<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
two-player	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
ride-on	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
cabinet	O
and	O
a	O
standard	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
OutRunners	B-Application
)	O
regardless	O
of	O
if	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
are	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
rebranded	O
port	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
assets	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
GP	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
in	O
1991	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
realistic	O
motorcycle	O
simulation	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
GP	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
has	O
"	O
amazingly	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
great	O
new	O
gradient	O
effects	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
also	O
praised	O
GP	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
's	O
motorcycle	O
controller	O
hardware	O
as	O
"	O
realistic	O
"	O
and	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
noted	O
GP	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
motorcycle	O
game	O
that	O
lets	O
you	O
race	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
that	O
this	O
competitive	O
"	O
head-to-head	O
excitement	O
with	O
a	O
superb	O
implementation	O
and	O
ultra	O
realistic	O
bike	O
handling	O
[	O
makes	O
GP	O
Rider ]	O
something	O
well	O
worth	O
major	O
coin	O
investment.	O
"	O
</s>
