History VideoGame / PocketCardJockey

* UnclePennybags: Mr. Blingman is pretty chill for a super-rich guy who made it from riches to rags to riches again. He splurges on luxuries because it helps put money back into the system, which helps the economy.
* UnwinnableByDesign:
** Find yourself on the innermost part of the track at the end of the Final Turn? There's a high chance that you'll wind up boxed in on all sides with no way to boost out during the Homestretch, resulting in a guaranteed loss regardless of how you performed.
** It's possible for your horse to be entered into a race where almost everyone else is statistically superior, in which case winning may be literally impossible regardless of how you play due to simply being outclassed. Horse-Off-Course will mention this if you lose these scenarios.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game developed by Game Freak of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fame. It was first released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and mobile devices in 2014, where it is known as ''Soliti Horse'', and was published by Creator/GameFreak[[note]]It was notably the first game to be published independently by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, known as ''Pocket Card Jockey'' overseas, published by Nintendo. The game received an UpdatedRerelease to the Apple Arcade platform on January 20, 2023 as ''Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!''.

In this game, you are placed into the shoes of the protagonist, a rookie jockey who knows squat about riding or training horses. However, he/she aspires to win the Derby, the horse races to end all horse races. The protagonist approaches a stable owner named Mr. Maekawa, who entrusts the protagonist with a horse. However, as they don't know how to handle a horse, they are [[DeathAsComedy bucked off, kicked in the gut, then run over by a pack of horses.]] Thankfully, they are revived from near-death by an angel who looks suspiciously like Mr. Maekawa, who forces them to promise to win the Derby, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment or else the player will never win a video game again.]] To fix the protagonist's problem with horses, the angel enables them to ride a horse by... playing solitaire. [[WidgetSeries It's that kind of game.]]

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game developed by Game Freak of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fame. It was first released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and mobile devices in 2014, where it is known as ''Soliti Horse'', and was published by Creator/GameFreak[[note]]It was notably the first game to be published independently by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, known as ''Pocket Card Jockey'' overseas, published by Nintendo. The game received a port to the Apple Arcade platform on January 20, 2023 as ''Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!''.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game developed by Game Freak of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fame. It was first released in Japan for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and mobile devices in 2014, where it is known as ''Soliti Horse'', and was published by Creator/GameFreak[[note]]It was notably the first game to be published independently by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, known as ''Pocket Card Jockey'' overseas, published by Nintendo.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: ''Jagger Steel.''

* HollywoodNerd: Truman is a pretty handsome guy who happened to develop a best-selling horse-racing video game that sold millions years ago.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a surprisingly complex solitaire/horse-racing game hybrid where the player horse's performance is dependent on solitaire games (more precisely, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_(patience) golf solitaire]]) played between racing segments. Performing well at solitaire results in better racing, while performing poorly results in low Energy and a very mad horse. At the end, your efforts will be converted into Enthusiasm to charge down the Homestretch. Players will grow their horse through races, and once the horse matures, they may continue racing with it or retire it, after which they may breed horses and start again.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game made by Creator/GameFreak, the developers of the acclaimed ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' series. It was first released for the [=3DS=] and mobile devices in 2014 in Japan as '''''Soliti Horse''''', published by Game Freak[[note]]it was notably the first game to be published independently by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the [=3DS=] in 2016 as ''Pocket Card Jockey'', published by Nintendo.

* RealityEnsues: Horses are like humans: they can't breed forever. ''Pocket Card Jockey'' knows this too; if you leave a horse to Breed for too long, it will eventually lose the ability to Breed, preventing it from creating any new Foal for a new cycle.

In this game, you are placed into the shoes of the protagonist, a rookie jockey who knows squat about riding or training horses. However, he/she aspires to win the Derby, the horse races to end all horse races. The protagonist approaches a stable owner named Mr. Maekawa, who entrusts the protagonist with a horse. However, as he/she doesn't know how to handle a horse, he/she is [[DeathAsComedy bucked off, kicked in the gut, then run over by a pack of horses.]] He/She is revived from near-death by an angel who looks suspiciously like Mr. Maekawa, who forces him/her to promise to win the Derby, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment or else the player will never win a video game again.]] To fix his/her problem with horses, the angel enables him/her to ride a horse by... playing solitaire. [[WidgetSeries It's that kind of game.]]

* ShoutOut: Several of the default horse names for opponent horses. Highlights include [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros "One-Up Mush"]], [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} "Pikapika Mouse", "Bulba Soarer", "Mystery Type"]], [[VideoGame/DrillDozer "Spinning Driller"]], [[VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo "Musical Amigo"]], [[{{VideoGame/Mother}} "Earth Bound"]], [[WebAnimation/CheatCommandos "Cheat Command"]], and [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama "No We Can't"]].

* JackOfAllTrades: Priscilla's concept of being famous involves dabbling into ''everything''. Being a pop idol, hosting her own cooking show, being a horse owner, researching the paranormal, becoming a history buff who colloquially quotes ''Literature/TheArtOfWar'', you name it.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a surprisingly complex solitaire/horse-racing game hybrid where the player horse's performance is dependent on solitaire games (more precisely, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_(patience) golf solitaire][) played between racing segments. Performing well at solitaire results in better racing, while performing poorly results in low Energy and a very mad horse. At the end, your efforts will be converted into Enthusiasm to charge down the Homestretch. Players will grow their horse through races, and once the horse matures, they may continue racing with it or retire it, after which they may breed horses and start again.

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a surprisingly complex solitare/horse-racing game hybrid where the player horse's performance is dependent on solitaire games (more precisely, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_(patience) golf solitaire]) played between racing segments. Performing well at solitaire results in better racing, while performing poorly results in low Energy and a very mad horse. At the end, your efforts will be converted into Enthusiasm to charge down the Homestretch. Players will grow their horse through races, and once the horse matures, they may continue racing with it or retire it, after which they may breed horses and start again.

'''''Pocket Card Jockey''''' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game made by Creator/GameFreak, the developers of the acclaimed ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' series. It was first released for the [=3DS=] and mobile devices in 2014 in Japan as '''''Soliti Horse''''', published by Game Freak[[note]]it was notably the first game to be published independently by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the [=3DS=] in 2016 as ''Pocket Card Jockey'', published by Nintendo.

** It's possible for your horse to be entered into a race where almost everyone else is statistically superior, in which case winning may be literally impossible regardless of how you play due to simply being outclassed. Horse-Off-Course will mention this if you lose these scenarios.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: Forcing a horse to become Runaway may be ''beneficial'' if the horse's ability is Front Runner and it has enough Stamina remaining to survive the stretch. The Front Runner style causes the horse to gain Energy as if it was in a Lv. 3 Comfort Zone if the horse is running very far ahead, which is usually not a good idea since you usually have to expend a lot of Unity Power to normally get there. A Runaway horse will automatically charge to the front of the pack by itself without expending Unity Power, allowing you to rack up Energy quickly while staying in first place, at the expense of a whole lot of Stamina. It ''is'' possible to win a race with an empty Stamina tank if your horse is far enough ahead and has high enough Enthusiasm.

'''''Pocket Card Jockey''''' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game made by Creator/GameFreak, the developers of the acclaimed ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' series. It was first released for the [=3DS=] and mobile devices in 2014 in Japan as '''''Soliti Horse''''', published by Game Freak[[note]]it was notably the first game to be published by in-house by Game Freak[[/note]]. It was later internationally released exclusively for the [=3DS=] in 2016 as ''Pocket Card Jockey'', published by Nintendo.

In this game, you are placed into the shoes of the protagonist, a rookie jockey who knows squat about riding or training horses. However, he/she aspires to win the Derby, the horse races to end all horse races. The protagonist approaches a stable owner named Mr. Maekawa, who entrusts the protagonist with a horse. However, as he/she doesn't know how to handle a horse, he/she is [[DeathAsComedy bucked off, kicked in the gut, then run over by a pack of horses.]] He/She is revived from near-death by an angel who looks suspiciously like Mr. Maekawa, who forces him/her to promise to win the Derby, [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment or else the player will never win a video game again.]] To fix his/her problem with horses, the angel enables him/her to ride a horse by... playing solitare. [[WidgetSeries It's that kind of game.]]

''Pocket Card Jockey'' is a surprisingly complex solitare/horse-racing game hybrid where the player horse's performance is dependent on solitare games played between racing segments. Performing well at solitare results in better racing, while performing poorly results in low Energy and a very mad horse. At the end, your efforts will be converted into Enthusiasm to charge down the Homestretch. Players will grow their horse through races, and once the horse matures, they may continue racing with it or retire it, after which you may breed horses and start again.

* BonusBoss: King's Gate, the single most difficult race in the game. Opposing horses possess speeds no less than 100 and climb up to '''''180'''''. It's also somewhat long, and you can be assured your opponents ''will'' have insane Energy values almost all the time. It's so tough, Jagger doesn't even hold the record for fastest time. It is the only race you are not required to win to roll the credits.

--->'''Horse-Off-Course:''' You were super, but... your rivals were superduper. Kind of. They were almost otherworldly.

'''''Pocket Card Jockey''''' is a... [[WidgetSeries rather unusual]] video game made by Creator/GameFreak, the developers of the acclaimed ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' series, and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo [=3DS=]. It was released in 2014 in Japan as '''''Soliti Horse''''', then later internationally in 2016 as ''Pocket Card Jockey''.

* FinalBoss: King's Gate, the single most difficult race in the game. Opposing horses possess speeds no less than 100 and climb up to '''''180'''''. It's also somewhat long, and you can be assured your opponents ''will'' have insane Energy values almost all the time. It's so tough, Jagger doesn't even hold the record for fastest time.