Unirally aka Uniracers
| Developer: DMA Design | Graphics: |
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| Publisher: Nintendo | Sound: |
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| Year: 1994 | Difficulty: |
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| Genre: Racing | Lastability: |
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| Number of players: 2 simultaneous | Rating: |
9/10 | |
Unirally (Uniracers in the United States) is a devilishly original racing game featuring … unicycles! Since it’s all in side view, there’s no need to worry about turns – only jumps. You can still pull off an absurd number of tricks to pick up speed, assuming you manage to land back on your wheel.
Races are a one-on-one battle across wild circuits. There’s also a “stunt” mode where you will be rated on the special moves you execute. At the end, you get a detailed stats screen showing off your times, stunts, and more.
The game feels polished from every angle. The difficulty is perfectly tuned, animations are smooth, and controls respond like a charm. Breaking records and unlocking new tracks is a total delight. Plus, the unicycles have their own little reactions when they win or lose – adorable, really. I also remember the game manual giving me a good laugh.
Worth noting: the game got pulled from shelves prematurely after Pixar took legal action over copyright infringement.
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