<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	B-Application
1986	I-Application
with	O
two	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
stand-up	O
cabinet	O
with	O
handlebars	O
and	O
a	O
full-sized	O
dirt	O
bike	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
dirt	O
racing	O
version	O
of	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
engine	O
and	O
PCB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
Enduro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
pull	O
up	O
the	O
handlebars	O
on	O
the	O
cabinet	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
wheelie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	O
over	O
logs	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
land	O
with	O
the	O
wheelie	B-Application
technique	O
or	O
risk	O
crashing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Sega	O
game	O
developer	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
created	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
his	O
second	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
himself	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
dirt	O
bikes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
motocross	B-Application
and	O
Enduro	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
market	O
research	O
concluded	O
that	O
road-based	O
GP	B-Application
500	I-Application
racing	I-Application
was	O
more	O
popular	O
worldwide	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
selected	O
for	O
use	O
for	O
Hang-On	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
became	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
opportunity	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
dirt	O
bike	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
Activision	O
handled	O
the	O
computer	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
possesses	O
four	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
being	O
more	O
difficult	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
five	O
tracks	O
and	O
two-player	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
through	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
1986	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
to	O
number	O
2	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
August	O
1987	O
,	O
below	O
BMX	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
later	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
budget	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1987	O
,	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
from	O
Hang-On	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Commodore	O
User	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Ferdy	O
Hamilton	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
blob-like	O
sprites	O
"	O
,	O
jerking	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
conversion	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
than	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
unfaultable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
ACE	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
bike	O
noises	O
with	O
music	O
might	O
disappoint	O
some	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
