Highway Runners [SIZE="5"]Florian Bronnimann[/SIZE] Genres: Games Racing Action Entertainment $1.99 USD Supported Devices: iPhone4 iPad2Wifi iPad23G iPhone4S iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini iPadMini4G iPhone5c iPhone5s iPhone6 iPhone6Plus iPodTouchSixthGen Minimum iOS Version: iOS 7.1 Download Size: 33.2MB Highway Runners Florian Bronnimann Highway Runners is a retro-inspired racing game for iOS, aiming to provide players the same sense of freedom the 16-bits… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsHighway Runners is a retro-inspired racing game for iOS, aiming to provide players the same sense of freedom the 16-bits oldschool arcade games did. Will you be good enough to get to the finish line? Features : • Old-school 16-bit graphics • 15 levels in 5 different environments (2 unlockable) • Collect money in game to unlock pendants and change your game style • Aim for the high score by grazing cars! • CRT and Overlay filters • Play by day, evening, and night • Accelerometer intuitive gameplay OR classic touch gameplay The game is totally free from in-app purchases : unlock everything with the cash earned in the game! Information Seller:Florian Bronnimann Genre:Action, Racing Release:Dec 14, 2016 Updated:Jun 06, 2021 Version:1.2.2 Size:34.6 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (7) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Breinstein Well-Known Member Sep 27, 2012 527 5 18 The Netherlands #2 Breinstein, Dec 14, 2016 This looks like outrun with a blue instead of red car mj132 Well-Known Member Oct 2, 2013 354 5 18 United Kingdom #3 mj132, Dec 14, 2016 Love these sorts of racer, so might have to give it ago. Any idea on the controls on this? Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,240 180 63 #4 Royce, Dec 14, 2016 The description seems to indicate tilt controls circa-2009 which means I will tilt myself directly out of this thread. Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #5 Boardumb, Dec 14, 2016 Maybe instead of being snarky about it you could simply request the option for non-tilt controls like a normal human being? This is a SERIOUSLY great homage to OutRun. The basic point-to-point style of racing is solid, but the little details like the different rear view mirror trinkets that offer bonuses and the ability to race during different times of day set this apart. I especially love the destructible elements in the environment and the coins that you can collect which give you something to do other than just race and avoid other vehicles. Some of the coin lines even lead you right into taking out a crowd of people lined up along the track. Brutal! The scanlines and faux monitor overlay are also charming touches, but can thankfully be turned off for a cleaner look. Oh! Also the whole grazing other cars thing is really a brilliant addition. About the controls: Yes there is only tilt. It works great for the most part, but doesn't offer enough precision for me to properly graze other vehicles. Not a deal breaker for me but I'd love the inclusion of a virtual button option. I'd look to Horizon Chase or Final Freeway for examples of good OutRun-alikes with touch control options. Rudi Well-Known Member Mar 3, 2009 523 0 16 #6 Rudi, Dec 15, 2016 No touch control, no buy. VirtualBoyFreak Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 26, 2011 4,801 85 48 Spain #7 VirtualBoyFreak, Dec 15, 2016 Wow, too much negativity here today. I guess no Mario yet is getting people angry Let's put it the other way around: @Dev: is there any chance of you implementing touch controls in future updates? I'd rather play with touch rather than tilt. Thanks! (That was easy... ) raravan Well-Known Member May 18, 2014 829 38 28 #8 raravan, Dec 15, 2016 love you! :3 retrogamOR Well-Known Member Aug 4, 2013 167 0 0 #9 retrogamOR, Dec 15, 2016 I only have an IPad,but i couldn't resist this. Would also like to see touch controls as an option,but it's not a biggie for me.Would also like to see IPad support. This was a pleasent surprise. vectorarchitekt Well-Known Member Dec 29, 2013 2,489 177 63 #10 vectorarchitekt, Dec 15, 2016 All this game needs is more "80s" sunsets and neon pink lol chief78 Well-Known Member Jul 24, 2012 2,317 7 38 #11 chief78, Dec 15, 2016 This type of game already exists in Final Freeway 2R. By far an excellent game that also has touch controls. If this gets touch controls, I would also purchase it. Not having touch controls is a huge no-no.... Phoebius Member Dec 14, 2016 6 0 0 Biomedical Engineer France - Besançon #12 Phoebius, Dec 15, 2016 Hey everyone! I'm Steeven, one of the two guys behind Highway Runners. I understand your concerns about the gyro gameplay and take that into consideration for a future update of the game, if it's a big problem for the majority. I'm really sorry you feel that way, because we really built the game and ajusted difficulty around this kind of gameplay, to make it intuitive and precise, but challenging at the same time. I can assure you I'm usually the first to complain when a game is based around tilt control, but I think it fits more than you think for this kind of games, when it's done "well" (I've played Final Freeway and numerous games with touch gameplay, and while I like it, I feel that you can't really ajust your turns by just pushing on the screen) The video doesn't make the game justice, as you have to feel the gameplay in your hand to understand : the screen and Hud are moving as you tilt the iPhone, so you always watch the horizon at the right angle. Think "Truckers Delight", for example. Anyway, I'll give the feedback to my partner. Cheers. (PS : sorry for my bad english, I'm french) Boardumb Administrator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Apr 14, 2009 8,964 880 113 THE BOSS Sacramento, CA #13 Boardumb, Dec 15, 2016 It is possible to leave feedback about this game without insulting the developers. This is the only warning I'll give for people to keep their posts civil. mj132 Well-Known Member Oct 2, 2013 354 5 18 United Kingdom #14 mj132, Dec 15, 2016 I'm just downloading this now to support the developer, I'd like to request touch controls too if you can do it would be great, but I'm happy to use tilt controls. And thanks for a nice game sweetdiss Well-Known Member Jun 15, 2009 1,743 5 38 #15 sweetdiss, Dec 15, 2016 This and Mario are the only two games I bought this week. Feel like I'm in the 90's again nuno2k Active Member Apr 12, 2012 40 2 8 portugal #16 nuno2k, Dec 15, 2016 Last edited: Dec 15, 2016 J’ai adoré le look du jeu. Je vais perdre la tête et acheter le jeu ce Noël. le prix va se maitenir de cette façon, ou tu vas changer par 99 cents ? Merci. Excusez mon français, je suis Portugais hvianna Well-Known Member Jun 14, 2012 732 7 18 Male IT Analyst / Webmaster Brazil #17 hvianna, Dec 16, 2016 Any plans to make this universal? I play mostly on my iPad mini. korossyl Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2013 267 0 16 #18 korossyl, Dec 16, 2016 I, also, would pick this up in a heartbeat if it had touch controls; I'm not saying I ABSOLUTELY won't if they're not added, but... it makes the purchase much less tempting. With that said, you say the video doesn't do the game justice, but even the video looks AMAZING. Clearly a labor of love -- and I love that. orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #19 orangecan, Dec 16, 2016 Last edited: Dec 16, 2016 I took the plunge to support the Dev even though I'm not a fan of tilt controls. Ok impressions: The controls work very well and if your happy with tilt then no issues there. I like the general aesthetic, it's very well done and does look good with the screen tilting. Gameplay - it's what you think it's going to be, a well done Outrun style clone - I found it to be a fair bit easier than outrun - and it feels a bit slow to me, and I wasn't sure if it was speeding up as I went along. The only thing that I'm really struggling with is it's way way too pixellated for me - but I'm not sure if that's because I'm playing on the iPad and it isn't universal. If there were touch controls and it was universal I suspect I'd play a lot of this - but as it is if you've got a phone and don't mind tilt controls then it's a smart little outrun clone with a nice retro look and feel to it. EDIT: the more I play it the more I'm enjoying the actual gameplay itself - just wishing more it was less pixelly and had touch controls! Bumpygames Well-Known Member Jul 9, 2016 336 3 18 croatia #20 Bumpygames, Dec 16, 2016 Highway Runners By Florian Bronnimann Version: 1.0 (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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The description seems to indicate tilt controls circa-2009 which means I will tilt myself directly out of this thread.
Maybe instead of being snarky about it you could simply request the option for non-tilt controls like a normal human being? This is a SERIOUSLY great homage to OutRun. The basic point-to-point style of racing is solid, but the little details like the different rear view mirror trinkets that offer bonuses and the ability to race during different times of day set this apart. I especially love the destructible elements in the environment and the coins that you can collect which give you something to do other than just race and avoid other vehicles. Some of the coin lines even lead you right into taking out a crowd of people lined up along the track. Brutal! The scanlines and faux monitor overlay are also charming touches, but can thankfully be turned off for a cleaner look. Oh! Also the whole grazing other cars thing is really a brilliant addition. About the controls: Yes there is only tilt. It works great for the most part, but doesn't offer enough precision for me to properly graze other vehicles. Not a deal breaker for me but I'd love the inclusion of a virtual button option. I'd look to Horizon Chase or Final Freeway for examples of good OutRun-alikes with touch control options.
Wow, too much negativity here today. I guess no Mario yet is getting people angry Let's put it the other way around: @Dev: is there any chance of you implementing touch controls in future updates? I'd rather play with touch rather than tilt. Thanks! (That was easy... )
I only have an IPad,but i couldn't resist this. Would also like to see touch controls as an option,but it's not a biggie for me.Would also like to see IPad support. This was a pleasent surprise.
This type of game already exists in Final Freeway 2R. By far an excellent game that also has touch controls. If this gets touch controls, I would also purchase it. Not having touch controls is a huge no-no....
Hey everyone! I'm Steeven, one of the two guys behind Highway Runners. I understand your concerns about the gyro gameplay and take that into consideration for a future update of the game, if it's a big problem for the majority. I'm really sorry you feel that way, because we really built the game and ajusted difficulty around this kind of gameplay, to make it intuitive and precise, but challenging at the same time. I can assure you I'm usually the first to complain when a game is based around tilt control, but I think it fits more than you think for this kind of games, when it's done "well" (I've played Final Freeway and numerous games with touch gameplay, and while I like it, I feel that you can't really ajust your turns by just pushing on the screen) The video doesn't make the game justice, as you have to feel the gameplay in your hand to understand : the screen and Hud are moving as you tilt the iPhone, so you always watch the horizon at the right angle. Think "Truckers Delight", for example. Anyway, I'll give the feedback to my partner. Cheers. (PS : sorry for my bad english, I'm french)
It is possible to leave feedback about this game without insulting the developers. This is the only warning I'll give for people to keep their posts civil.
I'm just downloading this now to support the developer, I'd like to request touch controls too if you can do it would be great, but I'm happy to use tilt controls. And thanks for a nice game
J’ai adoré le look du jeu. Je vais perdre la tête et acheter le jeu ce Noël. le prix va se maitenir de cette façon, ou tu vas changer par 99 cents ? Merci. Excusez mon français, je suis Portugais
I, also, would pick this up in a heartbeat if it had touch controls; I'm not saying I ABSOLUTELY won't if they're not added, but... it makes the purchase much less tempting. With that said, you say the video doesn't do the game justice, but even the video looks AMAZING. Clearly a labor of love -- and I love that.
I took the plunge to support the Dev even though I'm not a fan of tilt controls. Ok impressions: The controls work very well and if your happy with tilt then no issues there. I like the general aesthetic, it's very well done and does look good with the screen tilting. Gameplay - it's what you think it's going to be, a well done Outrun style clone - I found it to be a fair bit easier than outrun - and it feels a bit slow to me, and I wasn't sure if it was speeding up as I went along. The only thing that I'm really struggling with is it's way way too pixellated for me - but I'm not sure if that's because I'm playing on the iPad and it isn't universal. If there were touch controls and it was universal I suspect I'd play a lot of this - but as it is if you've got a phone and don't mind tilt controls then it's a smart little outrun clone with a nice retro look and feel to it. EDIT: the more I play it the more I'm enjoying the actual gameplay itself - just wishing more it was less pixelly and had touch controls!
