Route-16 Turbo

Route-16 Turbo is an enhanced version of the Route-16 arcade game that was Japan-only... until 2026!

Developer Credits#

At the title screen, press Up, Up, Up, Left, Left, Left, Down, Down, Down, Right, Right, Right, B, B, B, Start to have some car-themed programmer credits to scroll into view. The names are likely references to the Toyota Corolla Twincam-16, the Honda CR-X and the Nissan Fairlady Z respectively.

Revisional Differences#

The 2026 rerelease is supposedly based on a revision that was originally sent out to a single person who mailed in a complaint.¹

Inaccessible Round 10#

Normally, if the player collects all the important items, the game will go to the next round. However, the player can never beat round 9 because the developer set the quota of items to collect higher than what can be collected. (Use Game Genie code LEZULX to fix said quota) This is fixed in the 2026 rerelease.

Round 4 Majida#

Original	2026 Rerelease

Some rooms have question mark items called Majida that change into an important item if the player picks the correct Beanie (yellow dot). In round 4, it just shows you the correct one to collect by making it gray with a weird white shadow. Oddly, the item is gray too whereas in other instances it's red. The developer most likely set the wrong palette on it, because the other rounds don't give the player the solution this way. This is fixed in the 2026 rerelease. The position of the Majida is also different, as shown above.

Demo Interference#

You can also control the demo, likely the result of another programming error. When the car goes into room 086 and collects the item, you can control it! However, the game will return to the title screen if you crash at any point. This is fixed in the 2026 rerelease.

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