Koichi Nakano
Koichi Nakano ( 中 野 浩 一 , Nakano Kōichi) (born
Koichi Nakano
November 14, 1955, in Kurume, Fukuoka) of Japan is
a former professional track cyclist and ten-
consecutive-time world champion in track cycling
sprint.
He is among the best track sprinters of modern times.
From 1977 to 1986, he won an unprecedented 10
consecutive gold medals in professional sprint events
at the UCI Track World Championships.
He was one of the most successful competitors of all-
time on the Japanese professional keirin circuit.
Video game
Koichi Nakano (2018)
Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō
Personal information
King Keirin ( 競 輪 王 ) is a track cycling racing Full name Koichi Nakano
simulation game endorsed by Koichi Nakano, Born November 14, 1955
originally created by Coconuts Japan Entertainment Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
(ココナッツジャパ ンエンターテイメント), and
Team information
released by Super Nintendo Entertainment System in
Discipline Track
1994.
Role Rider
Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō (中野浩一監修 競 Rider type Sprinter
輪王)[3] is a cycling video game that allows the player
Medal record
to control the daily life of a professional cycling
athlete. Men's track cycling
Representing Japan
As the title says, it was supervised by Kōichi Nakano.
UCI Track World Championships
1977 San Cristóbal Sprint
Gameplay 1978 Munich Sprint
The player must make daily life decisions while 1979 Amsterdam Sprint
training for the next event. The game starts on April 1, 1980 Besançon Sprint
1994, with a 20-year-old rider. However, he will
1981 Brno Sprint
advance in years as the player progresses in his career
1982 Leicester Sprint
and partakes in the events of the cycling season.
Players can earn up to 1,000,000,000 yen 1983 Zürich Sprint
($11,068,367.11 in American dollars) and give their 1984 Barcelona Sprint
rider a name in either hiragana or katakana. 1985 Bassano del Grappa Sprint
In the actual competition, the player must watch 1986 Colorado Springs Sprint
himself try to beat eight other cyclists for the race win.
Nine cyclists race against each other in a velodrome
Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō
and they compete for money and a championship. It is
unknown whether the game makes the player retire at
45 years of age like in most modern titles or not.
Riders are not always traveling at full speed or at a
specific radius; making a balance between aggressive
riding and passive riding a must.
See also
UCI Track Cycling World Championships –
Men's sprint
References
Developer(s) C-Lab[2]
1. "Release information" (http://www.gamefaqs.c
om/snes/581904-nakano-kouichi-kanshuu-keir Publisher(s) Coconuts Japan[1]
inou/data). GameFAQs. Retrieved Platform(s) Super Famicom[1]
2010-05-21.
Release JP: November 18, 1994[1]
2. "Additional information" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20110719130117/http://n-club.dk/spil/s Genre(s) Sports[1]
how/4284-Nakana-Koichi-Kanshuu-Keirin-Ou/ Mode(s) Single-player[2]
JAP/) (in Danish). N-Club. Archived from the
original (http://n-club.dk/spil/show/4284-Nakan
a-Koichi-Kanshuu-Keirin-Ou/JAP/) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
3. "Japanese title" (http://superfamicom.org/info/nakano-kouichi-kanshuu-keirin-ou).
SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
External links
Koichi Nakano (https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfic
he.php?coureurid=2146) at Cycling Archives (archived)
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