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''High Way Race'' is a
racing game Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a motor racing, racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more re ...
released as an
arcade video game An arcade video game is an arcade game that takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. All arcade video games are coin-oper ...
by
Taito is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, Toy, toys, arcade cabinets, and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, Vending machine, vending machines, and Juk ...
in April 1983.


Gameplay

The player is taking part in a cross country auto race. The player car will accelerate automatically, up to its maximum speed of , but it can be slowed by a brake button. Other cars on the track will attempt to crash into the player car, but if they cannot be dodged, the player car has the ability to jump to avoid them. The player has unlimited lives, but each collision—either with opponent cars or other obstacles—will deplete the car's fuel supply, and the game will end if the car runs out of fuel. Around the race's halfway mark, a fuel truck appears with fueling arms to its left and right. The player car can refuel by contacting either of the arms, as long as it does not collide with the truck itself. As the player reaches the end of the race course, signs on the track will count down to the finish line. The player vehicle must jump prior to the finish, otherwise it will crash into the water below, ending the game. A successful jump does not mean the race is completed, as the player must, upon landing, use the brakes to safely bring the car to a stop. Points are awarded for remaining fuel at the end of the race, and the player will advance to the next race course.


Legacy

''High Way Race'' is included in the ''
Arcade Archives is a series of emulated arcade games from the late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s developed and published by Hamster Corporation. A sub-series called focuses on re-releasing Neo Geo titles in their original arcade format, unlike many s ...
'' compilation by
Hamster Corporation is a Japanese video game publisher, with office located in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The game division of Toshiba-EMI Limited spun off Hamster Corporation in November 1999. On the Japanese PlayStation Store, more than 360 titles are distribut ...
for the
Nintendo Switch The is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the Eighth generation of video game consoles, eighth generation of home consoles, the Switch succeeded the ...
and
PlayStation 4 The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013, in ...
on February 24, 2022.


See also

*'' Bump 'n' Jump''


References


External links

* * 1983 video games Top-down racing video games Arcade Archives games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Taito arcade games Taito SJ System games Video games developed in Japan Hamster Corporation games {{racing-videogame-stub