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Repair the potholes in the road. If a beach ball gets in the way, pop it! But beware of beach bombs! You are driving around a continuously deteriorating road, where potholes are forming. You must drive over these potholes to repair them. Along the way, you can drive over beach balls to pop the...

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Developer
Cheshire Engineering

Released on
2000

Size
1–2 Players

Version
ColecoVision

Requirements
ColecoVision

Downloads
Action

Publisher
Intellivision Productions

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

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Repair the potholes in the road. If a beach ball gets in the way, pop it! But beware of beach bombs!

You are driving around a continuously deteriorating road, where potholes are forming. You must drive over these potholes to repair them. Along the way, you can drive over beach balls to pop them for points. Don’t let a pothole go too long because if it does, it will become a manhole. If a beach ball falls into a manhole, it will emerge as a beach bomb, that can damage you. In a two player game, knock your opponent into the bombs. In a one player game, avoid the other steamroller as it will kill you except for the last few seconds of the round. In that short time, hitting it will kill it.

Steamroller

Overview & History

Released by Coleco in 1983 for the ColecoVision, Steamroller is a cult-classic action-puzzle game that adapted the strategic maze-chase genre into a frantic battle of demolition. Developed during the golden era of arcade ports, the game tasks players with a unique premise: you control a heavy industrial steamroller navigating hazardous, grid-based complexes. Your mission is to systematically flatten every colored tile on the board while evading erratic hazard bots and environmental traps. While it never achieved the widespread household name status of Donkey Kong or Zaxxon, Steamroller earned a dedicated fanbase for its demanding difficulty curve, distinct industrial aesthetic, and the satisfying crunch of its tile-flattening mechanics.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

The core gameplay revolves around tactical route-planning combined with split-second reflexes. As you pilot the heavy roller across the grid, every square you pass over changes color, signaling that it has been successfully pulverized. However, momentum is your greatest enemy; your steamroller cannot stop instantly, making tight corners and rapid reversals treacherous. Roaming the grid are ruthless maintenance drones that hunt the player down. To survive, you must drop strategically timed grease slicks or utilize temporary power-ups to temporarily neutralize pursuers. Advanced levels introduce collapsing floors, moving barriers, and strict time limits, forcing players to master the exact turning radius of their vehicle and memorize intricate floor layouts to achieve high scores.