Pocket Racer
Pocket Racer is a spin-off arcade game released exclusively in Japan in 1996. Gameplay is near identical to the original Ridge Racer, but all the cars have instead been replaced with "super-deformed"…
Pocket Racer is a racing developed by Namco, released 31 December 1996 on Arcade.
What Pocket Racer is
Pocket Racer is a racing game developed by Namco and released in 1996. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Pocket Racer is a spin-off arcade game released exclusively in Japan in 1996. Gameplay is near identical to the original Ridge Racer, but all the cars have instead been replaced with "super-deformed" Choro-Q-esque vehicles. A similar concept was included with Ridge Racer Revolution, titled Buggy Mode, which served as the inspiration for Pocket Racer.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Ridge Racer series
Pocket Racer is the sixth of 28 entries we hold in the Ridge Racer series. The next entry was R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 in 1998.
What it launched against
Pocket Racer launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Pocket Racer — frequently asked questions
When did Pocket Racer come out?
If you like this
