Road Fighter: all version differences
5 documented differences between the releases of Road Fighter, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | Arcade | Famicom/NES | MSX | NES (EU) | Famicom (JP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gameplay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Content | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graphics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Version differences
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GameplayArcade
The arcade game ranks you during the race, starting in 40th place and moving up by overtaking; it has six courses and bonuses for rank, cars passed and a clean run.1
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ContentFamicom/NESMSX
The Famicom version has four courses and the MSX version six; neither ranks the player, and both give a fuel bonus instead, with fuel coming from special cars on the Famicom and a heart-shaped B item on the MSX.1
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GameplayNES (EU)
The European NES release raises the low-gear top speed from 196 km/h to 224 km/h.2
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TitleNES (EU)
The European title screen has a much larger logo and more copyright text, so the options moved to a separate screen.2
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GraphicsFamicom (JP)NES (EU)
When fuel falls below 10, the gauge turns dark red in the Japanese version and cyan in the European one.2
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13