Underplayed Gems

Arcade Archives: Radical Radial (2020)

Arcade Archives: Radical Radial cover
Developer
Nichibutsu
Publisher
Hamster Corporation
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Shooter, Arcade
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a tire-shaped vehicle at high speed, dodging aliens and obstacles while shooting and jumping through dangerous courses.

retrofast-pacedarcade shootingchallengingsingleplayeractionvehicle combat

About

Radical Radial is an action shooting game released by Nichibutsu in 1983. Control a tire-shaped vehicle and head for the goal. Speed through dangerous courses filled with aliens and enemy vehicles, accelerating, decelerating, shooting, and jumping to get through.

Screenshots

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