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Speed Racer (1995 video game)

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Speed Racer
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DeveloperNamco
PublisherNamco-America
ComposerShinji Hosoe[1]
PlatformArcade
Release
  • NA: October 7, 1995
GenreRacing
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNamco System FL

Speed Racer is an arcade racing game designed by Namco based on the popular Japanese anime Speed Racer.[2][3] The standard cabinet was a two-player, sit-down model.[4]

Reception

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A reviewer for Next Generation praised the use of "trickery" against racing opponents but criticized the track design, and concluded that "this is good kiddy gaming, and no more." He gave it two out of five stars.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "バンダイナムコ知新「第8回 第2章ナムコサウンドの発展の足跡を追う【後編①】」". Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Speed Racer Release Information for PlayStation". GamesFAQ. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Speed Racer Release Information for Arcade Games". GameFAQs. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Hot at the Arcade". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 74. Ziff Davis. September 1995. p. 70.
  5. ↑ "Speed Racer". Next Generation (11). Imagine Media: 191. November 1995.
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