is a 1994

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developed and published by

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for the

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. The game is about an 18-year-old race car driver who must chase his dreams of

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after being turned down for university and becoming a

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due to his joblessness status. The game received a sequel, ''

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''.

Gameplay

In between races, the player must maintain a part-time job in order to earn money for the next race. There are elements of the role playing and

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genres present as the player must build up the character through his job as a security guard and through social interactions with the racing community. While being a security guard, players can bump into random encounters into enemies such as wandering rats. Attacking, using an item, or running away from battle are the only options. Losing all of the player's experience points means getting fired from the security guard job. Vehicle models included in the game are

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, and

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is not available in the game but players can choose between 4-speed, 5-speed, or 6-speed

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for their chosen Japanese car. All measurements are done using

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(i.e., kilometres per hour as opposed to miles per hour). Besides the story mode, the player can either challenge computer opponents or the best time on the

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to a drag racing showdown with all the rules of drag racing (including flying starts). Players must go to

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and pass a test based on their proficiency with

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ing and speed control before beginning their racing careers. The versus mode that allows the single contestant to either play by himself or against a computer opponent also allows multiple human opponents. In order for the three different multiplayer modes to be selected, additional controller(s) must be inserted. The "four drag strip system" is used when three to four competitors are involved as opposed to the "two drag strip system". All the important drag race rules apply even in three-player and four-player matches (with violating the rules more than twice leading to automatic disqualification and ''game over'').

References

{{reflist 1994 video games Japan-exclusive video games Racing video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Media Rings games