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'''''Easy Racer''''' is a game released in 1996 for the [[Satellaview]] add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. It was made available to download during the "Game Tora no Ōana" program, consisting of games developed by students at the HAL College of Technology & Design using the [[nwiki:Game Processor|Game Processor]].<ref>{{cite|author=LuigiBlood|url=luigiblood.neocities.org/gameprocessor|title=GPC Documentation Page|publisher=neocities.org|accessdate=September 1, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20231105030715/https://luigiblood.neocities.org/gameprocessor}}</ref> As the title suggests, it is a simple racing game featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as playable characters. | '''''Easy Racer''''' is a game released in 1996 for the [[Satellaview]] add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]. It was made available to download during a special broadcast of the "Game Tora no Ōana Special" program, consisting of games developed by students at the HAL College of Technology & Design using the [[nwiki:Game Processor|Game Processor]].<ref>{{cite|author=LuigiBlood|url=luigiblood.neocities.org/gameprocessor|title=GPC Documentation Page|publisher=neocities.org|accessdate=September 1, 2024|archive=web.archive.org/web/20231105030715/https://luigiblood.neocities.org/gameprocessor}}</ref> As the title suggests, it is a simple racing game featuring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as playable characters. It is somewhat similar to ''[[Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race]]'', but it has much less content as well as much smaller courses. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
''Easy Racer'' is a top-down single player and multiplayer racing game in which players control Mario and Luigi in red and green open-wheel cars. Mario is controlled by | ''Easy Racer'' is a top-down single-player and multiplayer racing game in which players control Mario and Luigi in red and green open-wheel cars. Mario is controlled by Player 1, while Luigi is controlled by either the computer or Player 2 depending on the mode. The player is given two lives and has to complete ten laps around four courses by pressing {{button|snes|A}} to accelerate, {{button|snes|B}} to brake, and {{button|snes|Pad}} to steer. If the player loses to the opponent, they lose a life and the race restarts. At any moment during a race, the player can press a button to skip to the next one with no repercussions. | ||
== | ==Racecourses== | ||
The game has four short | The game has four short racecourses with ten laps each. By pressing a button on the title screen, the player can see the developer's best lap times on each course. | ||
*'''COURCE1''' | *'''COURCE1:'''{{sic}} A square-shaped course with a lake surrounded by trees in the center. The developer's best lap is 00:02:75. | ||
*'''COURCE2''' | *'''COURCE2:'''{{sic}} Another square-shaped course surrounded by trees with an alternative path after the first turn across a lake. The developer's best lap is 00:02:18. | ||
*'''COURCE3''' | *'''COURCE3:'''{{sic}} A course with a sharp first turn, two 90-degree turns, and a wide last turn, featuring red and white tires in the center. The developer's best lap is 00:02:51. | ||
*'''COURCE4''' | *'''COURCE4:'''{{sic}} A course set in the middle of a sea with two holes acting as obstacles after the second turn and an island in the bottom left corner. The developer's best lap is 00:02:55. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Racing games]] | [[Category:Racing games]] | ||
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| Easy Racer | |
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| Developer | HAL College of Technology & Design |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Super Famicom |
| Release date |  January 6, 1996[1] |
| Genre | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Format | Super NES:  Satellaview soundlink |
| Input | Super NES:
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Easy Racer is a game released in 1996 for the Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom. It was made available to download during a special broadcast of the "Game Tora no Ōana Special" program, consisting of games developed by students at the HAL College of Technology & Design using the Game Processor.[2] As the title suggests, it is a simple racing game featuring Mario and Luigi as playable characters. It is somewhat similar to Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race, but it has much less content as well as much smaller courses.
Gameplay[edit]
Easy Racer is a top-down single-player and multiplayer racing game in which players control Mario and Luigi in red and green open-wheel cars. Mario is controlled by Player 1, while Luigi is controlled by either the computer or Player 2 depending on the mode. The player is given two lives and has to complete ten laps around four courses by pressing 
to accelerate, 
to brake, and 
to steer. If the player loses to the opponent, they lose a life and the race restarts. At any moment during a race, the player can press a button to skip to the next one with no repercussions.
Racecourses[edit]
The game has four short racecourses with ten laps each. By pressing a button on the title screen, the player can see the developer's best lap times on each course.
- COURCE1:[sic] A square-shaped course with a lake surrounded by trees in the center. The developer's best lap is 00:02:75.
- COURCE2:[sic] Another square-shaped course surrounded by trees with an alternative path after the first turn across a lake. The developer's best lap is 00:02:18.
- COURCE3:[sic] A course with a sharp first turn, two 90-degree turns, and a wide last turn, featuring red and white tires in the center. The developer's best lap is 00:02:51.
- COURCE4:[sic] A course set in the middle of a sea with two holes acting as obstacles after the second turn and an island in the bottom left corner. The developer's best lap is 00:02:55.
Gallery[edit]
The first course
The second course
The third course
The fourth course
Ending screen
The developer's best lap times
References[edit]
- ^ kukun kun (March 22, 2019). ゲーム虎の大穴スペシャル 1996年01月06日. youtube.com (Japanese). Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ LuigiBlood. GPC Documentation Page. neocities.org. Retrieved September 1, 2024. (Archived November 5, 2023, 03:07:15 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
