NES

Rapid Cycling

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Emulator

Frame rate: 0 FPS
Speed: 0 %
Uptime: 0:00
Controller: Keyboard

Emulated console

CPU: Ricoh 2A03 (6502), 1.79 MHz
Memory: 2 KB RAM
Video: PPU, 256×240, 54 colors
Video memory: 2 KB VRAM
Sound: 5 channels: 2 pulse, triangle, noise, DPCM
Cartridge: Mapper 30 · UNROM 512, 512 KB / RAM
Emulator core: FCEUmm (EmulatorJS)

About Rapid Cycling

Platform: NES
Developer: Game Losers
Year: 2022
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1
License: Homebrew

Game Losers' free platformer about mental health: a rocket-powered motorcycle has to carry Manny and Mrs. Depp home without exploding or falling into the abyss.

The developers call it a love letter to early arcade platformers, with what they describe as terrible poetry in place of a story. It is dedicated to the manic, the depressed and those in between, and encourages players to talk, write and make art about mental health.

Game Losers released it for free in honour of World Mental Health Day in October 2022, after first showing it at the Renton City Retro event. It is a pay-what-you-want download on itch.io.

Facts

Released in October 2022 for World Mental Health Day.
First introduced at Renton City Retro.

Cartridge

Mapper: 30 · UNROM 512
PRG / CHR: 512 KB / RAM
Mirroring: Vertical
Saves: Yes

524,304 bytes · CRC32 EDF6B872 · MD5 132dd2a204429f40c2909b9f634d1db1

Keyboard controls

D-pad: ← ↑ ↓ →
A: Z
B: X
Start: Enter
Select: V

Steam Controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Start
Select: Select

Xbox controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: A
B: B
Start: Menu
Select: View

DualSense controller

D-pad: D-pad
A: ✕
B: ○
Start: Options
Select: Create

Keys and controller buttons can be remapped with the Controls button under the game. Save and Load keep a snapshot of the game in your browser. Steam Controller works as a gamepad through Steam Input. On phones, on-screen buttons appear.