Line #17 VideoGame/RadMobile


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rad_mobile_7.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Rad Mobile! Rad Mobile! Rad Mobile!'']]
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4	''[=Rad Mobile=]'' is a 1991 [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame arcade]] [[Main/RacingGame racing game]] by Creator/{{Sega}}. Your goal is to complete the course through the places of the United States before the timer runs out. It's also notable for being technically the debut of famed [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]], who appears as a figurine hanging on the top.
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6	''Rad Mobile'' received a couple of [[Main/UpdatedRerelease updated re-releases]]. It was followed by ''Rad Rally'' at the same year, and ''Gale Racer'' released in 1994 on UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. Unlike ''VideoGame/OutRun'' and ''VideoGame/HangOn'', though, none of these games were remotely as popular, so they're mostly remembered as little more than historical interest nowadays.
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8	!!This game provides examples of:
9	* DarknessEqualsDeath: Defied. In night stages, you must turn the headlights on in order to prevent crashes!
10	* EarlyBirdCameo: As mentioned above, this is [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]'s first appearance ever, predating [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 his proper debut on Genesis]] by five months. ''Gale Racer'' brings a few more to the cast, including Amy Rose and Metal Sonic.
11	* EpicRace: What the game is all about. The intro of ''Gale Racer'' goes further into details: the legendary racer known as "The Gale Racer" opens a special tournament to choose the fastest driver and bestow his title to them.
12	* GratuitousEnglish:
13	-->NOW YOU TOOK THE TOP RAD[[note]]This is exactly as it appears in-game.[[/note]]
14	* HostileWeather: Occasionally it'll rain in certain courses, obscuring the road and making the cornering more slippery. You have to manually turn on the windscreen wiper to secure your sight.
15	* PoliceBrutality: If you get pulled over by the police, sometimes the officer will just outright shoot you through the windshield instead of slamming your engine hood (apparently the police never give tickets). This doesn't mean an instant loss though; you can resume driving after a while.
16	* PopGoesTheHuman[=/=]SoProudOfYou: If you make it to the end of the grand prix, the policeman will burst like a balloon, revealing a bikini-clad "Race Queen" underneath to congratulate you.
17	* TamerAndChaster: The "Race Queen" doesn't exist in ''Gale Racer'', instead you're racing against an all-new rival, and the ending cutscene is you doing the last stretch.
18	* TimedMission: Like many other Sega's racing games, the time is your true enemy. If it runs out, [[GameOver your game is over]]; unlike in ''VideoGame/OutRun'', you can do continuous plays in the Arcade versions.
19	* TitleScream
20	* TotallyRadical: Right on the title.
21	* UpdatedRerelease: ''Rad Rally'' in 1991 and ''Gale Racer'' in 1994.
22	** ''Rad Rally'' was essentially a two player version of ''Rad Mobile'', applying several updates on the system (minus the Sonic figurine) and providing four standalone tracks instead of single, streamlined course in the original. It also stands as Sega's first game to use twin arcade cabinet.
23	** ''Gale Racer'', released on UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn as a launch title (albeit Japan-only), was a semi-port that makes several enhancements to the original such as remixed soundtrack, polygonal opponent car, and new rival racers. Unfortunately, [[Main/PortingDisaster this version only highlights the weakness of the Saturn.]] The draw distance is much shorter than the original, the game was split in multiple loading screen segments despite the seamless arcade original, and there's numerous graphical glitches here and there.
24	* AWinnerIsYou: If you finish first, you'll be told:
25	--> Dynamite !! You finished 1st.
26	--> You are the one and only TOP RAD !!

Context VideoGame / RadMobile