Barnsley Upper New Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1LP
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Super Bikes

Barnsley · Racing game

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Game History

The Fast and the Furious: Super Bikes is an arcade motorcycle racing game developed and published by Raw Thrills and released on June 21, 2006. It was the second game in The Fast and the Furious arcade series and the first spin-off, shifting from car racing to motorcycle racing. The game was created by Raw Thrills, a company founded in 2001 by Eugene Jarvis and other former Midway Games developers.

The game featured a unique motorcycle cabinet that players could lean into turns, simulating the experience of riding a motorcycle. This design helped create an immersive racing experience that couldn't be replicated on home consoles. The game included licensed motorcycles and allowed players to upgrade their bikes with better engines, tires, and nitrous oxide. Despite carrying the Fast and the Furious license, the characters in the game were not related to the movie franchise.

Super Bikes was followed by a sequel, Super Bikes 2, released in 2010, which dropped the Fast and the Furious branding but expanded on the original concept with more tracks and special bikes, including a lightcycle-style bike inspired by Disney's TRON. The franchise continued with Super Bikes 3, which was released to arcades in March 2019.

How to Play

Objectives

The main goal of Super Bikes is to win motorcycle races by finishing in first place across various tracks. You compete against other racers while navigating through traffic and avoiding obstacles. The game emphasizes high-speed racing and leaning mechanics to simulate realistic motorcycle handling.

Controls

  • Motorcycle Cabinet: Lean the entire motorcycle cabinet left and right to steer and simulate realistic leaning into turns
  • Handlebar Grip: Press the button on the right handlebar to accelerate and increase speed
  • Brake Lever: Press the brake lever on the left handlebar to slow down and brake
  • Boost Button: Press the boost button to activate nitrous oxide for temporary speed increase

Gameplay

  1. Starting the Game: Press the Start Button to begin your motorcycle racing career.

  2. Bike Selection: Choose your motorcycle from available options, each with different performance characteristics.

  3. Track Selection: Select your racing course from the available tracks, each with unique layouts and challenges.

  4. Racing Competition: Compete against multiple computer-controlled opponents in races to achieve the best finishing position.

  5. Leaning Mechanics: Lean the motorcycle cabinet left and right to steer through turns, with more aggressive leaning allowing for tighter cornering.

  6. Traffic Navigation: Weave through traffic and avoid obstacles on the road to maintain your speed and position.

  7. Boost Usage: Use nitrous oxide strategically to gain speed advantages on straightaways and when overtaking opponents.

  8. Position Racing: Battle for position against opponents, using strategic overtaking and defensive riding techniques.

  9. Lap Completion: Complete multiple laps around each track to finish the race.

  10. Victory Conditions: Win races by finishing in first place to earn credits and unlock new tracks and bikes.