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developed by Copya System and published by

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in North America and Copya System in Japan for the

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Summary

Players must choose between a

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All races are strictly against the clock while the driver navigates through blockades on the road and other drivers that want to defeat the player. All of the ten courses must be unlocked in a linear fashion; all the races take place in a tube. Few power-ups exist in the game, including a chance to increase the player's nitro boost. There are ten stages in the entire game. No penalties are given for bumping into the other drivers; unlike real life. Each course is in the shape of a

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References

1990 video games Copya Systems games Electro Brain games Game Boy games Game Boy-only games Multiplayer and single-player video games Racing video games Video games developed in Japan {{racing-videogame-stub