Family Jockey

Family Jockey is a horse racing simulation developed and published by Namco for the Famicom in Japan in 1987. In the game, players take control of a horse, and help direct it to finish a track as quickly as possible by steering it, and wisely timing the expenditure of the horses energy in order to stay ahead of the pack without tiring too quickly. Progress is achieved by placing in the top four horses of each race. Prize money is earned by placing in the top three and by breaking course records.

Namco developed a remake of the game, for the Game Boy in 1991, as well as a sequel for the Game Boy version in 1993. In 2003, Namco published another remake for mobile cell phones, and in 2008, they revived the series by developing a version for the Wii.

Controls

 * : Used the direction pad to steer the horse to its left or to its right.
 * : Tap the A button to whip it an encourage it to speed up.
 * : Press the B button to perform a jump when presented with obstacles.
 * : Start a new game or pause he action mid-game.
 * : Used to select from the four modes on the main menu.

Game Modes

 * 1 Player: A single player game where the goal is to win as many races as possible.
 * 2 Players: A two player game where both players compete to win as many races as possible.
 * Only Race: A mode of play where players merely watch computer controlled horses races.
 * Family Game: A mode of play similar to "Only Race," however players are allowed to make bets on which horse is likely to win.

Tracks
''Note: 万 is 10,000. So 3000万 is 30,000,000 in prize money.''