Radikal Bikers
{{Short description|1998 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Radikal Bikers
|image = Radikal Bikers arcade flyer.jpg
|developer = Gaelco{{efn|Ported to PlayStation by Bit Managers}}
|publisher = Arcade{{vgrelease|EU|Gaelco|NA|Atari Games|JP|SNK}} Infogrames (PlayStation)
|director = Josep Quingles
|programmer = Alexander Ekjanov
Diego Campos
Enric Vives
|artist = Toni López Yeste{{cite web|url=https://www.recreativas.org/noticias/2020/06/04/entrevista-toni-lopez-disenador-y-artista-en-gaelco-297|title=Entrevista Toni López, diseñador y artista en Gaelco|work=Recreativas.org|publisher=Retrolaser|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609171551/https://www.recreativas.org/noticias/2020/06/04/entrevista-toni-lopez-disenador-y-artista-en-gaelco-297|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}}
Xavier Arrebola G.{{cite web|last=Bizarro|first=Dave|url=http://www.retrovicio.org/miscelanea/entrevista-xavier-ag-gaelco|title=Entrevista Xavier A.G. (GAELCO)|work=Retrovicio|publisher=Drupal|date=August 8, 2009|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111154417/http://www.retrovicio.org/miscelanea/entrevista-xavier-ag-gaelco|archive-date=2016-01-11|url-status=live}}
Xavier Fradera{{cite web|url=https://retrolaser.es/entrevista-xavier-fradera-disenador-en-gaelco/|title=Entrevista Xavier Fradera diseñador en Gaelco|work=Retrolaser|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213225750/https://retrolaser.es/entrevista-xavier-fradera-disenador-en-gaelco/|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=live}}
|composer = Joan Sanmarti
|platforms = Arcade, PlayStation, Evercade
|released = Arcade{{vgrelease|EU|March 1998{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n21/mode/1up|title=SNK プレイモア (新日本企画、 プレイモア)SNK; Atari (Atari Games/TWI); Gaelco, Spain; R|series=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=Amusement News Agency|date=13 October 2006|pages=20, 112, 118, 162|isbn=978-4990251215|language=ja}}|NA|June 1998{{cite web|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/18_radikal/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002002254/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_05/18_radikal/index.html|title=Atari Gets Radical|website=GameSpot|archivedate=October 2, 2000|date=May 18, 1998|accessdate=November 15, 2022}}|JP|December 1998}} PlayStation{{vgrelease|EU|June 23, 1999}} Evercade{{vgrelease|NA|May 31,2023}}{{cite web|url=https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/piko-interactive-collection-3/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523074735/https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/piko-interactive-collection-3/|title=Piko Interactive Collection 3|website=Evercade|archivedate=May 23, 2023|date=May 23, 2023|accessdate=December 2, 2023}}
|modes = {{flatlist|
|arcade system = Gaelco 3D Hardware{{cite web|url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=804&page=1#2266|title=Gaelco 3D Hardware (SNK)|website=system16.com|accessdate=2020-06-09}}
}}
Radikal Bikers is a racing arcade game developed by the Spanish company Gaelco in 1998, with also a conversion for PlayStation developed instead by Bit Managers, it was only released in Europe.{{cite web|last=Castro|first=Emmanuel|url=https://vandal.elespanol.com/retro/radical-bikers|title=Radikal Bikers - Recordamos el simpático juego de los españoles de Gaelco y que arrasó allí donde pisó|work=Vandal|publisher=El Español|date=April 20, 2012|access-date=2020-06-10|language=es}} The spiritual successor to this game was Smashing Drive.
Gameplay
Radikal Bikers is set in a Mediterranean environment, and is based on delivering pizza on a rare Italian scooter called Italjet Dragster in heavy traffic before your AI opponent does, while getting points. The arcade version has three difficulty levels, which correspond to each of the different places: Margherita (easy, set in Milan), Capricciosa (medium, set in Rome), and Diabola (hard, set in Naples). If you beat all four races in a level, you get to play the next level free. Meanwhile, the PlayStation version includes four more locations on top of the original three as part of the extended Radikal mode: Marinara (set in Venice), Fantasia (set in Paris), Reggiana (set in London) and Americana (set in New York)
=Points=
- Win one race - +50000 (Arcade) / Up to +10000 (Radikal);
- Get Power-up - +1000 (Arcade) / +100 (Radikal) each;
- Power Kick destructions - +1000 (Arcade) / +100 (Radikal) each;
- Grabbing an Extra Point Power-up - +3000 (Arcade) / +400 (Radikal) each;
- Grabbing a bad Power-up - -100 each.
=Power-ups=
- Turbo - Indicated by the letter "T", which gives the High Speed, which is incompatible with Power Kick;
- Power Kick - Indicated by the "bomb", which allows you to blow up cars by kicking them in the side for points, and is also incompatible with Turbo;
- Extra Points - Indicated by "+$", which gives a bonus of 3000 points in Arcade Mode, or 400 points in Radikal Mode;
- Extra Time - Indicated by the "hourglass", which gives +1 second of time;
- The Joker - Indicated by the "?", which gives a Random power-up or extra points, which is actually based on its position and the biker you choose.
=Characters=
On the Arcade version are:
- Carlo - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza";
- Gino - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza", but is present in the PlayStation version with the new name Paolo;
- Nina - From "Paolo's Maniak Pizza", but is present in the PlayStation version (under different clothes and complexion) with the name Mbelle;
- Sofia - From "Frenzy Mario Pizza", she is also present in the PlayStation version of the game.
Finally, on the PlayStation version there are three new characters: Albert, Gus and Noodles.
Release
The previously cancelled Game Boy Color version of the game was released on the Evercade console as part of the Piko Interactive Collection 3 on May 31, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Piko-Interactive-Collection-3-Atari-7800/dp/B0BXF2PCQK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GF1OQABC4AE7&keywords=piko+interactive+collection+3&qid=1701554213&sprefix=piko+inter%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202220255/https://www.amazon.com/Piko-Interactive-Collection-3-Atari-7800/dp/B0BXF2PCQK/|title=Piko Interactive Collection 3 Amazon Page|website=Amazon|archivedate=December 2, 2023|date=December 2, 2023|accessdate=December 2, 2023}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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|ARC=true
|PS=true
|NGen_ARC={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/NextGeneration45Sep1998#page/n145/mode/1up|title=Finals - Arcade - Radikal Bikers|magazine=Next Generation|issue=45|publisher=Imagine Media|date=September 1998|page=144}}
|rev1=MAN!AC
|rev1_PS=46%{{cite magazine|last=Steppberger|first=Ulrich|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMAN!AC_DE_2000-09.pdf&page=65|title=Test - PS - Radikal Bikers|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=83|publisher=Cybermedia|date=September 2000|page=65|lang=de}}
|rev2=Mega Fun
|rev2_PS=49%{{cite magazine|author=Udo|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_2000-09.pdf&page=52|title=Test Spiele: Radikal Bikers - PlayStation|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=96|publisher=Computec|date=September 2000|page=52|lang=de}}
|rev3=MeriStation
|rev3_PS=5.8/10{{cite web|url=https://as.com/meristation/juegos/radikal_bikers/analisis/|title=Análisis de Radikal Bikers (PS)|work=MeriStation|publisher=PRISA|date=July 5, 2000|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234853/https://as.com/meristation/juegos/radikal_bikers/analisis/|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}}
|rev4=Power Unlimited
|rev4_PS=61/100{{cite magazine|title=Review - Radikal Bikers - PlayStation|magazine=Power Unlimited|issue=77|publisher=VNU Media|date=June 2000|lang=nl}}
|rev5=Video Games
|rev5_PS=33%{{cite magazine|last=Olma|first=Alexander|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AVideoGames_DE_2000-10.pdf&page=101|title=Test - PS: Radikal Bikers - Ein K(r)ampf auf zwei Rädern!|magazine=Video Games|issue=107|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=October 2000|page=117|lang=de}}
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Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "There's nothing else quite like this gem in the arcades, and it's sure to bring a smile to your face."
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Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/564890-radikal-bikers Radikal Bikers] at GameFAQs
- [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9241 Radikal Bikers] at Killer List of Videogames
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/radikal-bikers Radikal Bikers] at MobyGames
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Category:Cancelled Game Boy Color games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Piko Interactive games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:Video games about food and drink
Category:Video games developed in Spain