Uniracers

The gameplay of Uniracers involves racing riderless unicycles around a 2D track. Heavy emphasis is placed on performing stunts, which cause the unicycle to accelerate on race or circuit tracks and earn points on stunt tracks. The stunts that can be performed are relatively simple, primarily involving jumping into the air and rotating around a given axis in 3D space. The objective is to perform these stunts quickly in tight situations while landing the unicycle on its wheels to avoid wiping out, which results in the loss of accumulated speed.

The game features nine tours of five tracks each (two race, two circuit, one stunt), totalling 45 tracks. Completing each of the first eight tours requires defeating computer-controlled opponents for each of the bronze, silver, and gold ranks. The final circuit features the Anti-Uni as the computer-controlled opponent. During this tour, colliding with the Anti-Uni causes several unusual effects, such as rendering the track invisible, reversing controls, and desynchronising the backgrounds from the actions.

Uniracers was known by the working title "1x1" during its development. The developers practised riding real unicycles throughout their offices to enhance their understanding of the mechanics. The game was released as Uniracers in North America on 5 December 1994 and as Unirally in Europe on 27 April 1995.

According to Mike Dailly, shortly after the game's release, DMA Design was sued by Pixar for allegedly copying the unicycle design and concept from their 1987 short film Red's Dream. He commented, "The problem with Pixar was that they seemed to think that any computer generated unicycle was owned by them". DMA Design lost the lawsuit, and as a result, Nintendo had to terminate production of additional Uniracers cartridges. According to Dailly, "The deal was that Nintendo wouldn't make any more carts, so Unirally only sold the 300k initial run".

Uniracers received generally favorable reception from critics, holding a rating of 79% based on five reviews according to review aggregator GameRankings. GamePro's Lawrence Neves praised the game's fast pacing and "hard-drivin' unicycle music", but criticised the sound effects and graphics, noting that the backgrounds are clean but boring and the unicycles "all look identical". Nintendo Power found the game fast-paced and fun, commending its visuals but noted the lack of variation with the racers and tracks. Next Generation stated that the game was innovative and oddly compelling despite its superficial dullness, but noted that the excitement and novelty diminished quickly. Electronic Gaming Monthly's four editors stated that while the graphics and controls were good, the game lacked charm and excitement.

Nintendo Power ranked it as the 8th best SNES game of 1994. In 2011, IGN named it the 98th best game for the system. In 2018, Complex rated the game the 52nd best Super Nintendo game, stating: "Loops, flips, tricks, Uniracers had it all. It was a bona fide SNES game, with the colors, fun, and music that made the system great.