Jissen Kyōtei

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Jissen Kyōtei
Cover art
Developer(s)Aisystem Tokyo[2]
Publisher(s)Imagineer[1]
Designer(s)Katsuhiko Sugiyama
Tadashi Kitamura[3]
Composer(s)Masahito Miyamoto
Kiyohiro Sada
Minako Adachi
Platform(s)Super Famicom[4]
Release
Genre(s)Gambling
Racing[1] (watercraft-related)
Mode(s)Single-player

Jissen Kyōtei (実戦競艇, "Combat Racing")[5] is a Japan-exclusive video game for the Super Famicom.

Summary[edit]

Cutscene from the story mode opening.

The game allows players to have the experience of wagering on Kyōtei races that are held all across Japan every year and wagered on by hundreds of spectators. Players have to bet money on up to three motorboats for a duration of anywhere from six to 24 months in a series of hydroplane racing events. There is only an opportunity to talk to the boss once a month. Each month consists of 24 races (each with a qualifying round, a semi-final round, and a final round).[6] Just about anything about the competitors can be analyzed; including their name, the odds for each driver, and the selections for each player. Even after making the wagers, each player must still confirm their bets in order to move into the racing portion of the game.[7] The AI competitors are skilled just like the actual professional racers.

Three laps are done for each race; with each participants doing left turns around an oval track with four turns. After the end of the third lap, the finishing order appears for the players to see. The next screen then shows much money that the players either gained or lost. Each race is shown on different camera angles; ranging from side view to a reverse chase view.[8]

During a race.

Reception[edit]

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 16 out of 40.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Release information". GameFAQs. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  2. ^ "Developer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. ^ "Designer information". SMS Power. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  4. ^ Release information (Reference #2) at super-famicom.jp (in Japanese)
  5. ^ "English-to-Japanese title translation". Superfamicom.org. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  6. ^ "Advanced gameplay information" (in Japanese). SFC no Game Seiha Shimasho. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  7. ^ "Jissen Kyoutei (SFC)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  8. ^ "Screenshots of Jissen Kyōtei". allgame. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  9. ^ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: 実戦競艇. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.341. Pg.30. 30 June 1995.