is a Japan-exclusive video game that allows players to become cyclists.

Summary

This video game plays like a miniature version of a little role-playing game

Role-playing game

A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...

. Before each race, players has the ability to buy supplies from a drug store

Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...

, a 24-hour variety store, and a clothing

Clothing

Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...

 store for a certain amount of yen per purchase.

Interaction with non-player character

Non-player character

A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...

s is possible while at the shopping district. There are nine competitors and five laps in a typical race. Every track that can be raced on using a bicycle

Bicycle

A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....

 is an velodrome

Velodrome

A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...

 with four superelevated turn

Cant (road/rail)

The cant of a railway track or a road is the difference in elevation between the two edges...

s that are typical in most velodromes. Riders are not always traveling at full speed or at a specific radius; making a balance between aggressive riding and passive riding a must. All information for particular race is viewable on an information bank that is included with the racing action. Players must choose between story

Narrative

A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...

 and party

Party

A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....

 modes and can also bet on themselves and others for virtual money.

This game uses cute anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

-style graphics; stating that the premise of the game is less serious than other Super NES cycling video games.

See also

• Nakano Koichi Kanshuu: Keirin-Ou
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  Sprinter Monogatari: Mezase!! Ikkaku Senkin
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• Ippatsu Gyakuten: Keiba Keirin Kyōtei
• Big Thanks Super Keirin
  Big Thanks Super Keirin
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