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Latest revision as of 06:54, 29 September 2024
- For the X Board arcade game, see GP Rider. For the Sega Master System game, see GP Rider (Master System).
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| GP Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Game Gear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega AM2  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Racing[1][2], Sports[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
Gameplay
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.
Courses
Arcade
| Arcade | |
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Tournament and Grand Prix
| Australia | |
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| 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.
Asia
This is the Junior course and consists of 10 stages.
Americas
This is the Senior course and consists of 14 stages.
Europe
This is the Expert course and consists of 18 stages.
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
Physical scans
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 Cart  Manual |
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 Cart  Manual |
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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512kB | Cartridge (JP) | |||||||||||
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512kB | Cartridge (US/EU) | |||||||||||
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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
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| Games in the Hang-On series | |
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| 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) | |
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| Hang-On (1988) | |
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Yu Suzuki Produce Hang On/Space Harrier (1997) | Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection (2007) | Super Hang-On (2015) |
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