Kick Start: Wheelie King

Arcade Video game published 41 years ago:

Kick Start - Wheelie King (c) 1984 Taito Corporation.

A motorcycle racing game.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "Taito SJ System" hardware.
Prom Stickers : A20

Players: up to 2 (alternate)
Control: 2-way joystick (horizontal)
Buttons: 4 (in type 1: 3-way positional switch) or 2 (in type 2: 2-button control).
4 BUTTONS (TYPE 1) => A = accelerate, B = gear 1, C = gear 2, D = gear 3.
OR 2 BUTTONS (TYPE 2) => A = gear 2, B = gear 3. Motorcycle accelerates automatically in this control method.

- TRIVIA -

Kick Start Wheelie King was released in July 1984 in Japan.

Copyright year is written in Roman numerals and is shown before the title screen. A dip switch can hide it.

The high score is anonymous.

Despite the sub-title, no wheelie can be performed in this game.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Watch the side of the road:
If you're (too) close to the edge of the road, the black curbs will turn red. Avoid riding on the edges, mainly on straights before a sharp turn with barrels or other riders. Riding just after the edge will cause the player-controlled rider to fall down.

* See the control type:
You have more control over your bike when the dip switch is set to "3-way positional switch"; "2 buttons" control type accelerates the bike automatically on gear 1 which may lead to more frequent crashes with barrels, other bikers or even with the edge of the road.

* Don't crash too often:
One crash subtracts 10 seconds from the time limit. Frequent crashes lead to a game over. This game has no continues.

* Reduce gears before sharp turns:
KickStart has no brake button, so you(may) need to shift down even to gear 1 (if you're using a positional switch) if you want to survive sharp the turns.

- CONTRIBUTE -

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