Vs. Mach Rider [Fighting Course Version] | Vs. System Playthrough | RadRedRooster

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Published on June 18, 2023 8:03:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_UThT-xx4

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Mach Rider (1985)

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Welcome to my playthrough of _Vs. Mach Rider (VS.マッハライダー) (Fighting Course Version)_ (game version: set MR4-1 A) for the Nintendo Vs. System (VS for short).

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*– VIDEO INTRODUCTION –*

This playthrough shows:

• a no-death run of the first loop with the default dip-switch settings.

There is no formal ending to the game.

Any garbled graphics you may notice are due to the emulator I use (the MAME core in BizHawk).

Because _Vs. Mach Rider_ is not found in YouTube's video game database, I left the "Game title (optional)" field empty. This causes YouTube to incorrectly add _Mach Rider_ as the game title for the video.

The timestamps for each sector can be found at the bottom of the video description box.


*– GAME OVERVIEW –*

_Vs. Mach Rider_ for the Vs. System is a third-person motorcycle combat video game. The game was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It was released in North America in November 1985 and in Japan in 1985.

The Vs. System is a video game arcade (AC) platform based on much of the same hardware as the Nintendo Family Computer (FC), commonly known as the Famicom, the Japanese equivalent of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

• _Vs. Mach Rider_ is a port of _Mach Rider (マッハライダー)_ (1985).

• The _Vs. Mach Rider_ arcade cabinet comes in two different versions: _Fighting Course Version_ and _Endurance Course Version._
◦ In _Fighting Course Version,_ the player will travel through ten sectors, trying to avoid being destroyed by obstacles and enemies.
◦ In _Endurance Course Version,_ the player has to race a certain number of miles within a time limit, while enemies and obstacles get in the way.

• _Vs. Mach Rider_ takes place in the year 2112, and Earth has been invaded by evil forces driving vehicles known as "Quadrunners". The player controls Mach Rider, who travels from sector to sector on a high-powered superbike, searching for survivors and destroying any enemies in their path.
◦ Each time the player completes a sector, an image of a woman holding a dagger will gradually appear next to the superbike. It remains unclear whether she represents Mach Rider's true identity. (There are official sources suggesting that Mach Rider is a woman, which would make her Nintendo's first female protagonist.)

Reference(s):

• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_Rider] – (English) Wikipedia

• [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マッハライダー] – (Japanese) Wikipedia


*– TIMESTAMPS –*

[00:00] – Opening
[00:30] – Sector 1
[01:25] – Sector 2
[02:46] – Sector 3
[03:54] – Sector 4
[05:03] – Sector 5
[05:59] – Sector 6
[06:49] – Sector 7
[07:54] – Sector 8
[08:59] – Sector 9
[10:13] – Sector 10


*– HASHTAGS –*

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