<s>
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
racing/role	O
-playing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
platforms	O
that	O
featured	O
"	O
Multi	O
Play	O
"	O
(	O
Multi-Link	O
)	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
two	O
systems	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
phone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
port	O
integrated	O
into	O
each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
versus	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
participate	O
on	O
a	O
worldwide	O
grand	O
prix	O
tour	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
protagonist	O
who	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
endurance	O
race	O
or	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
before	O
being	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1995	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
as	O
of	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
who	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
various	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
regarded	O
the	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
game	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
novel	O
concept	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
offering	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
positive	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
multiplayer	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
support	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
re-used	O
in	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
behind-the-motorcycle	O
perspective	B-Architecture
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
and	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
like	O
most	O
other	O
racing	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
grand	O
prix	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
racers	O
on	O
a	O
worldwide	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
tour	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
champion	O
,	O
while	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
human	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
on	O
versus	O
matches	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
by	O
connecting	O
two	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
systems	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
race	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
timed	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
players	O
fails	O
regain	O
time	O
by	O
completing	O
a	O
lap	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
role-playing	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
aspiring	O
motorcycle	O
racer	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
endurance	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
library	O
that	O
featured	O
"	O
Multi	O
Play	O
"	O
(	O
Multi-Link	O
)	O
support	O
that	O
allowed	O
two	O
systems	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
phone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
port	O
integrated	O
into	O
each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1991	O
and	O
retained	O
the	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
support	O
for	O
versus	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
versions	O
minus	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
re-release	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
by	O
HAMSTER	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
later	O
reported	O
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
January	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
some	O
notable	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
being	O
how	O
easy	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
put	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
spin	O
often	O
times	O
unrecoverable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
received	O
with	O
a	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
never	O
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
sorts	O
,	O
its	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
feature	O
would	O
be	O
re-used	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
own	O
League	B-Application
Bowling	I-Application
and	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
's	O
Thrash	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
or	O
eight	O
people	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
