps or environmental hazards.
* VideoGameGeography: The deserts in New Mexico are apparently cylindrical, since level 4's map seamlessly transitions back to level 1's map.
* WarpZone: The first level has one tunnel that might open up for players as a "short cut" to the last level the most recent player reached.

* AutoScrollingLevel: Comes into play only if the player is spending too much time in one set area.

* NonLethalKO: Logic straight from the cartoons: No matter how bad the Coyote's injuries are, he's always going to try again to catch the Road Runner.

* RatchetScrolling: Unlike 99% of side-scrolling games, this game has the Road Runner moving from right to left with little opportunity for going back to pick up any missed seed.

* AllOrNothing: A bonus rewarded at the end of each level for eating every last morsel of bird seed and, in later levels, drinking glasses of lemonade. Consuming them all earns a bonus of 10,000 points; missing one means getting nothing.

* CanisLatinicus: Just like the cartoons, the Road Runner (''Verus quickus'') and the Wile E. (''[[Creator/ChuckJones C. Jonesus Creatus]]'') are given mock Latin names.

* GravityIsAHarshMistress: Unlike the cartoons, where the Road Runner is seemingly immune and the Coyote's falls are delayed, the game completely averts this trope.

* ImpassableDesert: The Road Runner can only travel along paved roads.

* BackFromTheDead: It's entirely possibly for the Road Runner to survive getting caught by the coyote. It's simply a matter of Wile E. attacked by one of his own hazards as he carries the Road Runner off screen.

** Map 2: After passing below a cliff with falling rocks.
** Map 3: After a series of narrow streets with cannons at each end.

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Averted in most cases. Aside from axle grease on the road in every fourth stage, every hazard on the ground that can impede the Road Runner can also impede the coyote.
* NonLethalKO: Logic straight from the cartoons: No matter how bad the coyote's injuries are, he's always going to try again to catch the Road Runner.

* PacifistRun: Technically speaking, since there's no way for the Road Runner to directly attack the coyote, this whole game is a pacifist run.

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Road Runner Needs Food Badly]]: There's no immediate penalty for missing one bird seed (outside of reduced scoring), but missing five during the same life will case the Road Runner to faint, making him easy pickings for the coyote.

* VideoGameGeography: Cylindrical, since level 4's map seamlessly transitions back to level 1's map.

''Road Runner'', an arcade game based upon the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner cartoons, was released by Creator/{{Atari}} in 1985 and later ported to several other formats. The goal is simple: Guide the Road Runner around the New Mexican desert to eat as much bird seed as possible whilst avoiding Wile E. Coyote's tricks and traps.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Much like the cartoons, there are several ways Wile E. [[AmusingInjuries can be hurt]], but all of them are results of either his own traps or environmental hazards.

* AllOrNothing: A bonus rewarded at the end of each level for collecting eating every last morsel of bird seed and, in later levels, drinking glasses of lemonade. Consuming them all earns 10,000 points; missing one means getting nothing.

* BackFromTheDead: It's actually possible to survive getting caught by the coyote. It's most likely to happen when Wile E. steps on a mine.

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Averted in most cases. Aside from axle grease on the road in every fourth stage, every hazard on the ground that can impede the Road Runner can also do so to the coyote.
* PacifistRun: Technically, this whole game is a pacifist run since the Road Runner has no way to directly physically attack the coyote.

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Road Runner Needs Food Badly]]: Though there's no immediate penalty for missing one bird seed, missing five during the same life will case the Road Runner to faint, making him easy pickings for the coyote.
* ScoreMultiplier: Eating consecutive piles of bird seed increases their point values. Missing one results in them resorting to their base value (but can still be increased).

''Road Runner'' is an arcade game based upon the WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner cartoons released by Creator/{{Atari}} in 1985. The goal is simple: Guide the Road Runner around the New Mexican desert to eat as much bird seed as possible whilst avoiding Wile E. Coyote's tricks and traps.

* AllOrNothing: A bonus rewarded at the end of each level for collecting eating every last morsel of bird seed. Eat them all for 10,000 points; miss one and you get nothing.

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: In the arcade version, losing a life won't penalize the player by resetting the value of bird seeds. Other versions, however, avert this by

* [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly Road Runner Needs Food Badly]]: Though there's no immediate penalty for missing one bird seed, missing five will case the Road Runner to faint, making him easy pickings for the coyote.

''Road Runner'' is an arcade game based upon the WesternAnimation/RoadRunner cartoons released by Creator/{{Atari}} in 1985. The goal is relatively simple: Guide the Road Runner around the New Mexican desert to eat as much bird seed as possible whilst avoiding Wile E. Coyote's tricks and traps.

!!'"Road Runner'' contains examples of these tropes:

* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Averted. Everything hazard on the ground that can hurt the Road Runner can also hurt the coyote.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The in-game music includes "The William TEll Overturn", "Flight of the Bumblebee", and "Sabre Dance".

* ScoreMultiplier: Eating consecutive piles of bird seed increases their point values. Missing one results in them resorting to their base value (but can still be increased).