is a 1995
video game
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for the
Super Famicom
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that was released to an exclusively Japanese market.
This video game combines the futuristic elements of ''
F-Zero
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'' with the whimsical elements of ''
Super Mario Kart
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''. Players can select from various tracks and confront numerous dead ends and alternate turns. There are six drivers in a race
and all the menus are in
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
. The four main characters of the game are:
Ultraman Powered
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(from the
Ultra Series
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),
Kamen Rider ZO (from the
Kamen Rider
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franchise), Battle Knight Gundam F-91 (from the
Gundam
is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with '' Mo ...
franchise) and Banpresto original character
Fighter Roar.
Reception
On release, ''
Famicom Tsūshin
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'' scored the game a 24 out of 40.
[NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: バトルレーサーズ. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.327. Pg.39. 24 March 1995.]
References
1995 video games
Banpresto games
Science fiction racing games
Minato Giken games
Japan-exclusive video games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Video games developed in Japan
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