Winning Run is a racing arcade video game, released by Namco in 1988. It was the first game to use the Namco System 21 arcade hardware. The music was composed by Hiroyuki Kawada.[1]
It was housed in a movable (silver, orange) cabinet. In traditional NAMCO racer genre of the time it the player had a choice of game modes to play: Easy Drive (Automatic Transmission and slower game play) Technical Drive (Manual Transmission and faster game play) The game also featured a Dunlop "style" tire bridge over the track but instead said "NAMCO" on it.
The music had similarities to Namco's Final Lap using the short jingles when the race started.
Reception[ | ]
Upon release, the game became a major success in Japan, where it topped the arcade rankings in 1989.[2][3]
Legacy[ | ]
Winning Run inspired the home computer game Formula 1 3D, developed by Simulmondo in 1990 for the Atari ST, Amiga, PC and Commodore 64 home computers.[4]
References[ | ]
- ↑ Namco G.S.M. Winning Run
- ↑ What's New in Japan, 10/26/1989
- ↑ Top arcade and home games in Japan and the US, 11/13/1989
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-105/CVG105_Aug_1990#page/n91/mode/2up