 Jet Moto ( known as Jet Rider in Europe ) is a 1996 racing video game developed by SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation video game console and PC . The PlayStation version was released in North America on October 31 , 1996 , in Europe in February 1997 , and Japan on August 7 , 1997 . The PC version was released on November 30 , 1997 . On February 4 , 2007 Jet Moto was made available for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network . Developers chose fictional hovering bikes instead of wheeled motorcycles initially to resolve performance concerns . Other performance concerns led the team to develop two different physics systems — one for the player , and one for the 19 computer racers . 
