Knight Rider Special

22.12.1989
Genre: Racing Adventure
A combat racing game featuring KITT and Michael Knight from the TV show Knight Rider. It was released exclusively in Japan for the PC Engine. Knight Rider Special is a driving game with vehicular combat that was released for the PC Engine in 1989. It is based on the 1980s TV show Knight Rider, about the secret agent Michael Knight and the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) technologically-enhanced vehicle with its own sophisticated AI. The game employs the memorable music from the TV show and also features the Japanese voice actor for KITT, who lends his voice to a few soundbites. The goal of the game is to race to the end of each stage, avoiding other vehicles on the road and employing KITT's turbo boosters to make time, and then taking out the criminal Michael was sent to chase down with KITT's weaponry.

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A combat racing game featuring KITT and Michael Knight from the TV show Knight Rider. It was released exclusively in Japan for the PC Engine. Knight Rider Special is a driving game with vehicular combat that was released for the PC Engine in 1989. It is based on the 1980s TV show Knight Rider, about the secret agent Michael Knight and the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) technologically-enhanced vehicle with its own sophisticated AI. The game employs the memorable music from the TV show and also features the Japanese voice actor for KITT, who lends his voice to a few soundbites. The goal of the game is to race to the end of each stage, avoiding other vehicles on the road and employing KITT's turbo boosters to make time, and then taking out the criminal Michael was sent to chase down with KITT's weaponry.

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