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Cycle Race: Road Man

It is the player's ultimate objective to make it all the way around Japan. If the player ends up completely damaging the bicycle, running out of energy, or falling behind a certain ranking, then he or she will…

17 January 1989

Cycle Race: Road Man is a racing, released 17 January 1989 on Family Computer.

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What Cycle Race: Road Man is

Cycle Race: Road Man was released in 1989. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is the player's ultimate objective to make it all the way around Japan. If the player ends up completely damaging the bicycle, running out of energy, or falling behind a certain ranking, then he or she will automatically lose the race. Players can choose a representative from either Team USA, Team Japan, Team France, or Team Italy. As long as the player has at least one spare bicycle in the inventory, games will never end on a completely damaged bicycle. Passwords are used to save the game. The race is 4,000 kilometers long (2485.5 miles). Players must traverse the countryside that separates major Japanese cities along the coastline during the course of these 4,000 kilometres…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cycle Race: Road Man launched on 17 January 1989, within three weeks of Golden Axe, Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer and Laser Squad.

Released around the same time: Golden Axe, Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad.

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When did Cycle Race: Road Man come out?
Cycle Race: Road Man was released on 17 January 1989 for Family Computer.

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