{{Short description|1989 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Moto Roader | image = Moto Roader Coverart.png | developer = NCS | publisher = {{Video game release|JP|Masaya Games <small>(PC Engine)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=ゲームタイトル |url=http://www.masayagames.com/titles |website=メサイヤゲームス |accessdate=15 October 2017 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728010047/http://www.masayagames.com/titles |archive-date=28 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|NA|[[NEC]] <small>(TurboGrafx-16)</small>{{efn|Wii Virtual Console published worldwide by [[Hudson Soft]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Moto Roader for Wii |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-ceniVoDsDcPeP3YOp7vCszDal1GZ5MC |website=Nintendo |accessdate=15 October 2017 |language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214030009/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/-ceniVoDsDcPeP3YOp7vCszDal1GZ5MC |archive-date=14 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dillard|first1=Corbie|title=Review: Moto Roader (TG-16)|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/01/moto_roader_virtual_console|website=Nintendo Life|accessdate=15 October 2017|date=6 January 2007}}</ref>}}}}{{efn|Wii U Virtual Console published by [[Konami]] in Japan and North America and by Extreme in PAL regions.<ref name="JP Wii U"/><ref name="NA Wii U"/><ref name="EU VC"/><ref name="AUS Wii U"/>}} | designer = | engine = | platforms = [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16]] | released = {{Video game release|JP|February 23, 1989|NA|1989}} | genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]] | modes = [[Single-player]] }}
'''''Moto Roader''''' is a futuristic [[Racing video game|racing game]] developed by NCS for the [[TurboGrafx-16|PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16]]. The game is the first in a series which includes ''Moto Roader 2'' and ''Moto Roader MC''. It is notable for having a possible five players race simultaneously, one more player than most games' maximum number.
== Gameplay == {{Empty section|date=November 2025}}
== Development and release == {{Expand section|date=November 2025}} The game was released on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] worldwide in January 2007.<ref name="EU VC">{{cite web|title=Motoroader™|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/Motoroader--278238.html|website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH|accessdate=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="JP Wii">{{cite web |title=Japanese VC Titles Dated |date=15 January 2007 |publisher=IGN |accessdate=4 July 2009 |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/755/755461p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320154306/http://wii.ign.com/articles/755/755461p1.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was released on the [[Wii U]]'s Virtual Console in Japan on December 17, 2014,<ref name="JP Wii U">{{cite web|title=モトローダーMC（モトローダーエムシー）|url=https://www.konami.com/games/jp/ja/products/dl_motoroadermc_pce_c/|website=KONAMI|accessdate=15 October 2017|language=ja}}</ref> and in North America, Europe, and Australia in October 2017.<ref name="NA Wii U">{{cite web|title=MOTOROADER for Wii U|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/motoroader-wii-u|website=Nintendo of America|accessdate=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="EU VC"/><ref name="AUS Wii U">{{cite web|last1=Wassenaar|first1=Troy|title=Aussie Nintendo Download Updates (13/10) - Ten Again - eShop News from Vooks|url=https://www.vooks.net/aussie-nintendo-download-updates-1310-ten/|website=Vooks|accessdate=15 October 2017|date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
== Reception == {{Video game reviews | Allgame = 3.5/5<ref name="AllgameMR">{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kyle|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2679&tab=review|title=Moto Roader - Review|work=[[AllGame]]|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|year=1998|access-date=2025-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115143618/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2679&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> | CVG = 78%<ref name="CVGmr">{{cite magazine|last=Rignall|first=Julian Rignall|author-link=Julian Rignall|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_091_1989-05_EMAP_Publishing_GB/page/n84/mode/1up|title=Mean Machines: Motor Roader|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=91|publisher=[[EMAP]]|date=May 1989|page=85}}</ref> | EuroG = 2/10<ref name="EuroGVCmr">{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_virtualconsole_080607|title=Virtual Console Review Roundup: This week's efforts and some from the archive. Two 10s. Yep|work=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|date=June 9, 2007|access-date=2025-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006022422/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_virtualconsole_080607|archive-date=2012-10-06|url-status=live}}</ref> | Fam = 7/10, 6/10, 7/10, 6/10<ref name="FamMR">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0069/page/n12/mode/1up|title=新作ゲームクロスレビュー: モトローダー|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|issue=69|publisher=[[ASCII Corporation]]|date=March 3, 1989|page=13|language=ja}} ([https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7040 Transcription] by [[Famitsu.com]]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110020806/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7040|date=2015-01-10}}).</ref> | IGN = 6/10<ref name="IGNVCmr">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/757/757995p1.html|title=Moto Roader (Virtual Console) Review|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]]|date=January 23, 2007|access-date=2025-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127033029/http://wii.ign.com/articles/757/757995p1.html|archive-date=2007-01-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> | JS = 86%<ref name="JSmr">{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=https://archive.org/details/joystick002/page/n37/mode/1up|title=Consoles: Moto Roader|magazine=[[Joystick (magazine)|Joystick]]|issue=2|publisher=Sipress|date=February 1990|page=38|language=fr}}</ref> | MPCE = 4/10, 5/10, 6/10, 5/10<ref name="MPCEmr">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/marukatsu-pc-engine-volume-3-march-1989/Marukatsu%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Volume%203%20-%20March%201989/page/117/mode/1up|title=新作ソフトお毒味チャート: モトローダー|magazine={{ill|マル勝PCエンジン|lt=Marukatsu PC Engine|ja|Marukatsu PC Engine}}|volume=1|issue=3|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|date=March 1989|page=117|language=ja}}</ref> | NLife = 4/10<ref name="NLifeVCmr">{{cite web|last=Dillard|first=Corbie|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/01/moto_roader_virtual_console|title=Moto Roader (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review|work=[[Nintendo Life]]|publisher=[[Gamer Network]]|date=January 5, 2007|access-date=2025-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830223306/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/01/moto_roader_virtual_console|archive-date=2014-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> | TILT = 11/20<ref name="TILTmr">{{cite magazine|last=Huyghues-Lacour|first=Alain|url=https://archive.org/details/Tilt076/page/n75/mode/1up|title=Rolling Softs: Moto Roader|magazine=[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]|issue=76|publisher={{ill|Mondadori France|lt=Éditions Mondiales S.A.|fr|Mondadori France}}|date=March 1990|page=76|language=fr}}</ref> | rev1 = ''Micro News'' | rev1Score = 5/5<ref name="MicroNewsMR">{{cite magazine|last=Darnaudet|first=Jérôme|url=https://archive.org/details/micro-news-32/page/48/mode/2up|title=Tops & Softs Consoles: Moto Roader|magazine={{ill|Micro News|lt=Micro News|fr|Micro News}}|issue=32|publisher=Sandyx|date=April 1, 1990|pages=48–49|language=fr}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Power Play'' | rev2Score = 74/100<ref name="PowerPlayMR">{{cite magazine|last=Hengst|first=Michael|url=https://archive.org/details/Power.Play.N17.1989.08-kultpower/Power.Play.N017.1989.08-kultpower/page/74/mode/1up|title=Power Videospiele: Moto Roader|magazine={{ill|Power Play (magazine)|lt=Power Play|de|Power Play (Zeitschrift)}}|issue=17|publisher=[[Markt & Technik]]|date=August 1989|page=60|language=de}}</ref> }} {{Expand section|date=November 2025}} According to ''[[Famitsu]]'', ''Moto Roader'' sold over 1,379 copies in its first month on the market in Japan.<ref name="GDL">{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|title=Game Search|website=Game Data Library|access-date=2025-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118005114/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|archive-date=2024-11-18|url-status=live}}</ref> The game received a 21.19/30 score in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by ''[[PC Engine Fan]]'', ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 233 spot.<ref name="PCEFv6i10">{{cite magazine|title=PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録|magazine=[[PC Engine Fan]]|volume=6|issue=10|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|date=October 1, 1993|page=115|language=ja}}</ref> It also garnered mixed reviews from critics.<ref name="GPCEmr">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-6-march-1989/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%206%20-%20March%201989/page/n124/mode/1up|title=発売直前 REVIEW: モトローダー|magazine={{ill|Gekkan PC Engine|lt=Gekkan PC Engine|ja|月刊PCエンジン}}|volume=1|issue=3|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=March 1989|page=127|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="TPmr">{{cite magazine|last=Nauert|first=Donn|url=https://archive.org/details/turbo-play/05_TurboPlay_1991_February/page/n26/mode/1up|title=TurboPlay Rates the Games|magazine=[[TurboPlay]]|issue=5|publisher=[[Larry Flynt Publications]]|date=February–March 1991|pages=24–28}}</ref><ref name="Retro35">{{cite magazine|last=Jones|first=Darran|title=Retro Rated: Virtual Console|magazine=[[Retro Gamer]]|issue=|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|date=March 1, 2007|pages=88–90}}</ref>
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== References == {{Reflist}}
[[Category:1989 video games]] [[Category:Hudson Soft games]] [[Category:Masaya Games games]] [[Category:PlayStation Network games]] [[Category:Science fiction racing games]] [[Category:TurboGrafx-16 games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Japan]] [[Category:Virtual Console games for Wii U]] [[Category:Virtual Console games]]
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