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Road Runner's Death Valley Rally is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game released in 1992. It is a game based on the popular Looney Tunes characters Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. In Japan, it was released under the title Looney Tunes: Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote, and in Europe, it was released as Looney Tunes: Road Runner. It was published by Sunsoft.
Plot[]
The game plays out like a typical Road Runner cartoon, in that the titular avian goes speeding around the desert while avoiding the traps set by Wile E. Coyote.
Gameplay[]
Road Runner's Death Valley Rally features side-scrolling platform gameplay. The player controls Road Runner, who must avoid being eaten by Wile E. Coyote. The game consists of five different environments, with each one containing three levels and a boss battle. Coyote has a unique method of ambush for every level, ranging from the Acme Batman outfit to explosives, and for every level there is a cutscene of the contraption failing once the player crosses the finish mark. After every three levels, Road Runner battles against one of Wile E. Coyote's super weapons in a boss fight.
Road Runner has a series of control movements useful to beating the game, including jumping and running. Road Runner can also peck his beak to kill enemies, and can eat bird seeds that give him a burst of turbo speed, allowing him to scale walls. However, turbo speed can only be used a limited number of times, as it depletes the bird seeds; additional turbo speed is gained by consuming more bird seeds. The boost also acts as an invincibility, being able to destroy enemies and resist damage from Coyote. The player can also make Road Runner say "meep-meep!" and make him stick out his tongue, although neither serves a gameplay function.
Development[]
Reception[]
In the Super Power Club bonus supplement in Nintendo Power V44, the game was ranked #10 in the Top 10 Super NES Games of 1992.
Cancelled sequel[]
A sequel, titled Wile E's Revenge, was in development by Software Creations and was planned as a follow-up to Death Valley Ralley. Unlike the first game, the sequel would allow the user to control Wile E. Coyote as he chases the Road Runner. The game was cancelled because of Sunsoft's bankruptcy in 1995.
Trivia[]
- The game was featured on the cover of Nintendo Power V43.
External links[]
- Road Runner's Death Valley Rally at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Road Runner's Death Valley Rally at GameFAQs
- Road Runner's Death Valley Rally at MobyGames