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themed racing game by

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released for arcades in 1995 and on the

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in 1996/1997 (depending on the distribution region). While the arcade version was released worldwide, the PlayStation port was only released in Japan and Europe. The European PlayStation version of the game is considered obscure and very rare the same can be said for the arcade cabinets due to their elusive status. The game contains references to a large number of other Konami games ( Gradius, Parodius,

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, Snatcher, Frogger, etc.). The races themselves take place in the city of Neo Kobe (known from Konami's Snatcher), inspired by the movie

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. The gameplay is similar to the better-known futuristic racing series Wipeout. In order to approximate the authentic gameplay of the original arcade version, the PlayStation port features support for the

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analog controller.

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