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== Plot ==
=== Setting ===
''Chocobo Racing'' borrows themes and elements from ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy I]]'' to ''[[Final Fantasy VIII|VIII]]''. The Story Mode is narrated by [[Cid (Final Fantasy)|Cid]] and includes nine chapters in a [[pop-up book]] fashion with [[Full motion video|FMVs]]. To progress, the player needs to defeat the chapter's respective challenger. Before each chapter begins, the player is given the option of viewing the story or skipping to the race except when playing the Story Mode for the first time.

=== Characters ===
The cast of ''Chocobo Racing'' is drawn from recurring creatures and characters from the ''[[Chocobo (series)#Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon|Chocobo's Dungeon]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series. Eight characters -- [[Chocobo]], [[Moogle|Mog]], Golem, Goblin, [[Final Fantasy character classes#Black Mage|Black Magician]], [[Final Fantasy character classes#White Mage|White Mage]], [[Chocobo|Chubby Chocobo]], and [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Common elements|Behemoth]]—are immediately available, and additional, secret characters such as [[Cactuar]], [[Bahamut (Final Fantasy)|Bahamut]], [[Cloud Strife|Cloud]], [[Aya Brea|Aya]], and [[Squall Leonhart|Squall]] may be unlocked after completing Story Mode.<ref name="characters"/>

=== Story ===
Chapter one, titled "Gadgets a go-go", begins with the inventor Cid presenting [[Chocobo]] with a pair of "Jet-Blades" and offers Chocobo a chance to take a test-run with them on the racetrack behind his lab.<ref>'''Cid:''' I made a racetrack behind my lab here. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> After the race, Mog the [[Moogle]] drops in and asks Cid about the progress of the racing machine he'd commissioned.<ref>'''Mog:''' Heh heh heh...I heard that he was gonna make a machine for Chocobo...so I ordered one for myself too! (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> Cid promises to bring the machine by tomorrow, but later confides to Chocobo he'd forgotten it.<ref name="forgot">'''Cid:''' I kinda fergot about his machine. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> The next day, after presenting the doubtful Mog with his scooter,<ref name="mogdoubt">'''Mog:''' Hey, Cid...you don't mean THIS thing's the world's fastest racing machine!? (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> Chocobo and Mog race. After Chocobo wins, Mog confronts Cid over his vehicle's poor performance, but Cid replies that Chocobo won because of the differences in their abilities (i.e., Chocobo's "Dash").<ref>'''Cid:''' Wh-why of course not! It's all because of the differences in your "abilities", not my machines! (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> He explains that the secret of Chocobo's "Dash" ability is the Blue Crystal on his leg-ring.<ref>'''Cid:''' The secret of Chocobo's "DASH" is the Blue Crystal on his leg-ring. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> Mog mulls over his inferior "Flap" ability and decides he wants a Blue Crystal as well, so Cid recommends that the two go on an adventure to find out the secret of the Blue Crystal.<ref>'''Cid:''' Say...why don't ya fellas go out on an adventure to find out what that secret is? (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref>

The two head out to discover the secret behind the Blue Crystal, meeting (and racing) many along the way. When they reach Mysidia, the village of mages, a [[Final Fantasy character classes#White Mage|White Mage]] there notices that all the companions have [[Magicite]], which the companions had previously referred to as "Blue Crystals". The companions want to know the legend behind the Magicite shards; the White Mage agrees to tell them on the condition that they race her in the Floating Gardens, with the story as the winner's prize. Upon winning, she tells them of the legend: "There are Magicite Shards scattered all over the world. It used to be one large Magicite Crystal...But people kept fighting each other over it. So the founder of Mysidia, the great magician [[List of Final Fantasy II characters|Ming-Wu]], broke the Crystal into eight pieces. He then scattered the shards to the four winds. He did so to assure later restoration of the Magicite Crystal...when all eight pieces are brought together again".<ref>'''White Mage:''' There are Magicite Shards scattered all over the world. It used to be one large Magicite Crystal...But people kept fighting each other over it. So the founder of Mysidia, the great magician Ming-Wu, broke the Crystal into eight pieces. He then scattered the shards to the four winds. He did so to assure later restoration of the Magicite Crystal...when all eight pieces are brought together again. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref>

After this discovery, the companions continue to search for other racers in possession of the crystal shards. Upon defeating [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Common elements|Behemoth]] in a race, the monster joins their ranks, bringing the party's number to eight. The companions then notice that their Magicite shards begin to glow,<ref>'''White Mage:''' Look! Our Crystals are starting to glow! (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> and Mog discovers that he possessed Magicite all along.<ref>'''Mog:''' What the...? My totally wicked head-bopper is glowing too! (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> The convergence of all eight shards of the Magicite crystal fulfills Ming-Wu's prophecy, and the gate to Fantasia, the Land of the [[Magicite|Espers]], opens. When the companions arrive in Fantasia, they are greeted by [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Summoning|Bahamut]], King of the Espers. Bahamut decides to test their worth with a final trial,<ref>'''Bahamut:''' I shall place upon you a final trial... to see how worthy you really are. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> and welcomes their attempts to defeat him in a race. After the race, Bahamut acknowledges the powers of the group. He goes on to rhetorically ask if the companions knew why Ming-Wu broke up the Magicite, and explains the legend once more.<ref>'''Bahamut:''' That is true. Mankind has fought over the Magicite for aeons... (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref> Bahamut is pleased with the companions, noting that humans, [[moogle]]s, [[chocobo]]s, [[dragon]]s, and monsters all came together in goodwill. In celebration, he decides to leave the portal between the world and Fantasia open, declaring that "Fantasia shall exist in harmony with your world from this day on".<ref>'''Bahamut:''' Fantasia shall exist in harmony with your world from this day on. (''Chocobo Racing'')</ref>

Upon completion of the Story Mode, players are assigned a number of points determined by their performance, with a maximum of one hundred. Using those points, the player is given the option of creating a racer with customized color and performance. The point value is distributed among five parameters: Max Speed, Acceleration, Grip, Drift, and A.G.S., which determines how fast the racer's ability gauge charges. A maximum of twenty points can be assigned to each of the five racing parameters. Customized racers can be used in all of the game's modes except for the Story Mode, and only the main characters and Bahamut are open to customization.<ref name="story"/>