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City Connection (1985)

Hect Co. Ltd.

Port of City Connection

Family Computer · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Wii U

2.55 from 51 ratings

135 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 38 backlogged · 8 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)

The NES port of City Connection, a 1-2 player comedic racing adventure platform game in which you control a car that can never be stopped. The object of the game is to drive through a series of cities and paint every part of the roads in each city as proof of your visit to that city. City Connection was remarkable … Read more
The NES port of City Connection, a 1-2 player comedic racing adventure platform game in which you control a car that can never be stopped. The object of the game is to drive through a series of cities and paint every part of the roads in each city as proof of your visit to that city. City Connection was remarkable for its time in that each location had its own background and music which was a variation on the main theme of the game. There are twelve locations: Manhattan, the Grand Canyon, Easter Island, Paris, Neuschwanstein Castle, London, Sydney, Egyptian temples, and cities in India, Holland, China and Japan. Read less
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Details

Developers
Hect Co. Ltd.
Publishers
City Connection, Jaleco
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Puzzle, Racing
Themes
Action, Comedy
Series
City Connection

Release dates

  • Sep 27, 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
  • 1988 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Mar 11, 2008 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • May 26, 2008 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Jul 25, 2008 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Jul 25, 2008 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Jan 16, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo 3DS
  • Oct 17, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 3DS
  • Nov 21, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 3DS
  • Mar 17, 2016 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Mar 29, 2017 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U

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Roach

Review Roach 3/5 · Aug 22, 2025

~ In the City ~

One of the first female protagonists in video game history can be found in the Pac-Man inspired City Connection. Clarice drives her Honda City hatchback around the globe while being chased by police and avoiding cats as she traverses each city, completing each level by driving on every road. The game's music is notable for being one of the …

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One of the first female protagonists in video game history can be found in the Pac-Man inspired City Connection. Clarice drives her Honda City hatchback around the globe while being chased by police and avoiding cats as she traverses each city, completing each level by driving on every road. The game's music is notable for being one of the first to feature unique tracks for each stage.

There are 12 different stages:

  • New York City
  • London
  • Paris
  • Neuschwanstein Castle
  • Netherlands Scenery
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Taj Mahal
  • Beijing
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Sydney Opera House
  • Teotihuacan / Nazca Lines / Moai
  • Monument Valley

I really liked this game though the controls weren't clear as I played an embarrassing amount having no idea you could throw oil cans at the police vehicles or change directions and struggled with high jumps. Eventually I figured out the controls and found this simple platformer a lot of fun. The stages are an endless loop so play as long as you can to earn a high score and the game ends when you game over.

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Reset_Tears

Review Reset_Tears 3/5 · May 15, 2020

I See a Clear Road and I Want It Painted White

This game is super weird, not that fun to play, and kind of fascinating. It made me think of two other classic arcade games: 1) Jump Bug, the first platformer with smooth horizontal and vertical scrolling (and it also starred a small red car hopping around in a city...) and 2) Flicky, which features similar looping platform layouts and enemies …

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This game is super weird, not that fun to play, and kind of fascinating. It made me think of two other classic arcade games: 1) Jump Bug, the first platformer with smooth horizontal and vertical scrolling (and it also starred a small red car hopping around in a city...) and 2) Flicky, which features similar looping platform layouts and enemies that chase you about randomly (and I guess both this and Flicky have cats that end your turn, should you collide with them). You also shoot projectiles the exact same way in both. I love Flicky, but I couldn't get into City Connection (at least, for the NES version of it).

The controls are way too stiff, and it takes way too long for you to be able to jump after turning around. The arc of your jump is ridiculous. Gaps between platforms are in turn too small for that jump arc to actually work. Sprites flicker a lot, and half the time I lose is because the cat was hidden behind a police car. The police cars can also just appear out of nowhere, such as directly in front of you. The cats in Flicky can certainly surprise you, but they never felt unfair like this.

I should mention, the goal of City Connection is to, uh, paint all the roads? (Why? Don't ask.) The platforms are made up of tiles, and as you drive over them they turn white. Your hope will be to go down one platform and then jump to the next one, but if you do, you're most likely not going to paint the final tile of the platform you were on. It is a pain to jump back to the platform to paint that one damn tile, and you're going to probably have to do so for every platform... most likely twice (for the final tile of the platform's other end too).

All in all, a frustrating game! Also, it's lame that the cute blue-haired anime girl driving the car in the Japanese original was replaced with some no-name generic greaser! Though I do find it interesting that the dude smokes... Was the NES cool with cigarettes? I always assumed that was a no-no, since anti-drug campaigns were such a big deal back in the day. Anyways, I might check out the arcade version at some point, if only to see how the car handles in that, compared to the NES version. (And to catch a glimpse of the power of 1985 moé.)

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MellyHeals

Review MellyHeals 2/5 · May 12, 2020

Citeh Conenctun (NES)

Blue haired girl lights up some tiles in London in her Honda while getting chased by the police.

Yeah, i don't know what's going on either but i guess i kinda like it.

2.3 out of 5, would literally shoot police cars to find a boyfriend again.

(Ps : apparently, her name is Clarice and her measurements are : B78 …

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Blue haired girl lights up some tiles in London in her Honda while getting chased by the police.

Yeah, i don't know what's going on either but i guess i kinda like it.

2.3 out of 5, would literally shoot police cars to find a boyfriend again.

(Ps : apparently, her name is Clarice and her measurements are : B78 W56 H84, i'm not sure why that information was given to us but okay.)

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