Chocobo Racing Chocobo Racing is a video game for the PlayStation , released in 1999 by Square Electronic Arts . It is a racing simulator , and it has often been compared to ' and ' . Though most characters use cars or buggies , some specific ones just fly , or use scooters , magic carpets , roller skates , a mine car , and even a cloud . The game ' s characters consist mainly of popular recurring figures from Square ' s " Final Fantasy " series , such as Chocobo , the Moogle and the Black Mage . In true " Final Fantasy " style , a character named Cid appears . Gameplay . Modes . There are five modes of race : Magic Stones . The standard goal is to reach the finish line first . However , this is not easy with Magic Stones scattered throughout the tracks . Each racer can hold a maximum of three magic stones . If a racer collects several magic stones of the same type , those stones will " level up " . Below is a list of Magic Stones used : Magic Stones can be stolen by bumping on another racer from behind . The inventor Cid presents 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 . After the race , Mog drops in and asks Cid about the progress of the racing machine he had commissioned . Cid promises to bring the machine by tomorrow , but later confides to Chocobo he had forgotten it . The next day , after presenting the doubtful Mog with his scooter , 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 ; Chocobo ' s " Dash " and Mog ' s " Flap " . He explains that the secret of Chocobo ' s " Dash " ability is the Blue Crystal on his leg - ring . 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 . The two head out to discover the secret behind the Blue Crystal . At the village gate , they met the gatekeeper Golem who warn them of the dangers beyond the gate and prohibits them from leaving unless they beat him . Mog and Chocobo notices a Blue Crystal on Golem ' s bracelet , and Mog proposed a race where the winner gets all Blue Crystals . When Chocobo wins the race , Golem decides to follow them , since he did not trust Mog . The trio continues on towards the Mythril Mountains , where they need to go through an abandoned mine to cross to the other side . Just then , a Goblin bandit appears , taking Mog hostage and demanding them money . Chocobo and Golem notices a Blue Crystal on Goblin ' s right earring . Goblin forces them to race him , and the winner gets to keep all Blue Crystals . After beating Goblin , the trio realized that the Goblin is the infamous Gobin Hood , a thief who steals from the bad and rich and gives to the good and poor . With his identity revealed , Gobin Hood demands that he follows the group and Chocobo agrees . Goblin guides them through the Cursed Forest , where they stumble upon the infamous Black Manor . Chocobo bravely enters the manor first and discover a racetrack . After the race was won , the Black Manor ' s resident Black Magician reveals himself to the party . It was his magic that kept everyone from leaving the place . Somehow , Chocobo and the Black Magician became fast friends and so tags along with the party . Mog wishes a cute girl would follow them instead . . . Black Mage silently leads them to Mysidia , a village of mages . Tired from their travel , the party asks a female White Mage to heal them . She notices that they all carry shards of Magicite , which they refer to as the Blue Crystals . The travelers were interested to know about the legend of the Magicite ; but the White Mage refuses to tell them unless they beat her in a race . When the race was won , the White Mage tells the legend : Story . The White Mage then felt responsible for revealing the legend , and so decides to follow them . The party agrees , except for Mog , who mumbles about " democracy " . . . The party reaches Gingerbread Land , where they met Chubby Chocobo and discovered that it had ate a piece of the Magicite . Eager to get his hands on the shard , Mog proposes a race where if they win , they get the Magicite in Chubby Chocobo ' s stomach , and if they lose , Chubby Chocobo can eat them all . The race was won , but Chubby Chocobo confesses it is hard to get the shard out the natural way due to his bowel problems , and decides it is better to follow the party instead . Chubby Chocobo leads them to Vulcan - O Valley , a wasteland said to contain a Magicite shard . Behemoth , a magical monster , appears in front of them . When White Mage reveals their intention to search for Magicite shards , Behemoth reveals to them his own piece , the largest one . Behemoth then challenges them to a race , where the winner receives all the shards . When the race was won , Behemoth stands defeated and hands them his piece . Suddenly , the Magicite pieces begin to glow . . . Mog ' s " head bopper " was in fact a shard of Magicite . With all eight Magicite shards brought together , the portal to Fantasia was revealed . During this , the opening to the fourth part of " Dancing Mad " plays . The party arrived at Fantasia , the realm of the Espers , where Bahamut , the great king of Espers , places them in a final trial : master Ultima , the magic stones of Fantasia , and defeat him . After the race was over , Bahamut reveals more details of the legend : However , relieved that the party , a gathering of different races : chocobos , moogles , golems , goblins and humans , have traveled together in harmony , Bahamut decides to open the portal between the Outer World and Fantasia , declaring that " Fantasia shall exist in harmony with your world from this day on " . Racers . Below is a list of the storyline racers , their vehicle and their unique ability . Secret playable racers . Aside from Squall , secret characters do not have custom portraits ( they appear merely as a generic black figure with a question mark for a face ) or their own abilities ( they must select another racer ' s ) . Music . Chocobo Racing Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack produced by Kenji Ito for the game . It uses music from the " Final Fantasy " series .