Virtual Jockey (lost build of cancelled Virtual Boy horse-racing simulation game; 1996): Difference between revisions

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Rare flyer for the game.

Status: Lost

Virtual Jockey is a cancelled 1996 horse-racing simulation game that was in development by Right Stuff for the Virtual Boy. It was never finished before the Virtual Boy was cancelled. Some of the game mechanics were used in the PS1 game Jockey Zero.

Plot

The player character goes participate at the Japanese derby, which has more than 20 contestants in total.

The protagonist's father having won at this before, he wants to impress him with a victory of his own.

In order to achieve his goals, he must become familiar with the characteristics of his unique talking horse and the courses to win. With the horse, he can become familiar with the other horses.

The player must also defeat the Kaiser Corps, vile rivals who are also suspected of sabotaging the derby in order to win.

Availability

Only four screenshots and the flyer for the game have surfaced.

Horse's dialogue translation: "So, you want to ride on my back? Hah! Don't come back for another hundred years!!!"
Clunky prototype racing mechanic
Girl's dialogue translation: "My name is Satsuki Yasuda. Nice to meet you!"

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-'''''Virtual Jockey''''' is a cancelled 1996 jockey game that was in development by Right Stuff for the Virtual Boy. It was never finished before the Virtual Boy was cancelled. Some game mechanics were used in the PS1 game ''Jockey Zero''.
+'''''Virtual Jockey''''' is a cancelled 1996 horse-racing simulation game that was in development by Right Stuff for the Virtual Boy. It was never finished before the Virtual Boy was cancelled. Some of the game mechanics were used in the PS1 game ''Jockey Zero''.
 ==Plot==
-The player wants to win the japanise derby, which consists of more than 20 people in total. The player want's to do this to inpress his father, who also won the derby. In order to do this, the player must become familiar with the characteristics of their unique talking horse and the courses to win. With the horse, you can become familiar with the other horses. The player must also defeat the Kaiser Corps, which is doing terrible things to the derby. What they do to the derby is unknown.
+The player character goes participate at the Japanese derby, which has more than 20 contestants in total.
+The protagonist's father having won at this before, he wants to impress him with a victory of his own.
+In order to achieve his goals, he must become familiar with the characteristics of his unique talking horse and the courses to win. With the horse, he can become familiar with the other horses.
+The player must also defeat the Kaiser Corps, vile rivals who are also suspected of sabotaging the derby in order to win.
 ==Availability==