Released in arcades in 1981, Route 16 is a classic maze driving action game. You control a car navigating through a series of city blocks, avoiding enemy vehicles and collecting bags of money. The game features a unique two-level map system: a zoomed-out radar view showing the overall city layout of 16 blocks, and a zoomed-in action view where the precise driving and item collection takes place within each individual block.
How to play
The objective is to collect all the money bags across the city’s 16 blocks while dodging enemy cars. When in the zoomed-out radar mode, you can steer your vehicle into different blocks, and the game zooms in for detailed maze navigation. Touching an enemy car or running out of fuel costs a life. In the browser, you can control your car using the arrow keys for movement, and the standard arcade buttons (typically mapped to Z/X or Shift/Enter) for inserting coins and starting the game.
Tips
- Keep an eye on your fuel gauge, which depletes over time; collecting money bags will slightly replenish it, but completing the level quickly is essential.
- Use the radar view strategically to plan your route, focusing on clearing out adjacent blocks to minimize the time spent traveling in the dangerous zoomed-out map where enemy cars move much faster.
- Notice that in the zoomed-in maze, enemy cars often follow predictable patrol patterns, allowing you to wait in safe alcoves or loop around them.
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