Underplayed Gems

City Connection (1985)

City Connection cover
Developer
Hect Co. Ltd.
Publisher
Jaleco, City Connection
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 5 player ratings

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How it feels

A comedic NES racer where you drive nonstop through world cities painting roads while dodging cops and obstacles.

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About

The NES port of City Connection, a 1-2 player comedic racing adventure platform game in which you control a car that can never be stopped. The object of the game is to drive through a series of cities and paint every part of the roads in each city as proof of your visit to that city. City Connection was remarkable for its time in that each location had its own background and music which was a variation on the main theme of the game. There are twelve locations: Manhattan, the Grand Canyon, Easter Island, Paris, Neuschwanstein Castle, London, Sydney, Egyptian temples, and cities in India, Holland, China and Japan.

Screenshots

City Connection screenshot 1

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