Easily the most elaborate NES game, RacerMate Challenge II was only available through mail order and came as part of the RacerMate CompuTrainer, a system designed to help cyclists train for marathons and long-distance races. It came with a large stand which you had to balance your real bike on, a “load generator” which you sat your wheel on, a variety of cables and a modified NES designed to load the cartridge (as well as normal NES games). As you pedal your real bike, the wheel spins the load generator which in turn feeds information to the game, telling it how fast you’re going. In this way you can take part in endurance races without ever having to leave the ‘comfort’ of your oddly elevated bike.
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