Koichi Nakano


Koichi Nakano of Japan is a former professional racing 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

Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō
King Keirin is track cycling racing simulation game endorsed by Koichi Nakano, originally created by Coconuts Japan Entertainment, and released by Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994.
Nakano Kōichi Kanshū: Keirin Ō is a cycling video game that allows the player to control the daily life of a professional cycling athlete.
As the title says, it was supervised by Kōichi Nakano.

Gameplay

The player must make daily life decisions while training for the next event. The game starts on April 1, 1994 with a 20-year-old rider. However, he will advance in years as the player progresses in his career and partakes in the events of the cycling season. Players can earn up to 1,000,000,000 yen and give their rider a name in either hiragana or katakana.
In the actual competition, the player must watch himself try to beat eight other cyclists for the race win. Nine cyclists race against each other in a velodrome 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.