Question Help ID an NES game I played as a kid

[Achilles97]

I am pretty sure this game was on NES because I played it at a friend's house and we also played NES JAWS so that must be the console he had. However, he might have had another console that I can't recall.

• Probably an NES game in the early 90s.
• Side Scroller (left to right).
• Cars or hovercars in a Futuristic or space/sci-fi style.
• I think there was some aspect of racing.
• Perhaps some aspect of vehicle-to-vehicle combat/smashing off the road.
• Can't remember if it was 2-player.

I have NO idea what this game was and I have watched all types of NES roundup videos, collecting videos, etc, and nothing looks like it.

Any thoughts?

TIA!

 

[zinfamous]

Is it Battletoads? I'm pretty sure it's Battletoads

 

[Achilles97]

Is it Battletoads? I'm pretty sure it's Battletoads

Wow, you might be right. I remember playing Battletoads but I didn't think about the driving/hovercraft part. Perhaps I am mistaken thinking that I was playing a standalone game. Hmmm. Thanks for the post!

 

[zinfamous]

dang, I was joking. ...meant that to be a somewhat flippant comment to act as a "bump," until the crack twins of Georgia would get in here and comment with the real answer.

Well, I was thinking about the hoverbikes part(s) in Battletoads and how those were legendarily impossible.

But I also had vague memories of a game with some contra-like dudes--red and blue pants, futurey cyborg types with metal arms or something--and part of the game had them flying around in air bikes or something, and I thought that's what you were talking about; or maybe your post planted that fake memory in my head

 

[Achilles97]

dang, I was joking. ...meant that to be a somewhat flippant comment to act as a "bump," until the crack twins of Georgia would get in here and comment with the real answer.

Well, I was thinking about the hoverbikes part(s) in Battletoads and how those were legendarily impossible.

But I also had vague memories of a game with some contra-like dudes--red and blue pants, futurey cyborg types with metal arms or something--and part of the game had them flying around in air bikes or something, and I thought that's what you were talking about; or maybe your post planted that fake memory in my head

LOL yeah maybe we are both on to something with that game you described - it does sound vaguely familiar. Maybe someone will have the answer!

 

[purbeast0]

It's gotta be Battletoads if the racing part was just one small aspect of it. The timeline is perfect too.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

How many controllers did you smash while playing it? If the answer is >=2 then yeah, it's probably Battletoads.