Battle Racers

{{Short description|1995 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

| title = Battle Racers

| image = BattleRacersJPBoxShotSNES.jpg

| developer = Banpresto

| publisher = Banpresto

| composer = Katsuhiro Hayashi

| series = Compati Hero Series

| released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 17, 1995{{cite web| url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/571246-battle-racers/data| title = Release information | publisher = GameFAQs| date = | accessdate = 2010-08-25}}}}

| genre = Arcade racing game

| modes = Single-player
Multiplayer

| platforms = Super Famicom

}}

{{nihongo|Battle Racers|バトルレーサーズ}} is a 1995 video game for the Super Famicom that was released to an exclusively Japanese market.

This video game combines the futuristic elements of F-Zero with the whimsical elements of Super Mario Kart. Players can select from various tracks and confront numerous dead ends and alternate turns. There are six drivers in a race. The four main characters of the game are: Ultraman Powered (from the Ultra Series), Kamen Rider ZO (from the Kamen Rider franchise), V2 Gundam (from the Gundam franchise) and Banpresto original character Fighter Roar.{{cite web | url = http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/83601.html| title = Basic overview of game | publisher = RVGFANATIC| date = | accessdate = 2010-08-25| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100803055149/http://www.rvgfanatic.com/6501/83601.html| archivedate= 3 August 2010 | url-status= live}}

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the game a 24 out of 40.NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: バトルレーサーズ. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.327. Pg.39. 24 March 1995.

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