High Speed (video game)
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High Speed is a pinball
simulation video game
developed by Rare Ltd. for the Nintendo Entertainment System
, and published by Tradewest
in 1991. High Speed employs the game engine
that Rare Ltd. previously developed for Pin*Bot (1990).
Rare adapted the game from the pinball machine High Speed
, which was designed by Steve Ritchie
and released by Williams Electronics in 1986. The following year, Williams Electronics was renamed WMS Industries prior to its initial public offering
.
In 1995, Williams Entertainment, a division of WMS Industries, published a sequel, The Getaway, for the Game Boy
, based on Ritchie's pinball machine The Getaway: High Speed II
.
Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
simulation video game
Simulation video game
A simulation video game describes a diverse super-category of computer and video games, generally designed to closely simulate aspects of a real or fictional reality.-Sub-genres:-Construction and management simulation:...
developed by Rare Ltd. for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
, and published by Tradewest
Tradewest
Tradewest is a now-defunct American video game company based in Corsicana, Texas that produced numerous games in the 1980s and early 1990s. The company is best known as the publisher of the Battletoads and Double Dragon series in North America and the PAL region.The Tradewest name was revived in...
in 1991. High Speed employs the game engine
Game engine
A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers...
that Rare Ltd. previously developed for Pin*Bot (1990).
Rare adapted the game from the pinball machine High Speed
High Speed
High Speed is a 1986 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics. This game was based on Ritchie's real-life police chase inside a 1979 Porsche 928....
, which was designed by Steve Ritchie
Steve Ritchie
Steven Scott Ritchie is an acclaimed pinball and video game designer. He has been called "The Master of Flow" by pinball aficionados due to the emphasis in his designs on ball speed, loops, and the like....
and released by Williams Electronics in 1986. The following year, Williams Electronics was renamed WMS Industries prior to its initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
.
In 1995, Williams Entertainment, a division of WMS Industries, published a sequel, The Getaway, for the Game Boy
Game Boy
The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
, based on Ritchie's pinball machine The Getaway: High Speed II
The Getaway: High Speed II
The Getaway: High Speed II is a 1992 pinball game by Steve Ritchie. It is a sequel to 1986's popular High Speed.The Getaway is almost identical to its predecessor, with the following changes:*Dot-matrix display...
.
See also
- List of Nintendo Entertainment System games
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