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Winning Run

1987 1 Players 78% Not Rated

Winning Run is a first-person arcade racing simulation game developed and released by Namco in late December 1988 in Japan, before releasing internationally the following year. The player pilots a Formula One racer, with the objective being to complete each race in first place, all while avoiding opponents and other obstacles, such as flood-hit tunnels, pits and steep chambers. It was the very first game to run on the Namco System 21 arcade hardware, capable of 3D shaded polygons. Winning Run is a first-person Formula One simulation racing video game. The player controls a Formula One racer, with the objective being to make it to the end of each race while in first place.Two gameplay modes are present – Easy and Technical, both of which affect the speed of the player's car. The player will need to first complete a "qualifying lap" in order to begin the final race, which will have the player pitted against twelve opponent vehicles. Common obstacles include pits, flood-hit tunnels and steep cambers.

Release date
December 31, 1987
Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco
Players
1

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Winning Run

Winning Run is a first-person arcade racing simulation game developed and released by Namco in late December 1988 in Japan, before releasing internationally the following year. The player pilots a Formula One racer, with the objective being to complete each race in first place, all while avoiding opponents and other obstacles, such as flood-hit tunnels, pits and steep chambers. It was the very first game to run on the Namco System 21 arcade hardware, capable of 3D shaded polygons.

Winning Run is a first-person Formula One simulation racing video game. The player controls a Formula One racer, with the objective being to make it to the end of each race while in first place.Two gameplay modes are present – Easy and Technical, both of which affect the speed of the player's car. The player will need to first complete a "qualifying lap" in order to begin the final race, which will have the player pitted against twelve opponent vehicles. Common obstacles include pits, flood-hit tunnels and steep cambers.

Genres

Driving / Race 1st Person

Modes

Single Player

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Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1987 · Not Rated

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