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Final Lap (1987)

Namco Limited, Namcot

Arcade, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System

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Final Lap is a racing video game produced by Namco,[2] and released by Atari Games for the United States in 1987. It was the first game to run on Namco's then new System 2 hardware, and is a direct successor to Namco's two earlier Pole Position games (1982-1983). Final Lap was the first racing game to allow up to eight … Final Lap is a racing video game produced by Namco,[2] and released by Atari Games for the United States in 1987. It was the first game to run on Namco's then new System 2 hardware, and is a direct successor to Namco's two earlier Pole Position games (1982-1983).

Final Lap was the first racing game to allow up to eight players to simultaneously race on the Suzuka Circuit, in a Formula One race. This was, at the time, considered a revolutionary feature and was implemented by linking together up to four two-player sitdown-style arcade cabinets.[2][3] It was also arguably the first racing game to implement "rubber banding" to ensure that less talented players were never too far behind the leader, a concept that would be taken much further by the Mario Kart series.[3] There was also a single player mode, in which the player's score was based on how far the car travelled until time ran out or if the player completed four laps (on default settings; the arcade operator can set the lap number to be as low as three or as high as six). Read more

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Developers
Namco Limited, Namcot
Publishers
Namco Limited, Namcot
Genres
Arcade, Racing, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Series
Final Lap

Release dates

  • 1987 (Japan) Arcade
  • 1988 (Japan) Family Computer

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