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I picked up Keiba Kizoku on the original Game Boy, a title from the early 1990s. It was published by I'Max, a company that released a few niche titles for the system. This game fits right into that era's fascination with horse racing simulations, a genre that tried to capture the sport's strategy on a handheld screen.

You take on the role of a horse owner and trainer. Your main goal is to breed, train, and race horses to become the top owner. The core loop involves purchasing horses, managing their training schedules to improve their speed and stamina, and then entering them in races. You also engage in breeding to produce foals with better potential stats. The pacing is methodical, requiring careful planning between race days, and the difficulty comes from managing your limited finances against the costs of upkeep and entry fees. It feels like running a small, high-stakes business where every decision matters.