Shutokou Racing, The (Japan)

Getting Started

This is a Japanese-only title, so the menus are entirely in Japanese. At the title screen, use the D-Pad to choose between modes and press X to confirm. The core loop involves selecting a course and racing against AI opponents on closed highways, avoiding traffic and collecting power-ups or points to boost your position. There is likely a time limit or lap system, but without reading the text you will need to experiment with each option to learn the structure.

Your car handles like typical top-down or side-scrolling racers of the Game Boy Color era: steer with the D-Pad, accelerate automatically, and use the B button to brake or drift. The game probably features multiple cars or difficulty levels, but the Japanese text makes it trial-and-error. If you hit obstacles or opponent cars, your speed drops, so staying in clean racing lines is key. Start with the first option on the main menu (likely single race) to get familiar with the track layouts.