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Bike Daisuki! Hashiriya Kon – Rider's Spirits

Bike Daisuki! Hashiriya Kon - Rider's Spirits is a 1994 video game for the Super Famicom. It is a racing game that allows players to race on motorcycles.

Gameplay
The bottom of the screen can serve two purposes in the game. In single-player mode, it can show the map race or it can show a simulated rearview mirror showing action behind the player. Like a real bike, it shows two rear-view mirrors. There are eight characters with four types of characters. Each of the four character types has its attributes for speed, handling, acceleration. There are items when going through a "pit-stop" on the track and the racing itself is complex, with drifts and wheelies. The player can choose from eight characters of various appearances and has a fuel gauge to watch while playing the game. Two views are present; a first-person view through the motorcycle rear-view mirrors and a second view using a more conventional third-person view. Other than the number of laps and the lap time, all other information is in Japanese. == Development ==
Development
The game uses the DSP-1 chip, which is the same chip used by Super Mario Kart. The DSP chip provides fast support for the floating point and trigonometric calculations needed by 3D math algorithms. == Release ==
Release
The game was released on September 30, 1994 in Japan for the Super Famicom, and was published by Masaya. The game remained exclusive to Japan until a 2019 re-release, which features an English translation. == Reception ==
Reception
Previews and reviews for the game noted the resemblance between ''Rider's Spirits and Super Mario Kart. EGM'' said it wasn't a Super Mario Kart sequel, but it "may as well be". ==See also==
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