Racing Hero is a 1989

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which runs on the

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hardware (the same hardware used for games such as ''

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''). In ''Racing Hero'', the player takes part in an international race aboard a motorcycle and races against time and other vehicles. It draws much inspiration from Sega's successful ''

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Gameplay

The player controls a motorcycle from a behind the rider perspective, and must reach the checkpoints in each stage before time runs out. The player must also deal with other vehicles and obstacles, where collisions will result in an explosion and loss of time. The race starts in

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and once the player reaches the end of each stage, they are taken to a

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screen where they can choose the next country they wish to race in.

Release

The game was exhibited at Japan's AOU show in February 1990.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Racing Hero'' on their May 1, 1990 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit

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of the month.

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'' reviewed the arcade game in 1990, giving it a 92% score.

References

External links

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