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Wave Race is a 1992 top-down jet ski racing game for the Game Boy, developed by Pax Softnica and Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. It is the first entry in the Wave Race series. Players race three opponents across eight courses in Circuit mode or weave between buoys in Slalom mode, with a limited turbo boost. Up to four players can race via the Four Player Adapter.

How To Play Wave Race

Control Action
D-Pad Left / Right Steer the jet ski
A Accelerate
B Turbo boost (limited supply)
D-Pad Down Brake / slow down
D-Pad (menu) Select mode (Circuit, Slalom, Practice), course, and engine class
SELECT (menu) Set player count for linked play
START Confirm selection / pause

About Wave Race

Release date NA: July 1992
EU: June 24, 1997
Developer Pax Softnica, Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Game Boy
Genre Racing
Series Wave Race
Modes Single-player (Circuit, Slalom, Practice); 2-player via Game Link Cable; up to 4-player via Four Player Adapter

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