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{{Infobox video game |title = Winning Run |collapsible = |state = |show image = |image = |caption = |aspect ratio = |resolution = |developer = |publisher = [[Namco]] |distributor = |license = |series = |engine = |version = |released = {{vgy|1988}} |genre = [[Racing]] |modes = |ratings ={{vgratings|}} |platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]] |media = |requirements = |input = |arcade system = [[Namco System 21]] }} '''''Winning Run''''' is a [[racing]] [[Arcade game|arcade]] [[video game]], released by [[Namco]] in {{vgy|1988}}. It was the first game to use the [[Namco System 21]] [[Arcade system board|arcade hardware]]. The music was composed by [[Hiroyuki Kawada]].<ref>Namco G.S.M. Winning Run</ref> 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 {{vgy|1989}}.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.video/%22winning$20run%22/rec.games.video/snh_FO-gxgo/sUeC3faze1oJ What's New in Japan], 10/26/1989</ref><ref>[http://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.games.video/%22winning$20run%22/rec.games.video/bJU_Gn8HdLA/tH1haoI5_4gJ Top arcade and home games in Japan and the US], 11/13/1989</ref> ==Legacy== ''Winning Run'' inspired the home [[computer game]] ''Formula 1 3D'', developed by Simulmondo in {{vgy|1990}} for the [[Atari ST]], [[Amiga]], [[PC]] and [[Commodore 64]] home computers.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-105/CVG105_Aug_1990#page/n91/mode/2up</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Arcade games]] [[Category:Namco games]] [[Category:1988 video games]]
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