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Top Rider

Top Rider

Console: Nintendo Entertainment System
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Human Entertainment, Inc.
Publisher(s): Varie
Release Date: 1988-12-17
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Type: Racing

A motorcycle driving game developed by Human and published by Varie for the NES. It was released in Japan only at the end of 1988.

Top Racer is a motorcycle racing game from a behind-the-bike perspective. In both these respects, it's a very similar game to Sega's Hang-On series of motorcycle racers. The player can choose from two modes: Grand Prix, in which the player partakes in several consecutive races and Touring, in which the player can choose one of four courses for a single race.

The game is notable for its unusual peripheral: An inflatable motorcycle with a special handlebar controller built-in. The player can sit on the peripheral once fully inflated and use the handlebars to control the on-screen bike.