Rad Warrior

Rad Warrior intro screen #1 Rad Warrior intro screen #2
Rad Warrior intro screens 1 & 2

The following screenshots are layed out as they appear in the game. Currently, they are not complete, but should give you a bit of an idea of the size of the game, since quite a few are still missing. Basically, you start out on the bottom level, and the maps for a pyramid shape (the radiation zones are at the top). I have labelled the row's of screens as Levels; so, level 1 is the bottom row of screens, level 2 is the 2nd, etc. Also, you may notice that in some screenshots, the bottom part of the screen (your status) changes fairly radically; this depends on whether you have energized your special suit yet or not. Also note that all the screens overlap somewhat; stuff on the right of a screen will appear on the left on the next screen, etc.It should be noted that Level 2 wraps around.
Level 5
Rad Warrior level 5, screen 17
Level 5, Screen 17
Level 4
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 5
Level 4, Screen 5
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 7
Level 4, Screen 7
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 8
Level 4, Screen 8
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 9
Level 4, Screen 9
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 10
Level 4, Screen 10
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 11
Level 4, Screen 11
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 12
Level 4, Screen 12
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 13
Level 4, Screen 13
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 14
Level 4, Screen 14
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 15
Level 4, Screen 15
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 16
Level 4, Screen 16
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 17
Level 4, Screen 17
Rad Warrior level 4, screen 18
Level 4, Screen 18
Level 3
Rad Warrior level 3, screen 5
Level 3, Screen 5
Rad Warrior level 3, screen 7
Level 3, Screen 7
Rad Warrior level 3, screen 8
Level 3, Screen 8
Rad Warrior level 3, screen 14
Level 3, Screen 14
Level 2
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 1
Level 2, Screen 1
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 2
Level 2, Screen 2
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 3
Level 2, Screen 3
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 4
Level 2, Screen 4
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 5
Level 2, Screen 5
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 6
Level 2, Screen 6
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 7
Level 2, Screen 7
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 8
Level 2, Screen 8
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 9
Level 2, Screen 9
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 10
Level 2, Screen 10
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 11
Level 2, Screen 11
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 12
Level 2, Screen 12
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 13
Level 2, Screen 13
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 14
Level 2, Screen 14
Rad Warrior level 2, screen 15
Level 2, Screen 15
Level 1
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 1
Level 1, Screen 1
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 2
Level 1, Screen 2
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 3
Level 1, Screen 3
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 4
Level 1, Screen 4
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 5
Level 1, Screen 5
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 6
Level 1, Screen 6
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 7
Level 1, Screen 7
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 8
Level 1, Screen 8
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 9
Level 1, Screen 9
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 10
Level 1, Screen 10
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 11
Level 1, Screen 11
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 12
Level 1, Screen 12
Rad Warrior level 1, screen 13
Level 1, Screen 13

Rad Warrior is original arcade game, with some adventure game style elements. Although it used a fairly lo-res Coco 3 graphics mode (160x192 16 color), it actually looked pretty good, graphics wise. The sound was fairly rudimentary, and the controls (either on joystick or keyboard) were a little awkward, but the gameplay was a lot of fun, and pretty difficult. The meltdown sequence when you win the game was quite impressive as well. Basically, you are a survivor of the human race, after a nuclear war, and aliens have just invaded (as if the war wasn't bad enough). At the beginning, you are only armed with rocks to throw at the beings, but your first mission is to wander through the forest trying to hunt down some advanced technology left behind by your race from before the war. The suit can recharge you, and also can eventually be made to fly, fire, and serve as an anti-radiation device, all by finding the appropriate power packs, and installing them in the suit. By doing all of that, you can eventually go to the top of the radioactive volcano, and defeat the alien masters, and save the human race.
Rad Warrior was a cross-platform game available on several micros (Apple, C-64, IBM PC/CGA, Sinclair Spectrum, Amstrad CPC - some of these versions were known as "Sacred Armor of the Antiriad"... which I think is the original title of the game by Palace Software, before Epyx started distributing it) ). The Coco version's graphics were based on the C-64 version, although, because the 160x192 mode was used (instead of 320x192), it looks a little blockier. The colors appear to be a little more enhanced on the Coco version, though, and the graphics in general were much better than in the PC CGA version. The author, Jesse Taylor, also did the Coco port of Mind-Roll for Epyx as well.

Title: Rad Warrior

Author: Jesse Taylor (Palace Software)

Publisher: Epyx (sold through Radio Shack)

Released: 1988

Requires: Color Computer 3, 128K RAM, cartridge, joystick optional.

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