GP Rider (Game Gear)

For the X Board arcade game, see GP Rider. For the Sega Master System game, see GP Rider (Master System).

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JP

GP Rider

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega AM2

Lee Sanghun (Game Line?)

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT)

Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Racing^[1]^[2], Sports^[3]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-04-22^[2]	¥3,8003,800	G-3347
US	1994-03^[4]	$39.9939.99^[5]	2528
EU	1994		2528
PT	1994		GGJ2528
UK	1994-05-12^[6]	£29.9929.99^[7]	2528

GP Rider (ＧＰライダー) is a racing game developed by Sega for the Sega Game Gear and released in 1994. It incorporates elements from the arcade games GP Rider and Super Hang-On.

Gameplay

World Tour map

The game is a motorcycle racing game that can be played by one or two players (over a Gear-to-Gear Cable). The bike steers with and , accelerates with , and brakes with .

Races can occur in wet or dry conditions. Each course is divided into timed laps or segments. Hitting a roadside object or another racer can result in a crash, which costs the player time. The player receives a time extension at the start of each lap or at checkpoints. The player forfeits the race if time runs out.

Modes

The game has four play modes. Three of the modes are raced on circuits, similar to GP Rider: Arcade, Tournament, and Grand Prix. Each race is preceded by a qualifying lap that determines the player's starting position, followed by a race of four laps against 15 opponents. The Arcade mode is a single race on the Arcade track (which is only available in this mode and always has dry weather). The Tournament mode allows the player to choose from 14 tracks from around the world. The player can select as few as one track or as many as all of them. The Grand Prix mode is the same as the Tournament mode except that the player races on all 14 tracks instead of choosing which tracks to play.

In the World Tour mode, players race on road courses, similar to Super Hang-On (and using the same world map). Players choose a location (Africa, Asia, Americas, or Europe). Courses are long and broken into stages rather than laps. This is the only mode that supports two players. In two-player games, the players start side by side and race to the end. In one-player games, other opponents appear but act only as obstacles; it is a race against the clock to reach the end.

Bikes

In all modes, players have a choice of three motorcycles, each with different characteristics.

RGP-500

NZR-250

YCR-125

Courses

Arcade

	Arcade

Tournament and Grand Prix

	Australia

	Malaysia

	Japan

	Spain

	Austria

	Germany

	Holland

	European

	San Marino

	Britain

	Czech

	Italy

	U.S.A.

	F.I.M.

World Tour

Africa

This is the Beginner course and consists of 6 stages.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Asia

This is the Junior course and consists of 10 stages.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Americas

This is the Senior course and consists of 14 stages.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 13

Stage 14

Europe

This is the Expert course and consists of 18 stages.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 8

Stage 9

Stage 10

Stage 11

Stage 12

Stage 13

Stage 14

Stage 15

Stage 16

Stage 17

Stage 18

Music and sound

When selecting a bike, the music that plays is the same as is used in the shop in Fantasy Zone.

Magazine articles

Main article: GP Rider (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #14: "Mayo 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

91

^[9]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

71

^[7]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[5]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[10]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

59

^[11]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

88

^[13]

Player One (FR)

80

^[14]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

82

^[15]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

80

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

76

^[17]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[18]

Super Juegos (ES)

91

^[19]

Todo Sega (ES)

PAL

84

^[20]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[21]

	75
Based on 16 reviews

GP Rider (Game Gear)

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	7a26ec6a
MD5	6427d14da2501e16da16930622ee8846
SHA-1	b1c4315dc4afe58256f3834cff8e94c6b02bc1b6

512kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	876e9b72
MD5	6fa101fb69da89a922b1b99f36e515bc
SHA-1	7777f091c8b540d3248fd7c0fb21e742af6f0ede

512kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

?

CRC32	12e4f6db
MD5	841a7115046459decd3bee75dfd2981c
SHA-1	5e13822bf04facc19d44a718635647ad4db6cd2a

512kB

1994-01-04

CD-R disc

Page

References

↑ File:GPRider GG JP Box Front.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
↑ File:GPRider GG EU back.jpg
↑ GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-05-09), page 17
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 86
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 21
↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 158
↑ GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 81
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 25
↑ Hippon Super, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-03), page 51
↑ Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 143
↑ Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 97
↑ Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 88
↑ Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 97
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 53
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88
↑ Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 134
↑ Todo Sega, "Mayo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 64
↑ VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 80

GP Rider (Game Gear)
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Games in the Hang-On series
Hang-On (1985) \| Hang-On Jr. (1985) \| Hang-On II (1985) \| Super Hang-On (home computers) (1987) \| GP Rider (Master System \| Game Gear) (1990) \| Limited Edition Hang-On (1991) \| Hang-On GP (1995) \| 3D Super Hang-On (2013)
Spin-offs
Hang-On (1988)
Hang-On related media
	Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) \| Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (2007) \| Super Hang-On (2015)
	After Burner / Super Hang-On (1987)

[:File:GPRider_GG_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-1] File:GPRider GG JP Box Front.jpg

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[:File:GPRider_GG_EU_back.jpg_p-3] File:GPRider GG EU back.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p174-4] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 174

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0706.pdf_p84-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 84

[6] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1994-05-09), page 17

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p86-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 86

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-05.pdf_p21-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-08), page 21

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_034.pdf_p158-9] Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 158

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p81-10] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_02.pdf_p25-11] Games World: The Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 25

[12] Hippon Super, "May 1994" (JP; 1994-04-03), page 51

[:File:Joypad_FR_033.pdf_p143-13] Joypad, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 143

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_043.pdf_p97-14] Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 97

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_05.pdf_p88-15] Sega Magazine, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 88

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_06.pdf_p97-16] Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 97

[:File:SegaPro_UK_33.pdf_p53-17] Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 53

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p88-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 88

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_024.pdf_p134-19] Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 134

[:File:TodoSega_ES_14.pdf_p64-20] Todo Sega, "Mayo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 64

[:File:VideoGames_US_65.pdf_p80-21] VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 80

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GP Rider (Game Gear)

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Modes

Bikes

Courses

Arcade

Tournament and Grand Prix

World Tour

Africa

Asia

Americas

Europe

Music and sound

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References