Uniracers
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| Developer(s) | DMA Design (with Nintendo of America) |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | SNES |
| Release date | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: K-A |
| Media | Cartridge |
Uniracers (Unirally in PAL territories) is one of one video games created by the DMA Design (now Rockstar North) for Nintendo of America, called 1x1 during development, that was released for the SNES in 1994.
The gameplay of Uniracers involves racing riderless unicycles around a 2D track. Heavy emphasis is placed on performing stunts.
[edit] Gameplay
Performing stunts either causes the unicycle to go faster on race or circuit tracks or earn points on stunt tracks. The stunts that can be performed are relatively simple, mostly only involving jumping in the air and rotating about a given axis in 3D space. The idea is to be able to perform these stunts quickly in tight situations while landing the unicycle on its wheel to avoid wiping out, which results in the loss of accumulated speed.
The game features nine tours of five tracks each (two race, two circuit, one stunt). Beating each of the first eight tours requires defeating computer-controlled opponents for each of bronze, silver, and gold ranks. The last circuit features the Anti-Uni as the computer-controlled opponent. During that tour, touching the Anti-Uni causes several odd effects, such as the track becoming invisible, the controls reversing, and the background no longer moving in sync with the actions.
Split-screen two-player modes are available as well, including a league mode that allowed up to eight players to compete in one-on-one races.
