Radikal Bikers

This is a prototype build of the Game Boy Color port of Radikal Bikers, a racing arcade game originally released by Spanish developer Gaelco in arcades in 1998. The GBC version never saw an official release, so this prototype is a rare glimpse at how the game was being adapted for Nintendo's handheld. It's an unfinished, pre-release build that includes multiple language options (English, French, German, Spanish), indicating plans for a European launch that ultimately didn't happen. Radikal Bikers puts you behind the wheel of a delivery scooter, racing through city streets while picking up items and dodging traffic. The core loop involves navigating urban courses, collecting bonuses like speed boosts, and avoiding obstacles such as cars, pedestrians, and road hazards. The game uses a top-down perspective common in handheld racers of the era. While the arcade original had three buttons (accelerate, brake, turbo), the GBC prototype adapts the controls to the console's limited buttons, with acceleration likely mapped to B and item use to A. For retro collectors, this prototype is a fascinating artifact that shows how a vibrant arcade racer was being scaled down for portable play. It's rough around the edges - missing polish, potential balance issues, and incomplete features are expected. But alongside games like Smashing Drive (its spiritual successor), it represents a niche slice of late-90s arcade-to-handheld conversions. If you're interested in unreleased titles or seeing how developers tackled the GBC's limitations, this is worth a quick spin.