PrinceWatercress plays Enduro Racer - The Longplay

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If you've ever wanted to see all of the upgrades in effect at once, now's your chance.

Stage 6-10 are the first five stages repeated. Unlike the first loop, the enemy vehicles will always be other motorcycle riders. (This only applies to the Western version of the game; the Japanese Mark III version had 10 distinct, unique stages.)

Here are the upgrades you can get with the points you accrue when you pass other vehicles in a stage. Upgrades last for one whole stage or until you crash, whichever happens first. During the first loop of the first three are worth 5 points while the last three are worth 10; these point values double when you go through the second loop. 

The accelerator governs how quickly you get to top speed. Improving that will make reaching your top speed quicker.

The "handle" is your handling, and improving it makes is quicker and easier to turn left or right when need be.

The tire, when improved, makes it so that you don't slow down when you drive on anything that isn't considered the "main" track, such as different colored ground.

The engine, when improved, increases your top speed from 200 km/h to 260.

The suspension, when improved, keeps you from losing speed regardless of whether or not you pop a wheelie right before you go up a ramp.

The item heals some of the damage, and the item you get is not only random placed, but heals a certain amount of damage between 10 and 50 points. If you somehow get the key, which is extremely hard to obtain, you'll heal the maximum of 50.

If you buy everything at once, your bike will be supercharged until you lose the upgrades.

When you beat all ten stages, you'll win the game and be given a congratulatory screen by the game. Congratulations!

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Are you ready for some extreme 8-bit action?

The controls are simple. Button 1 is the brake, Button 2 is the gas, and the Control Pad lets you make turns and pop wheelies. By popping wheelies, you can also launch yourself off the ramps. You want to hit Down on the Control Pad to pop a wheelie just before you jump off the ramp so that you can land on the ground without losing speed.

As you race, you'll want to avoid other vehicles as well as hazards such as rocks and harsh road. Running into things causes your damage meter to increase, and if you take too much damage, the timer will go twice as fast, making the game even harder than it already is. Smaller hazards increase it by four; vehicles will increase it by ten.

The more vehicles you pass, the more points you will get at the end of a stage for the tune-up screen. Any time you have left will be added to the timer for the next stage. At first, you'll be passing cars, but you'll soon be passing other motorcycles. The other motorcycles are smaller, but faster.

The tune-up screen allows you to better your bike for the next stage.

For Stage 1, stay on the road and watch out for rocks and other cars.

For Stage 2, stay on the road and watch out not only for other motorcycles, but also bricks from the ruins that are also scattered about.

For Stage 3, stay on the brown road. The green stuff is swamp-like ground that will slow you down. Also, the cars are back.

For Stage 4, stay on the light green road. The dark green sides will slow you down, and you will be sinking if you land in the water. At this pont, tapping Down right before you hit the ramps is something you should have down pat.

For Stage 5, watch out for rocks, craters, and other motorcycles. This stage is the hardest of the first five, since the roads are narrow and there are times where you'll have to use the ramps to make it over huge chasms.