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Game History

Radikal Bikers is a racing arcade game developed by the Spanish company Gaelco and released in March 1998. The game was licensed to SNK for distribution in Japan and featured players taking on the role of pizza delivery drivers racing through Mediterranean environments on Italian scooters. The game's premise involved delivering pizzas before rival drivers while navigating through heavy traffic and tight, twisting roads.

The arcade version featured three difficulty levels corresponding to different cities: Margherita (easy, set in Milan), Capricciosa (medium, set in Rome), and Diabola (hard, set in Naples). Players who completed all four races in a level could advance to the next difficulty level for free. The game ran on hardware featuring a Motorola 68EC020 CPU and TMS32031 DSP, with sound handled by an ADSP2115 CPU.

Radikal Bikers is considered the spiritual predecessor to Smashing Drive, another Gaelco racing title.

How to Play

Objective

The main goal of Radikal Bikers is to complete pizza delivery routes by racing through city streets against rival delivery drivers. You must reach each delivery destination within the time limit while avoiding traffic and obstacles. The ultimate objective is to complete all deliveries and finish each race in the highest position possible.

Controls

• Handlebar Controller: Use the handlebar to steer your scooter left and right
• Gas Pedal: Twist to accelerate and increase speed
• Brake Pedal: Pull to slow down, brake
• Horn Button: Press to honk your horn and clear traffic

Gameplay

• Starting the Game: Press the Start Button to begin your delivery shift.

• City Selection: Choose your difficulty level corresponding to different cities: Margherita (Milan, easy), Capricciosa (Rome, medium), or Diabola (Naples, hard).

• Race Mechanics: Navigate through busy city streets while racing against rival delivery drivers to reach pizza destinations first.

• Traffic Navigation: Weave through cars, buses, and other obstacles while maintaining high speed to make timely deliveries.

• Time Management: Complete each delivery route within the time limit to advance to the next race.

• Competition: Race against computer-controlled rival drivers who also compete to deliver pizzas first.

• Route Progression: Successfully complete all four races in a city to advance to the next difficulty level.

• Score System: Earn points based on your finishing position, delivery speed, and successful navigation through traffic.

• Game Completion: Complete all races in all cities to finish the game with your final score displayed based on your performance.