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Final Lap [a] is a 1987 racing simulation video game developed and published by Namco. [1] Atari Games published the game in the United States in 1988. It was the first game to run on Namco's then-new System 2 hardware and is a direct successor to Namco's Pole Position (1982) and Pole Position II (1983).
Final Lap R (ファイナルラップR, Fainaru Rappu Āru) is a racing arcade game which was released by Namco in 1993. It is the fifth and final game in the Final Lap series, and was licensed by FOCA to Fuji Television (as shown on its title screen).
Articles relating to the Pole Position and Final Lap video game series by Namco and their adaptations. The original Pole Position spawned ports, sequels, and a Saturday morning cartoon, although the cartoon has little in common with the game. The game established the conventions of the racing game genre and its success inspired numerous imitators.
Final Lap 3 (ファイナルラップ3, Fainaru Rappu Tsurī), as the name suggests, is the third title in the Final Lap series, released worldwide by Namco in 1992; like its precursors (as well as Four Trax, and Suzuka 8 Hours), it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and allows up to eight players to play simultaneously when four two-player cabinets are linked together.
In Japan, the arcade magazine Game Machine reported that Final Lap 2 was the top-earning upright/cockpit arcade game of September 1990. [3] It went on to be Japan's highest-grossing dedicated arcade cabinet of 1991, [4] and third highest-grossing overall arcade game of the year (below Street Fighter II and Final Fight). [5]
Final Lap Twin (ファイナルラップツイン, Fainaru Rappu Tsuin) is a hybrid racing/role-playing game developed by Nova and published by Namco.Released for the Japanese PC Engine in 1989 and the North American TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, it is a spin-off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap.
Final Lap: Namco: Atari Games: Arcade, NES 1987-12-05 Final Lap 2: Namco: Namco: Arcade 1990-08 Final Lap 3: Namco: Namco: Arcade 1992-09 Final Lap R: Namco: Namco: Arcade 1993-12 Final Lap Twin: Namco: Namco, NEC: TG-16, PCE 1989-07-07 Final Stretch: Genki: LOZC G. Amusements Super Famicom 1993-11-12 Fire & Forget II: Titus France: Sega ...
The roots of Formula One games can be traced back to 1974, with arcade racing games such as Speed Race by Taito and Gran Trak 10 by Atari which depicted F1-like cars going on a race track. Two years later, F-1 (1976) by Namco has been cited as the first truly Formula One arcade game , [ 1 ] but it was an electro-mechanical game, rather than an ...