Mach Rider (1985) · Tastebuds

Mach Rider is a futuristic driving video game created by Nintendo. It was first released on November 21, 1985 for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan. The game received a North American release in mid-1986 as part of the second wave of NES releases by Nintendo. On March 15, 1987 it was released in Europe and Australia. In July 2007 a modified version was released on the Wii's Virtual Console, which allowed designed tracks to be saved.

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Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: August 27, 1985
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 2 h rushed · 3 h main story · 4 h completionist

IGDB rating 6.1/10 from 21 ratings.

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